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44 44  111. Connect your device to the computer.
45 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 46  11. **#1 Get the list of all apps**
47 -111. ##{{code language="none"}}adb shell pm list packages{{/code}}##
47 +111. ##{{code language="bash"}}adb shell pm list packages{{/code}}##
48 48  11. **#2 Get the list of system apps only**
49 -111. {{code language="none"}}adb shell pm list packages -s{{/code}}
49 +111. {{code language="bash"}}adb shell pm list packages -s{{/code}}
50 50  11. **#3 Get the list of all Samsung apps**
51 51  111. {{code language="bash"}}adb shell pm list packages | grep 'samsung'{{/code}}
52 52  ('pm' in the above commands stands for "package manager")
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247 247  [[image:SamNoteUser_3-1594509216507.jpg]]
248 248  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]]
249 249  1. Now, execute the following command.
250 -adb shell
250 +{{code language="bash"}}adb shell{{/code}}
251 251  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.
252 252  1. pm uninstall -k ~-~-user 0 com.samsung.android.email.provider
253 253  1. pm uninstall ~-~-user 0 com.samsung.android.email.provider
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262 262  
263 263  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.
264 264  
265 -cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup
265 +{{code language="bash"}}cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup{{/code}}
266 266  
267 267  Simply execute the above command as shown below to restore an app package that you uninstalled earlier.
268 268  
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272 272  
273 273  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.
274 274  
275 -adb shell pm disable-user ~-~-user 0 com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup
275 +{{code language="bash"}}adb shell pm disable-user ~-~-user 0 com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup{{/code}}
276 276  
277 277  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.