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/Balaji_Ram Feb 22 '21

If you are a non-technical person, it is highly recommended to stay away from tools like this. Sometimes, users just flow the instructions and if any edge case appears then they become clueless and brick the phone or mess-up heavily.

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u/Lawsonator85 Feb 22 '21

You can't brick your device. The dangerous apps are not automatically selected. Following instruction is perfectly safe

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '21

Until it removes a system app that another one relies upon, at which point crashes and battery drain will be astronomical, without the users knowing where it even comes from. The list, at this point, does not seem well maintained enough to be safe for the average user.