GitHub - 0x192/universal-android-debloater: Cross-platform GUI written in Rust using ADB to debloat non-rooted android devices. Improve your privacy, the security and battery life of your device.
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I just discovered this amazing app! It lets you remove (or just disable) preinstalled apps like Facebook, Netflix, etc. and system apps like samsung knox apps, diagnostic, bixby, and even One UI (but you must have installed other launcher). You can’t brick your device, worst case it falls into a boot loop and after 5 reboots it will factory reset.

Debloating your device will make it faster, more private and more secure (less atack surface).

  • Rustmilian
    2•1 year ago

    I want to specify for anyone whom doesn’t know.
    ADB can’t actually “remove”/delete system applications from the devices storage. It can only “uninstall” them from the user account; that’s why you can’t brick the device with this method.
    So if you’re looking to free up space on the device you’ll have to find a different solution.

    Thanks for the awesome GUI tool.

    • N-E-N
      2•1 year ago

      Do you suspect there are still benefits to doing this then?

      • @redw0rm@kerala.party
        1•1 year ago

        Yes. Some of them do nothing other than serve ads and /or track information.Disabling them can help thus with better privacy and longer battery life.

      • Rustmilian
        1•1 year ago

        Ofc. “Uninstalling” say the Facebook shitware that’s included in Samsungs from the user account prevents them from running. The apps are still very much in the system partition, but the user account will never run it because to the account it’s “uninstalled”.

    • Cyclohexane
      1•1 year ago

      Storage-wise they’re there, but they never run or take up memory? Is this correct?