How to Uninstall Galaxy S22 Bloatware and System Apps using ADB
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- Опубліковано 3 лип 2024
- You can uninstall Samsung Galaxy S22 system apps like Facebook, Microsoft OneDrive, and Instagram by using this ADB command.
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Video Description
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I have the Samsung Galaxy S22 here and like virtual all Android devices, there are some applications installed on this device that cannot be removed. The list of apps that are set as system apps and are not allowed to be uninstalled will vary depending on where you got the device from.
So today I want to show you how to use ADB to uninstall these unwanted bloatware system apps from the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and Galaxy S22 Ultra.
Many wireless carriers end up installing a variety of bloatware applications and they set the smartphone up so the apps can't be uninstalled.
For some, I've noticed Facebook applications are installed as system apps, and even for those who bought the phone directly from Samsung, we have Microsoft apps pre-installed on the device.
Thankfully, many of these apps can be uninstalled by long-pressing on the app icon, going to the app info page, and then tapping the Uninstall option. But again, some of these are set up as system apps and they are not able to be fully uninstalled using traditional methods.
If you have root access then you can use a special application to delete them from your device but for everyone else, we can use a simple ADB command to uninstall these apps from the default user profile. This prevents the application from being used and will not allow the service to run in the background either.
So if you do have root access, check the video description below as I have already done a tutorial for those who want to go down that route.
But if you don't have root access, you will need to have ADB & Fastboot tools installed. I have created a specific tutorial for that as well and you can find that link in the video description too.
You will also need to enable Developer Mode so that you can turn on USB Debugging Mode as well. This is required in order for your smartphone to recognize and execute the ADB command we will use in a little bit.
And the last thing you're going to need is an app that displays application package names. These are free and are found in the Google Play Store, but I'll link to this one under the video too.
Once you have one of these apps open, we need to search for the package name of the application you want to uninstall with ADB.
You can see Microsoft OneDrive is one of these system apps that I cannot uninstall on the GAlaxy S22 that I own. So I will find that package name with this application, and make note of it so you can type it in the ADB command.
The command we're looking to use is. . .
pm uninstall -k --user 0 [package name]
But we're going to replace the "[package name]" part of the command with the actual package name of the application we want to uninstall.
You should be careful about how you use this command. It is very powerful and uninstalling a critical system app in this way can cause your phone to not function properly. If, for example, you uninstalled the wallpaper service using this command, then you're going to get force closes anytime the firmware tries to check the wallpaper service on the phone.
Mentioned Links
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Developer Mode - • How to Turn On Galaxy ...
ADB & Fastboot Tools - • Download and Install T...
Delete System Apps with Root - • De-Bloater Uninstalls ...
Package Name App - play.google.com/store/apps/de...
USB Debugging Mode - • How to Enable USB Debu...
Step by Step Tutorial
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1. Intro [00:00]
2. Find the app package name [03:48]
3. Enter an ADB Shell [05:15]
3. Execute the ADB command with package name [06:12]
4. Repeat for other bloatware apps [07:12]
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Thanks so much, for some reason one drive was pre-installed and assigned to my secondary email and I couldnt uninstall and reinstall under main, and this solved it thanks mate.
BIG thank you for your help !! It works
Great video!
hey man, how the vacation going?
Great video as always. Keep up the good work!
thanks so much, will do!
man you saved my life
I'm happy to be able to help out :) thanks for sharing your feedback here
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Thank you would you kindly do a video on removing default theme,
Hello.. do you have list of blaotware in samsung?
Can you uninstall the stock samsung text app?
Does this work for Xiaomis? More specifically MIUI 14.
what is the samsung software update package name i delete already and now i forget the package name
amazing tutorial, and props to you for having links to everything in the description :^)
appreciate the kind words! I know how frustrating it can be to have to hunt down those links that people talk about (and often forget)
Awesome, Thank you!!!
you're very welcome, thanks so much for the kind words
Some video for "safe to remowe apps or a text what we can delete"
another example that cannot be uninstalled Galaxy Store right? while instagram yes, and if I used / system / app mover on play store or SD Maid is it possible to do it?
