Debloat Samsung Android via ADB
This repository contains a list of adb commands to remove bloatware from Samsung Android devices. Running all commands listed in commands.txt will uninstall all Samsung services, Facebook services, Google apps, Bixby, and most pre-installed bloatware. These commands will not disrupt Samsung Knox. These commands will remove the Galaxy Store (everything including themes) and Samsung Pay.
IMPORTANT: Research each package before deleting it. Some apps have hidden dependencies.
Ex. removing com.samsung.android.provider.filterprovider will cause the stock Samsung camera app to crash. I've tested my list commands.txt and I haven't noticed any issues.
How?
The following instructions assumes you are familiar with using a command-line interface.
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Enable Android "Developer Options"
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Turn on "USB Debugging"
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Download Android SDK Platform-Tools for your OS.
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Extract Android SDK Platform-Tools and start a command-prompt/shell session in the extracted folder's directory.
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Connect your Samsung Android phone to your computer with USB debugging enabled. Verify that adb sees your device and the daemon is running with the following command
adb devices- You should see the device name listed as a "device".
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Enter your device's shell with the following command
adb shell
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Once in the device's shell, copy and paste all desired commands from commands.txt to remove the package.
