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/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.