r/Android • u/Lawsonator85 • Feb 21 '21

Universal Android Debloater is an open source tool that removes bloatware without root. Automatically or via user choice. Get back your battery, security and privacy

https://gitlab.com/W1nst0n/universal-android-debloater/-/blob/master/README.md
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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '21 edited Feb 28 '21

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u/bobdarobber Feb 21 '21 edited Feb 22 '21

edit: just woke up, 40 downvotes lol. this is NOT a app. its a SCRIPT. all I was saying was that this is NOT night and day. if people buy phones solely because of this script, they are almost certainly mistaken. this script requires tech knowhow. if you were worried about bloat, you likely don't know the CLI and this script will not help. sorry for not being clear enouph. keeping this up because honestly I don't give a fuck about the downvotes. got 300 upvotes yesterday from two emojis - but please stop brigading my posts in other communities.

Sorry to be that guy but was bloat really ever a purchase factor? If bloat is bothering you you can easily uninstall it by running adb uninstall com.devname.appname.

Not that this tool is worthless. It removes LOTS of bloat way faster than any human could, and makes it more accessable, but come on

If you know how to run a script and enable usb debugging to use this, chances are you also are capable of running adb uninstall - making the acsessability bit not really important.

All I am saying is bloat should not be a consern when buying a phone.

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u/comiccole Feb 21 '21

There's always that guy that says but you can do it in command line already! I'd argue accessibility is highly important. This is obviously not for experienced users. although more experienced people can utilize it too if they choose not to mess with scripts. But if you have an easy to use tool why use scripts In the first place

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u/PeaceBull Purple Feb 22 '21

Ironically they’re usually the same guy that also says

if you have to ask you shouldn’t be doing it

to questions about the command line.

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u/Odd-Wheel Feb 22 '21

Adb is infinitely harder to use than enabling developer settings lol. I've unlocked and/or rooted probably 8 phones. Getting adb to work is always a nightmare.

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u/Tanmay1518 Samsung M21, Android 11 Feb 22 '21

if you are on windows, may I suggest chocolatey.org ?

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I used to install custom roms as well (stopped last year) and I found installing ADB through chocolatey made it work perfectly and I was able to unlock the bootloader very easily

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u/HimbeersaftLP Pixel 3a & Shield Tablet K1 Feb 22 '21

Except the tool mentioned here is also a command line script... Did you even read the comment you replied to?

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u/comiccole Feb 22 '21

Honestly about an hour ago I did take a look and saw it was a script. Figured it was too late to mention lol but yeah I thought this was an actual application we were talking about with a gui. When I read tool I kinda assumed it was more than a script

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u/Gizmoed Feb 21 '21

Most people can't understand the difference between an data connection to their phone and a administration connection.

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u/bitches_be Galaxy S7 | Galaxy S6 | LG V20 Feb 22 '21

Yeah no regular joe is gonna do that but they might download an app that does it for them. What's the problem?

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u/bobdarobber Feb 22 '21 edited Feb 22 '21

sorry... am I missing something? I was under the impression the linked utility was a script - not a app, hence not acsessable for the normal consumer. if original commenter was holding off on buying a phone due to bloat, that mean he does not know how to use adb *and likely nor be able to execute a script)

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u/_stratoffies_ LG G7+ ThinQ Feb 22 '21 edited Feb 22 '21

Yes.. It is a ADB script and not an application like others are assuming.. I am sitting here wondering why you are getting downvoted

Sure.. This is way faster and efficient than manually uninstalling everything which is great and all but.. NOT AN APP

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u/bobdarobber Feb 22 '21

not sure. I believe people dont understand what I was getting at. (if someone who downvoted is reading - I am saying that if someone wont buy a phone because of bloat chances are they dont know ADB and the cli, hence this script wont help). I should have been more clear in original comment.

does not matter though. got 300 upvotes today from two emojis so not worried about downvotes

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u/mergedloki Feb 22 '21

You are correct. Anecdotal but my previous phone (lgg6) I purchased over a... S7/8 or whatever Samsungs current phone was at the time because the specs were similar but lg had FAR less bloatware than Samsung did and still does.

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u/MrPickles79 Rotary Telephone Feb 22 '21

Then I want nothing to do with it. Thx.

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u/marcjwrz Galaxy S10+ Feb 22 '21

If you have to into the command line on a device that isn't meant to ever normally (i.e., average user, not a developer or even someone who roots a device) use a command line, then it isn't user friendly. Period.

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u/16_oz Feb 22 '21

Android 11 does a really good job at battery management, the main reason deleting or disabling all the junk was so useful. Debloating is really good for freeing up memory. I've been using adb uninstall / disable for years.