Thank you video ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
yea, I don't think you'll want to remove the galaxy store as so many other system apps rely on it for updates
with the automatic updates of the other apps, the deleted ones come back or are they deleted forever?
they MAY come back when you install an OTA update. this only happens if the app itself receives a new version in the OTA update, though
Will you release a video to help remove bloatwares for s23 series?
i did one for the Facebook apps (which are bloatware) - maybe this will help - ua-cam.com/video/C240LqaIdkw/v-deo.html
I can dedicate a video for all bloatware though. thanks for suggesting this idea!
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will this actually delete the actual app icon ? or just turn it off
Turn it off
can u delete samsung visit in app?(scamsung tracking app)
I did a video specifically for this - ua-cam.com/video/iD5weLTzMfo/v-deo.html
my samsung keyboard keeps increasing storage space, at one point it was eating 20gb...
Works on exynos s22+ versión?
yup! this works on both the Exynos as well as the Snapdragon variant
can update apps be disabled thru ADB on the S22 Ultra?
what do you mean by 'update apps'
@@ExplainingAndroid the apps that update the phone to the next version of Android.
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.policydm
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.sec.android.soagent
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.samsung.sdm
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.samsung.sdm.sdmviewer
I disabled these on my Verizon Note 9 and it's still runnin strong with great battery life on Android 8.1.
I believe the phone operates best and longer on whichever version is came with.
I plan to buy an unlocked S22 Ultra.
Mr Explaining Android, I need you to reply this comment as I have a major issue with my Android phone. It is a Korean model of Samsung and I don't speak Korean. Most apps are pre-installed on it and are even system apps already also I can't update my Android version as it'll keep saying registration failed. Please help
look for a samsung galaxy 'manually update' video here on my channel. that should walk you through installing the newest firmware update via Odin (instead of the through the system update process) and should work 100% of the time
Hi, Thanks for this useful explanation, but you didn't mention how to stop apps from running in the background without deleting them? Please can you tell me the command for that
nothing is "deleted" with this method. it's just uninstalled for the current user. if you factory reset, those apps comes back. you can also execute an ADB command to bring these apps back if you wanted
@@ExplainingAndroidcan they come back with updates?
@@kuugoriverNo, they won't come back with updates but if you factory reset the phone, they will be back.
Is it safe too delete and how can i know bloated app
is which app safe to delete?
You can use wireless ADB as well
you definitely can! and you can use an app like LADB to execute the commands directly on the device itself - ua-cam.com/video/6UO5tb_eKxY/v-deo.html
@@ExplainingAndroid yeah I use ladb
@@ExplainingAndroid I use it for removing cache and to remove apps
@@gn1l262 which apps do you like to remove with adb?
Hello, is there a command to delete system apps completely of a device?
you can IF you have root access. but doing so will not make your internal storage any bigger. the partition those apps are installed to is not accessible when installing things from the Google Play Store
@Explaining Android for me, its not a matter of space. There are Meta and emergency alert apps I want wiped completely off my phone. In the UK, they are testing the emergency alert system next month, your phone will be locked until you acknowledge the alert.
No opting out, no say at all. Fuck them I say. I want that carp off my phone
could i delete bixby using this method? will it crash the phone?
you definitely can. and it shouldn't crash the phone, but you may end up seeing app crash errors if you try to open Bixby through the settings, or with another app. but if you avoid that, then I doubt you'll notice that it's gone
I could do a video about this if you think it would be useful
Please do one for Bixby and how it affects modes and routines, bixby vision, etc.
Does this mean they will be uninstalked and not cost storage anymore?
sadly, bloatware isn't installed on a partition that we can install 3rd-party apps on (from the Google Play Store). so even if you were able to delete them (with root), you can't take advantage of the space. you couldn't install apps to that partition through normal means
sorry, but it simply doesnt work. When I connect my samsung to my PC it is not a separate disk E/D or whatever. It still shows as C. so i cant open cdm inside my android
Am actually uninstalling youtube
I was gifted s22 post paid Verizon. Unlimited. Setting it up I cannot believe the bloat. Holy crap.