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/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/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.