Delete system apps on Android

You buy a new phone, come home, open the box, turn it on… and it’s full of apps you don’t know or intend to use. Don’t worry, here we are to help you get rid of them all. Today we explain how to delete system apps on Android, those pre-installed apps that you don’t want to have on your phone and just take up memory space. It is very likely that you already know what is bloatware, but in case the concept is new to you, we explain it to you. All these applications that normally come pre-installed on a phone from the same manufacturer merge with this name, without you having done anything to download them. Deleting system apps on Android is not as simple as you might think, but we will explain the method existing to make things easier for you.

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Delete system apps on Android manually

If you want to uninstall Android system apps this is the first thing you should try to do. To do this, go to your phone’s Settings, go to the Applications section and find the application you want uninstall. When you click on it, you will see two action buttons (as well as other information and complementary accesses below): one (the one on the right) is always “Stop”, in charge of forcing the app to close; the other is “Uninstall” or “Disable”. In the first case, you’ve already done it – click on it and uninstall the app you don’t care about. The second case, as the name indicates, disable the app and pay attention because the system does not always give you the possibility to select this option, in doing so it does not delete it, it does not appear in the menu, it takes up less space, but it is always in the memory.

Within the options to disable pre-installed apps on Android, we also have the option of use ADB on PC. In this case the steps to follow are as follows: here is an article on how to install and use ADB and Fastboot on a Windows PC. Install ADB and Fastboot. Install the USB drivers for Windows on your smartphone. Install Application Inspector on your phone – it will let you know the exact name of the app you want to delete. Connect your smartphone to the PC and activate USB debugging. Open the ADB command window and enter the following command: “adb shell pm uninstall -k –user o XX” (the XX must be replaced by the app name).

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How to uninstall system apps with root

If you can’t uninstall pre-installed apps on Android and aren’t content with disabling them, all you have to do is get your hands on your phone by rooting, with all the advantages and disadvantages that clearly implies. Rooting your Android phone involves the unlocking the device bootloader, installing a custom recovery and then root. Let’s say the process of rooting is different for each smartphone and it is impossible to summarize everything in one article, so we recommend that you take a look at our section on how to root Android phones where you will find how to do it on many phones in the market.

Keep in mind that this process touches on bowels of your smartphone, so under no circumstances should you forget to make a backup copy of all your data and files before proceeding with one of the steps described in the tutorials. Once everything is ready, you just have to download an application to uninstall android apps on your phone. There are many available in the Play Store, so we select a few below:

In general, in all these apps you just have to open them once they are installed and look in their menus or directories for the app (or apps) that bothers you so much to select it and proceed to delete it forever. Remember one thing important: Some apps may be related to system and user interface functionality and deleting them can cause system malfunctions. Before removing system apps from your Android phone, make sure it is not in use by the system.

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Uninstall Android system applications with Debloater Tool

If you find the ADB command process a bit complicated and lengthy, luckily for you there is a Debloater tool available that will facilitate the process of deleting system apps on your Android device. Some features of this Debloater tool allow you to block or delete Android system applications, allow all apps to be unlocked at the same time, import blocked lists, etc. It’s a pretty simple tool – once your device is connected, it shows you a list of apps installed on your Android phone.

Note that to remove Android system applications, you need to have root access on your Android phone. This tool does not uninstall system apps from your Android phone without root access. However, disabling apps is also efficient, as disabled apps won’t run in the background and eat up your phone’s resources. Here’s how to use the Debloater tool.

First, make sure you have enabled USB debugging on your Android device. Download and install the Debloater tool on your Windows PC. Connect the phone to the PC via a USB cable. Open the Debloater tool and wait for it to detect your device. Once the device is detected, the “Device connected” and “Synchronization” notification located at the bottom of the interface will turn green, indicating that the connection is successful.

To populate the list with the apps installed on your Android phone, click the “Read Phone Packages” button just below the “Activity Status” menu. Simply scroll through the list of apps and check the box next to the app you want to disable. Once you have finished making your selection, press the “Apply” button at the top. The tool will perform this task and show you a completion message.