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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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3 -== How to Remove Samsung Bloatware without Root ==
3 +== Installing adb on Mac ==
4 4  
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]]
5 +[[https:~~/~~/stackoverflow.com/questions/31374085/installing-adb-on-macos>>https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31374085/installing-adb-on-macos]]
6 6  
7 - [[SamNoteUser>>url:https://r1.community.samsung.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/9419552]]
7 +== How to Remove Samsung Bloatware without Root ==
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]]
9 9  ‎07-12-2020 07:15 AM
10 10  
11 11  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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38 38  
39 39  1. **Using ADB command**
40 40  11. Launch the Command prompt or PowerShell window.
41 -11. Enable **USB Debugging** on your Samsung Galaxy phone or Tab.
42 -11. Connect your device to the computer.
43 -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.
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.
44 44  11. **#1 Get the list of all apps**
45 -11. adb shell pm list packages
47 +111. ##{{code language="bash"}}adb shell pm list packages{{/code}}##
46 46  11. **#2 Get the list of system apps only**
47 -11. adb shell pm list packages -s
49 +111. {{code language="bash"}}adb shell pm list packages -s{{/code}}
48 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")
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"]]
51 +111. {{code language="bash"}}adb shell pm list packages | grep 'samsung'{{/code}}
52 +('pm' in the above commands stands for "package manager")
53 +111. 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 51  ADB shell pm list packages command
52 52  You can copy the list of apps from the command windows and copy it to a text file.
53 53  1. **Using an Android App**
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54 54  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.
55 55  1. **Via Play Store URL**
56 56  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.
61 +[[image:SamNoteUser_1-1594509216503.png]]
57 57  
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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60 -
61 -
62 62  === Samsung Bloatware List ===
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  
67 +Paul's Note: <strikethrough> means I am definitely not removing them from my device.  The others?  We will see
68 +
66 66  **Samsung Bixby**
67 67  
68 68  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.
69 69  
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
73 +1. --com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup--
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--
78 78  
79 79  **ANT+ Service**
80 80  
81 81  The following apps are related to Bluetooth services and accessories like watches, fitness tracking, etc.
82 82  
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
86 +1. --com.dsi.ant.sample.acquirechannels--
87 +1. --com.dsi.ant.service.socket--
88 +1. --com.dsi.ant.server--
89 +1. --com.dsi.ant.plugins.antplus--
87 87  
88 88  **General System**
89 89  
90 90  1. com.android.egg | Android Easter Egg
91 91  1. com.sec.android.easyonehand | One hand mode
92 -1. com.sec.android.widgetapp.samsungapps | Homescreen widget
93 -1. com.sec.android.app.launcher | OneUI Launcher
95 +1. --com.sec.android.widgetapp.samsungapps | Homescreen widget--
94 94  1. com.samsung.android.mateagent | Galaxy Friends
95 95  1. com.sec.android.easyMover.Agent | Samsung Smart Switch
96 96  1. com.samsung.android.app.watchmanagerstub | Galaxy Watch
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239 239  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/]].
240 240  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.
241 241  1. Connect your Samsung phone to the PC.
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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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:SamNoteUser_2-1594509216506.png]]
245 245  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.
246 -
247 247  adb devices
248 -
249 -[[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"]]
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251 -
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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247 +[[image:SamNoteUser_3-1594509216507.jpg]]
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]]
255 255  1. Now, execute the following command.
256 -
257 -adb shell
258 -
250 +{{code language="bash"}}adb shell{{/code}}
259 259  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.
260 260  1. pm uninstall -k ~-~-user 0 com.samsung.android.email.provider
261 261  1. pm uninstall ~-~-user 0 com.samsung.android.email.provider
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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264 -)))
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.
255 +[[image:SamNoteUser_5-1594509216508.png]]
265 265  
266 266  You can thus uninstall as many preinstalled apps on your Samsung Galaxy smartphone or tablet as you want to without root
267 267  
268 -
269 269  === Restore Uninstalled System Apps ===
270 270  
271 271  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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272 272  
273 273  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.
274 274  
275 -cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup
265 +{{code language="bash"}}cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup{{/code}}
276 276  
277 277  Simply execute the above command as shown below to restore an app package that you uninstalled earlier.
278 278  
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280 280  
281 -
282 282  === Disable Samsung Bloatware ===
283 283  
284 284  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.
285 285  
286 -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}}
287 287  
288 288  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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