Do you have too many apps on your phone that you can’t uninstall? Does the phone maker load such bloatware into the device that it’s slow just because of everything that comes preinstalled? Well, you have the option to throw away what you don’t want: ADB is the magic tool. Of course, you have to be very careful: if you delete an important application for your Android, you risk that it will no longer work properly.
Not all androids are the same, the software greatly differentiates one brand from another. Because it doesn’t matter whether two phones share the same system version: the manufacturer cape gives your device a special look; While it’s not always for the best, when unwanted apps abound, the experience can be severely degraded. Is it your case? Well, Android offers solutions for everything, including those apps that cling to memory.
ADB allows you to manage your entire phone
Recommended bloatware list to uninstall
While brands maintain a number of pre-installed apps that cannot be removed, often because the device is not working properly, they also usually include software that is an accessory. A web browser added to Google Chrome, another phone app, Facebook and its three meta apps, the Microsoft suite… Uninstalling all that “bloatware” isn’t always as easy as accessing the Android settings, typing “Applications” and uninstalling from app to app one.
Although system apps cannot be removed regularly from the mobile phone, there is always a possibility to remove your installation with ADB. That means you can uninstall any apps you don’t want, saving a lot of storage space. with the added bonus of avoiding excessive battery drain. As a reward, you will get a much more satisfying and personalized experience with your phone.
ABS, or Android Debug Bridge for its acronym (Android Debugging Bridge), allows comprehensive management of any device running the Google operating system. And if we say detailed, it’s like this: from managing files from the computer to viewing the image projected from the mobile screen in real time; as well as uninstall the apps which is exactly what we are looking for. To do this, we will use a tool that will greatly facilitate the task of fighting with ADB, a command line-based feature.
Uninstalling system applications is very tricky: take risks and only remove what you can remove
Universal Debloater is an old Android acquaintance: this frequently updated tool uninstalls any app from devices, whether user-installed or factory-shipped. It’s fairly easy to use, but also dangerous: although not too risky if used carefully, you can charge your phone if you uninstall applications. The good news is that resetting the phone restores everything: changes made with Debloater are not permanent.
How to remove any application with Universal Debloater
You already know the tool, you know what it does, what kind of communication it is based on (ADB) and what the risks are. Now it’s time to learn the whole process of uninstalling unwanted apps, let’s see the steps.
An essential first step is to create a phone backup. The process is not risky if you know what you are deleting, but it never hurts to be careful. ADB must be active on your computer. You can get it by following these steps. Download the Universal Debloater interface that matches your computer’s operating system. Choose the most modern GUI version. Universal Debloater must be in the folder where you have your ADB application: Place the downloaded software in “Platform Tools”. Connect your phone to the computer after enabling USB debugging on the phone (it’s in developer settings). Open Universal Debloater and accept access to the RSA key on the phone: everything is ready to delete the applications. If it doesn’t connect, make sure that ADB is working properly on your computer and that you’ve moved Universal Debloater to the Platform-tools folder. Universal Debloater interface will detect your phone brand by loading the list of apps that can be uninstalled. By default, the recommended ones are selected, but uninstalling this list is not a good idea: the chances of you ending essential apps for the phone are very high.
Button to uninstall preinstalled applications
To uninstall the desired applications manually, you need to know their package names. To do this, download the Package Name Viewer to your phone. It’s free and has no ads. Open the package name viewer and find the apps you want to remove from your phone. You will see that they show their package name: you must copy this name to access its removal.
Result of using Universal Debloater with meta apps: removed from mobile
Look at the search box that Universal Debloater has at the top: enter there the name of the package that you got in the previous step. Click Uninstall and you have removed the application. Universal Debloater keeps track of everything you delete. And you can get those apps back with Restore option. This is useful in case you went too far to remove system apps. In the event that your phone has stopped working properly and you are unable to recover the deleted applications using Universal Debloater, one last step to get everything back to normal is to reset your Android to its factory state. Only do it as a last resort: you will lose everything you didn’t save.
Removed all meta apps from phone
With ADB, the method used by Universal Debloater, you remove the installed apps, not the apps themselves: the executable APK remains in your device’s firmware. The method ends with the active app, with all its data, its cache and its operation: in practice, it’s like deleting it completely. Although that’s yes: every time you restore or update your phone, you have to delete the applications again.
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