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41 41  1. **Using ADB command**
42 42  11. Launch the Command prompt or PowerShell window.
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}}
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="bash"}}adb shell pm list packages{{/code}}##
48 +11. **#2 Get the list of system apps only**
49 +111. {{code language="bash"}}adb shell pm list packages -s{{/code}}
50 +11. **#3 Get the list of all Samsung apps**
51 +111. {{code language="bash"}}adb shell pm list packages | grep 'samsung'{{/code}}
52 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 +111. You’ll now have the list of package names of all Samsung apps and other Android apps installed on your device.
54 54  [[image:SamNoteUser_0-1594509216501.png]]
55 55  ADB shell pm list packages command
56 56  You can copy the list of apps from the command windows and copy it to a text file.
57 -111. {{code language="bash"}}adb shell pm list packages -s{{/code}}
58 -**#3 Get the list of all Samsung apps**
59 59  1. **Using an Android App**
60 60  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.
61 61  1. **Via Play Store URL**
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264 264  
265 265  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.
266 266  
267 -{{code language="bash"}}
268 -cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup
269 -{{/code}}
265 +{{code language="bash"}}cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup{{/code}}
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271 271  Simply execute the above command as shown below to restore an app package that you uninstalled earlier.
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276 276  
277 277  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.
278 278  
279 -{{code language="bash"}}
280 -adb shell pm disable-user ~-~-user 0 com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup
281 -{{/code}}
275 +{{code language="bash"}}adb shell pm disable-user ~-~-user 0 com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup{{/code}}
282 282  
283 283  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.