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1 1  Originally from: [[https:~~/~~/r1.community.samsung.com/t5/others/how-to-remove-samsung-bloatware-without-root/td-p/5817510>>https://r1.community.samsung.com/t5/others/how-to-remove-samsung-bloatware-without-root/td-p/5817510]]
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4 -== Installing adb on Mac ==
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6 -[[https:~~/~~/stackoverflow.com/questions/31374085/installing-adb-on-macos>>https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31374085/installing-adb-on-macos]]
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8 8  == How to Remove Samsung Bloatware without Root ==
9 9  
10 10  [[[[image:https://r1.community.samsung.com/t5/image/serverpage/avatar-name/comm_avata_09/avatar-theme/candy/avatar-collection/newAvatars/avatar-display-size/message/version/2?xdesc=1.0||alt="SamNoteUser"]]>>url:https://r1.community.samsung.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/9419552]]
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52 52  11. adb shell pm list packages -s
53 53  11. **#3 Get the list of all Samsung apps**
54 54  11. adb shell pm list packages | grep 'samsung' ('pm' in the above commands stands for "package manager")
55 -11. You’ll now have the list of package names of all Samsung apps and other Android apps installed on your device.
56 -[[image:SamNoteUser_0-1594509216501.png]]
50 +11. You’ll now have the list of package names of all Samsung apps and other Android apps installed on your device.[[image:https://r1.community.samsung.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1223675iB42D48ED101DBC7E/image-dimensions/468x634?v=1.0||alt="SamNoteUser_0-1594509216501.png" height="634" width="468"]]
57 57  ADB shell pm list packages command
58 58  You can copy the list of apps from the command windows and copy it to a text file.
59 59  1. **Using an Android App**
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61 61  1. **Via Play Store URL**
62 62  You can find out the APK package name for any app by opening the app page in the Play Store in a desktop browser as shown below.
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64 -[[image:SamNoteUser_1-1594509216503.png]]
58 +[[image:https://r1.community.samsung.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1223676i9FC3B592840D365E/image-size/medium?v=1.0&px=400||alt="SamNoteUser_1-1594509216503.png"]]
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70 70  To make your job easier, I have prepared a list of safe to remove apps on your Samsung device. The pre-installed apps listed below are found on the Galaxy S9, S10, S20, and Note 10. Most of them are common Samsung apps found on all Galaxy phones and Tabs by the Korean giant.
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72 -Paul's Note: <strikethrough> means I am definitely not removing them from my device.  The others?  We will see
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74 74  **Samsung Bixby**
75 75  
76 76  After [[disabling Samsung Bixby>>url:https://technastic.com/disable-bixby-samsung-tv/]], you can easily remap the power-~*~*bleep~*~*-Bixby button on your Samsung using a [[button remapper app>>url:https://play.google.com/store/search?q=button%20remapper&c=apps]] from the Play Store.
77 77  
78 -1. --com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup--
79 -1. --com.samsung.android.app.spage | Bixby homepage launcher--
80 -1. --com.samsung.android.app.routines | Bixby Routines--
81 -1. --com.samsung.android.bixby.service | Bixby features--
82 -1. --com.samsung.android.visionintelligence | Bixby Vision--
83 -1. --com.samsung.android.bixby.agent | Bixby Voice--
84 -1. --com.samsung.android.bixby.agent.dummy | Bixby debug app--
85 -1. --com.samsung.android.bixbyvision.framework | Bixby Vision--
70 +1. com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup
71 +1. com.samsung.android.app.spage | Bixby homepage launcher
72 +1. com.samsung.android.app.routines | Bixby Routines
73 +1. com.samsung.android.bixby.service | Bixby features
74 +1. com.samsung.android.visionintelligence | Bixby Vision
75 +1. com.samsung.android.bixby.agent | Bixby Voice
76 +1. com.samsung.android.bixby.agent.dummy | Bixby debug app
77 +1. com.samsung.android.bixbyvision.framework | Bixby Vision
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87 87  **ANT+ Service**
88 88  
89 89  The following apps are related to Bluetooth services and accessories like watches, fitness tracking, etc.
