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41 41  1. **Using ADB command**
42 42  11. Launch the Command prompt or PowerShell window.
43 -111. Enable **USB Debugging** on your Samsung Galaxy phone or Tab.
44 -111. Connect your device to the computer.
45 -111. Execute the following ADB shell commands. The first for the list of all apps, and the second one for the list of all system apps.
46 -11. **#1 Get the list of all apps**
47 -111. ##{{code language="none"}}adb shell pm list packages{{/code}}##
48 -11. **#2 Get the list of system apps only**
49 -111. {{code language="none"}}adb shell pm list packages -s{{/code}}
50 -11. **#3 Get the list of all Samsung apps**
51 -111. adb shell pm list packages | grep 'samsung' ('pm' in the above commands stands for "package manager")
52 -111. You’ll now have the list of package names of all Samsung apps and other Android apps installed on your device.
43 +11. Enable **USB Debugging** on your Samsung Galaxy phone or Tab.
44 +11. Connect your device to the computer.
45 +11. Execute the following ADB shell commands. The first for the list of all apps, and the second one for the list of all system apps.
46 +**#1 Get the list of all apps**
47 +{{code language="bash"}}adb shell pm list packages{{/code}}
48 +**#2 Get the list of system apps only**
49 +{{code language="bash"}}adb shell pm list packages -s{{/code}}
50 +**#3 Get the list of all Samsung apps**
51 +{{code language="bash"}}adb shell pm list packages | grep 'samsung'{{/code}}
52 +('pm' in the above commands stands for "package manager")
53 +11. You’ll now have the list of package names of all Samsung apps and other Android apps installed on your device.
53 53  [[image:SamNoteUser_0-1594509216501.png]]
54 54  ADB shell pm list packages command
55 55  You can copy the list of apps from the command windows and copy it to a text file.
57 +
56 56  1. **Using an Android App**
57 -You can find some good apps in the Google Play Store that can help you with finding the app package names. [[App Inspector>>url:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubqsoft.sec01]], [[Package Browser>>url:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=by4a.reflect]], [[Package Name Viewer 2.0>>url:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.csdroid.pkg]], and [[Apps Inspector>>url:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bg.projectoria.appinspector]] are some worthy options that you should try.
59 +\\You can find some good apps in the Google Play Store that can help you with finding the app package names. [[App Inspector>>url:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubqsoft.sec01]], [[Package Browser>>url:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=by4a.reflect]], [[Package Name Viewer 2.0>>url:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.csdroid.pkg]], and [[Apps Inspector>>url:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bg.projectoria.appinspector]] are some worthy options that you should try.
60 +
58 58  1. **Via Play Store URL**
59 -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.
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.
60 60  [[image:SamNoteUser_1-1594509216503.png]]
61 61  
62 62  === Samsung Bloatware List ===
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63 63  
64 64  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.
65 65  
66 -Paul's Note: <strikethrough> means I am definitely not removing them from my device.  The others?  We will see
69 +{{warning}}
70 +**Warning**: Please note that the list of safe-to-remove pre-installed apps mentioned below is complete in itself. Therefore, they also include some essential system apps that must be disabled or uninstalled very carefully. For example, if you delete apps like Samsung One UI launcher or Samsung Keyboard, you must install 3rd-party alternatives to those apps first.
71 +{{/warning}}
67 67  
73 +Paul's Note: <--strikethrough--> means I am definitely not removing them from my device.  The others?  We will see
74 +
68 68  **Samsung Bixby**
69 69  
70 70  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.
71 71  
72 72  1. --com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup--
73 -1. --com.samsung.android.app.spage | Bixby homepage launcher--
74 -1. --com.samsung.android.app.routines | Bixby Routines--
75 -1. --com.samsung.android.bixby.service | Bixby features--
76 -1. --com.samsung.android.visionintelligence | Bixby Vision--
77 -1. --com.samsung.android.bixby.agent | Bixby Voice--
78 -1. --com.samsung.android.bixby.agent.dummy | Bixby debug app--
79 -1. --com.samsung.android.bixbyvision.framework | Bixby Vision--
80 +1. --com.samsung.android.app.spage-- | Bixby homepage launcher
81 +1. --com.samsung.android.app.routines-- | Bixby Routines
82 +1. --com.samsung.android.bixby.service-- | Bixby features
83 +1. --com.samsung.android.visionintelligence-- | Bixby Vision
84 +1. --com.samsung.android.bixby.agent-- | Bixby Voice
85 +1. --com.samsung.android.bixby.agent.dummy-- | Bixby debug app
86 +1. --com.samsung.android.bixbyvision.framework-- | Bixby Vision
80 80  
81 81  **ANT+ Service**
82 82  
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246 246  [[image:SamNoteUser_3-1594509216507.jpg]]
247 247  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]]
248 248  1. Now, execute the following command.
249 -adb shell
256 +{{code language="bash"}}adb shell{{/code}}
250 250  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.
251 251  1. pm uninstall -k ~-~-user 0 com.samsung.android.email.provider
252 252  1. pm uninstall ~-~-user 0 com.samsung.android.email.provider
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261 261  
262 262  It simply means that if you need the uninstalled system app sometime later, you can easily re-install the removed app using another ADB shell command.
263 263  
271 +{{code language="bash"}}
264 264  cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup
273 +{{/code}}
265 265  
266 266  Simply execute the above command as shown below to restore an app package that you uninstalled earlier.
267 267  
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271 271  
272 272  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.
273 273  
283 +{{code language="bash"}}
274 274  adb shell pm disable-user ~-~-user 0 com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup
285 +{{/code}}
275 275  
276 276  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.