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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]]
2 2  
3 -== Installing adb on Mac ==
3 +== How to Remove Samsung Bloatware without Root ==
4 4  
5 -[[https:~~/~~/stackoverflow.com/questions/31374085/installing-adb-on-macos>>https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31374085/installing-adb-on-macos]]
5 +[[[[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]]
6 6  
7 -== How to Remove Samsung Bloatware without Root ==
7 + [[SamNoteUser>>url:https://r1.community.samsung.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/9419552]]
8 8  
9 -[[[[image:2.png]]>>https://r1.community.samsung.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/9419552]]
10 -[[SamNoteUser>>url:https://r1.community.samsung.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/9419552]]
11 11  ‎07-12-2020 07:15 AM
12 12  
13 13  Samsung phones and Galaxy Tabs come with lots of preinstalled apps many of which are useless to the end-user. Such apps are called bloatware and because they are installed as system apps, the uninstall option for them remains unavailable. Below is a big list of Samsung bloatware that is safe to remove. Since there’s no bloat removal tool available out there, we’ll also see how we can disable and uninstall system apps without root using ADB commands.
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43 43  11. Enable **USB Debugging** on your Samsung Galaxy phone or Tab.
44 44  11. Connect your device to the computer.
45 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")
44 +11. **#1 Get the list of all apps**
45 +11. adb shell pm list packages
46 +11. **#2 Get the list of system apps only**
47 +11. adb shell pm list packages -s
48 +11. **#3 Get the list of all Samsung apps**
49 +11. adb shell pm list packages | grep 'samsung' ('pm' in the above commands stands for "package manager")
53 53  11. You’ll now have the list of package names of all Samsung apps and other Android apps installed on your device.
54 -[[image:SamNoteUser_0-1594509216501.png]]
51 +[[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"]]
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 -
58 58  1. **Using an Android App**
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 -
55 +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**
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.
63 -[[image:SamNoteUser_1-1594509216503.png]]
57 +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.
64 64  
59 +[[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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61 +
62 +
65 65  === Samsung Bloatware List ===
66 66  
67 67  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.
68 68  
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 +Paul's Note: <strikethrough> means I am definitely not removing them from my device.  The others?  We will see
72 72  
73 -Paul's Note: <--strikethrough--> means I am definitely not removing them from my device.  The others?  We will see
74 -
75 75  **Samsung Bixby**
76 76  
77 77  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.
78 78  
79 79  1. --com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup--
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
74 +1. --com.samsung.android.app.spage | Bixby homepage launcher--
75 +1. --com.samsung.android.app.routines | Bixby Routines--
76 +1. --com.samsung.android.bixby.service | Bixby features--
77 +1. --com.samsung.android.visionintelligence | Bixby Vision--
78 +1. --com.samsung.android.bixby.agent | Bixby Voice--
79 +1. --com.samsung.android.bixby.agent.dummy | Bixby debug app--
80 +1. --com.samsung.android.bixbyvision.framework | Bixby Vision--
87 87  
88 88  **ANT+ Service**
89 89  
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98 98  
99 99  1. com.android.egg | Android Easter Egg
100 100  1. com.sec.android.easyonehand | One hand mode
101 -1. --com.sec.android.widgetapp.samsungapps-- | Homescreen widget
95 +1. --com.sec.android.widgetapp.samsungapps | Homescreen widget--
102 102  1. com.samsung.android.mateagent | Galaxy Friends
103 103  1. com.sec.android.easyMover.Agent | Samsung Smart Switch
104 104  1. com.samsung.android.app.watchmanagerstub | Galaxy Watch
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247 247  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/]].
248 248  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.
249 249  1. Connect your Samsung phone to the PC.
250 -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]]
244 +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"]]
251 251  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.
252 252  adb devices
253 -[[image:SamNoteUser_3-1594509216507.jpg]]
254 -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]]
247 +[[image:https://r1.community.samsung.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1223680i9FB181519CD6C0C8/image-size/medium?v=1.0&px=400||alt="SamNoteUser_3-1594509216507.jpeg"]]
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:https://r1.community.samsung.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1223678iF2F9010125E79D60/image-size/medium?v=1.0&px=400||alt="SamNoteUser_4-1594509216508.png"]]
255 255  1. Now, execute the following command.
256 -{{code language="bash"}}adb shell{{/code}}
250 +adb shell
257 257  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.
258 258  1. pm uninstall -k ~-~-user 0 com.samsung.android.email.provider
259 259  1. pm uninstall ~-~-user 0 com.samsung.android.email.provider
260 -1. After the execution of each app uninstallation command, you’ll get a “**Success**” message to indicate that the app package has been removed.
261 -[[image:SamNoteUser_5-1594509216508.png]]
262 -
254 +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"]]
263 263  You can thus uninstall as many preinstalled apps on your Samsung Galaxy smartphone or tablet as you want to without root
264 264  
265 265  === Restore Uninstalled System Apps ===
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268 268  
269 269  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.
270 270  
271 -{{code language="bash"}}
272 272  cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup
273 -{{/code}}
274 274  
275 275  Simply execute the above command as shown below to restore an app package that you uninstalled earlier.
276 276  
277 -[[image:SamNoteUser_6-1594509216509.png]]
267 +[[image:https://r1.community.samsung.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1223681i8E971392F8343576/image-size/medium?v=1.0&px=400||alt="SamNoteUser_6-1594509216509.png"]]
278 278  
269 +
279 279  === Disable Samsung Bloatware ===
280 280  
281 281  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.
282 282  
283 -{{code language="bash"}}
284 284  adb shell pm disable-user ~-~-user 0 com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup
285 -{{/code}}
286 286  
287 287  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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