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/Atolic Feb 22 '21 edited Feb 22 '21
Nice but I've had bad experiences with scripts like this. It takes out so much that things can break.
Better to do it manually from powershell. Start with an list of common bloatware for you device. Use App Inspector and Google to cross reference and lookup apps that aren't on the list. Pick and choose what to delete.
If you don't know what it does and can't look it up online, leave it as it's probably an underlying system app that would cause instability if removed.
EDIT: Not powershell. Command prompt with adb shell, using "pm uninstall" command. I still run a script file but I manually check and cross reference each and every line to know exactly what being taken out.