90 90  
91 -1. --com.dsi.ant.sample.acquirechannels--
92 -1. --com.dsi.ant.service.socket--
93 -1. --com.dsi.ant.server--
94 -1. --com.dsi.ant.plugins.antplus--
83 +1. com.dsi.ant.sample.acquirechannels
84 +1. com.dsi.ant.service.socket
85 +1. com.dsi.ant.server
86 +1. com.dsi.ant.plugins.antplus
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96 96  **General System**
97 97  
98 98  1. com.android.egg | Android Easter Egg
99 99  1. com.sec.android.easyonehand | One hand mode
100 -1. --com.sec.android.widgetapp.samsungapps | Homescreen widget--
92 +1. com.sec.android.widgetapp.samsungapps | Homescreen widget
93 +1. com.sec.android.app.launcher | OneUI Launcher
101 101  1. com.samsung.android.mateagent | Galaxy Friends
102 102  1. com.sec.android.easyMover.Agent | Samsung Smart Switch
103 103  1. com.samsung.android.app.watchmanagerstub | Galaxy Watch
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246 246  1. In order that ADB commands can communicate with your computer, you need to [[enable **USB debugging** on your Samsung device>>url:https://technastic.com/developer-options-android/]].
247 247  1. Please note that the screen of your device is not locked while you execute the ADB commands. Go to **Settings > Display > Screen Timeout** and increase the duration to 10 minutes.
248 248  1. Connect your Samsung phone to the PC.
249 -1. Now open the platform-tools folder and launch a Power Shell or Command Prompt window. To do that, just type ‘**cmd**‘ in the folder address bar and press the **Enter** key.[[image:SamNoteUser_2-1594509216506.png]]
242 +1. Now open the platform-tools folder and launch a Power Shell or Command Prompt window. To do that, just type ‘**cmd**‘ in the folder address bar and press the **Enter** key.[[image:https://r1.community.samsung.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1223677i1EA84647DD0838B5/image-size/medium?v=1.0&px=400||alt="SamNoteUser_2-1594509216506.png"]](((
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250 250  1. Now, type the following ADB command and hit the **Enter** key. Keep an eye on your phone’s screen as you do it and **Allow USB debugging** when prompted.
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251 251  adb devices
252 -[[image:SamNoteUser_3-1594509216507.jpg]]
253 -1. This should return the ID of your device in the form of an alphanumeric string to show that your phone is properly connected and is ready to interact with ADB via computer.[[image:SamNoteUser_4-1594509216508.png]]
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252 +1. This should return the ID of your device in the form of an alphanumeric string to show that your phone is properly connected and is ready to interact with ADB via computer.[[image:https://r1.community.samsung.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1223678iF2F9010125E79D60/image-size/medium?v=1.0&px=400||alt="SamNoteUser_4-1594509216508.png"]](((
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254 254  1. Now, execute the following command.
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255 255  adb shell
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256 256  1. You can now execute  **pm uninstall -k ~-~-user 0**  (this will keep the app data and cache), or **pm uninstall ~-~-user 0**  (delete app data as well) followed by the package name of the system app to uninstall to remove it from your phone. You can view the [[full list of safe to remove Samsung apps along with the command extension>>url:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wuH2k0IafCCjxDnVLgnE26l-hsuYgmGl/view]] on Google Drive. For example, if you want to remove Samsung Email from your device, use the following command.
257 257  1. pm uninstall -k ~-~-user 0 com.samsung.android.email.provider
258 258  1. pm uninstall ~-~-user 0 com.samsung.android.email.provider
259 -1. After the execution of each app uninstallation command, you’ll get a “**Success**” message to indicate that the app package has been removed.
260 -[[image:SamNoteUser_5-1594509216508.png]]
262 +1. After the execution of each app uninstallation command, you’ll get a “**Success**” message to indicate that the app package has been removed.[[image:https://r1.community.samsung.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1223679i9A64A2038421C493/image-size/medium?v=1.0&px=400||alt="SamNoteUser_5-1594509216508.png"]](((
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261 261  
262 262  You can thus uninstall as many preinstalled apps on your Samsung Galaxy smartphone or tablet as you want to without root
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264 264  === Restore Uninstalled System Apps ===
265 265  
266 266  If you notice the bloatware removal command we used above, it contains ‘**user 0**‘ parameter. It means that the apps you uninstalled using ADB shell pm uninstall -k ~-~-user 0, were only removed for the current user (user 0). If someone else uses your phone with a guest account, all the removed apps will still be available to him.
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271 271  
272 272  Simply execute the above command as shown below to restore an app package that you uninstalled earlier.
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276 276  === Disable Samsung Bloatware ===
277 277  
278 278  There is one ADB shell command that lets you just disable an app package on your Samsung or Android. Below is an example command for disabling Bixby on Samsung devices.
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280 280  adb shell pm disable-user ~-~-user 0 com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup
281 281  
282 282  That’s all about how we can remove bloatware on Samsung Galaxy devices and re-install the uninstalled apps without root using ADB shell commands. I’ll keep updating the list of safe to remove Samsung bloatware for the phones that will be launched in the future.
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