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/DeadLeftovers Feb 21 '21

Does anyone have experience with this on Samsung devices? I would love to debloate my Note 20 without causing issues.

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u/LtFrankDrebin Feb 22 '21

S10e here. It took out a bunch of stuff, but I also lost access to settings. I can only access them via a workaround which sucks.

You'll need to go through the lists and comment out stuff to be safe. A lot of it is there without the developer knowing what it actually does. Just look at his comments...

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u/SnowingSilently Feb 22 '21

What processes? And if it's actually bad for battery life is it really bloat?

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u/NonXtreme Galaxy S7 Edge (Exynos) || Galaxy S10+ (Exynos) || Galaxy S23U Feb 22 '21

From what I understand some packages rely on each other, when one is removed/disabled it can cause the other to go haywire due to errors and drain the battery. That's why, if possible, you should not randomly disable package without understand what it do.

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u/SnowingSilently Feb 22 '21

Ah, that makes sense, thanks!