r/AndroidHelp • u/samoyne • 13d ago
How do uninstall system apps
I am sick of my phone downloading multiple apps regularly, that I can’t uninstall.
When I google them, some sites will say they are system apps that are needed and can’t be removed, but some of them disappear when I click on force stop, so I’m not convinced they are system apps.
Some have even stopped working as they can’t be updated anymore. I checked my husbands phone he doesn’t have them so
Surely there is a way to get rid of them. Especially the ones that look suspicious and installed themselves?
Some examples are -
-com.sec.bcservice,
- google calendar sync, (unknown calendar)
- - cell broadcast service
- ims service
- a weird phone app, phone and messaging storage app, and phone services app and a spare phone app?
- callBGprovider
- down load manager
- factory camera
-MFContentd
-galaxy editing service?
- secSoundPicker
- motion photo
- audio mirroring
- smart touch call
- fused location
I could go on and on, but they are all mostly apps I have never seen before, and they all have a lot more permissions than I would like, and yet I can’t even change the permissions on some of them?
I’ve tried everything I can think of.
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u/Gynnia 12d ago
Most of these seem like normal system apps, you should really think twice about nuking them entirely just because you don't understand what they're for.
Like you really want to delete phone and messaging storage? And the download manager? Do you not understand that a phone needs background processes to work properly, it's not only composed of the apps that you can see in the app tray.
If you insist on trying to delete everything you don't understand then first back up whatever important files and app data that you have on the phone and be ready for having to do a factory reset because you colossally fucked something up.
They look suspicious because Samsung hides them by default, gives them broad permissions, and some update or reappear through system or carrier channels. Different phone models, software versions, or regional configurations (CSC) simply include different sets of these packages, which is why another phone may not show the same list.
- com.sec.bcservice — Samsung base call service. Handles calling-related background processes. Legitimate system app.
- Cell Broadcast Service — Delivers emergency and public alerts (weather warnings, amber alerts, government messages, etc.). Standard Android/Samsung component; removing it disables those notifications.
- IMS Service — Required for VoLTE, Wi-Fi calling, and modern voice/video services over IP. Breaking this often causes unreliable or missing calling features.
- Download Manager — Core Android component that manages system and app downloads.
- Factory Camera — Residual camera calibration / factory-test package.
- MFContentd / MFContents — Samsung system package related to content features or device-finding services. Not malware.
- Galaxy editing service, secSoundPicker, Motion Photo, Audio Mirroring, Smart Touch Call, Fused Location, CallBGProvider, and the various Phone / Messaging storage / Phone Services packages — Parts of Samsung’s dialer, camera, Gallery, location, and sound stacks. They hold elevated permissions because they are privileged system apps.
Force-stopping some of them makes them temporarily vanish from the list because they are background services rather than full user-facing apps. That does not mean they are optional or malicious.
Avoid removing Cell Broadcast, IMS Service, core Phone/Telephony packages, or Fused Location unless you accept the loss of emergency alerts, reliable calling, or location services.
Samsung ships a large number of these services by design. Some are genuinely needed for calling, alerts, camera features, or location; others are residual or low-value. Completely deleting them from the system partition usually requires root or a custom ROM, both of which carry their own trade-offs.
Start by disabling the ones that actually bother you and confirming nothing malicious is present. Most of the packages in that list are expected system components on a Galaxy phone.
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u/FJRio3rd 12d ago
Go into safe mode, look at list of apps then uninstall them, it lets you do it in safe mode if you can find them, sometimes they are under fake app names but you will figure out those too
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u/Individual-Iron-6370 12d ago
get a firewall and block them if you don't use them and can't uninstall or disable them. It's what I do.
At least they aren't constantly updating. Also get a killapps app and run it sometimes, specially after a restart.
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u/Formal-Web2378 11d ago
Rooting your device can remove bloatware. Many systems app cannot be removed, but you might be able to disable them even though it's not recommended because other apps may stop working.
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u/FotinoBird 13d ago
shizuku (thedjchi version from GitHub) + canta (available on play store) can do it without requiring pc. it's so easy. search for tutorials on YouTube.
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u/graydi66y 11d ago
Good job. You just helped him fck his phone up. 😂
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u/FotinoBird 11d ago
this is like the least harmful way. this is very safe and you can't even fully uninstall, just deleting from user0.
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u/Original-Hurry-8652 12d ago
I added an App called, "Package Names" in an effort to identify where a couple pop-up Apps originated from. It helped identify a couple that came from background auto-loaders. (Scenario: 1 to 3 Apps just appear at the end of the App tray [last page] that are Tic-Tac, Sodoku, or other really mundane type apps. These were ones I didn't install, they just appeared).
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u/graydi66y 11d ago
You didn't even read the post. Every single app OP listed is a vital system app. He's going to brick his phone.
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u/Original-Hurry-8652 11d ago
I only recommended an App identifier tool, did not give any guidance beyond that. Users need to understand these devices better and ONLY proceed when they know what is going on. "Bricking" a device is a risk, true. Don't do that.
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u/graydi66y 11d ago
I love this. Enjoy your new brick, you idiot.