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[Q] what bloatware to remove or disable?

I'm about to root my galaxy S4 soon, but i'm not too sure which Samsung apps should I remove or disable. I don't want to remove certain apps that may be important for warranty or software updates.
Any advice?

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Jason2k13 said:
I'm about to root my galaxy S4 soon, but i'm not too sure which Samsung apps should I remove or disable. I don't want to remove certain apps that may be important for warranty or software updates.
Any advice?
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If you try to disable, remove or delete bloatware yourself you will only get a lot of grief.
Leave those kinds of things to the devs who know what they are doing so after the
bloatware is removed there will be nothing broke and not working in your phone.

Misterjunky said:
If you try to disable, remove or delete bloatware yourself you will only get a lot of grief.
Leave those kinds of things to the devs who know what they are doing so after the
bloatware is removed there will be nothing broke and not working in your phone.
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But isn't that one of the main reasons people root their phones? To remove bloatware? or at least disable it

Jason2k13 said:
I'm about to root my galaxy S4 soon, but i'm not too sure which Samsung apps should I remove or disable. I don't want to remove certain apps that may be important for warranty or software updates.
Any advice?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260766 :fingers-crossed:
Misterjunky said:
If you try to disable, remove or delete bloatware yourself you will only get a lot of grief.
Leave those kinds of things to the devs who know what they are doing so after the
bloatware is removed there will be nothing broke and not working in your phone.
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What type of grief ?

Jason2k13 said:
I'm about to root my galaxy S4 soon, but i'm not too sure which Samsung apps should I remove or disable. I don't want to remove certain apps that may be important for warranty or software updates.
Any advice?
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Don't remove apps. Just disable the most persistent apps for which you have no needs. If you really want to delete one, rename it better (add .bak or something at the end).
This way if you screw something, it can be restored easily.
Edit
Here is a list of what I disabled:
BlurbCheckout
Chrome
Com2usPoker
Google Search
Match3VS
S Translator
S Voice
Samsung account
Samsung Apps
Samsung Apps Widget
Samsung Link
Samsung Push Service
SamsungAppsUNA2
Story Album
Story Album Widget
Yahoo! Finance
Yahoo! News
The list can be longer. This is just what I have chosen to disable. Generally, I will disable Samsung apps and what ever keeps popping up in my atk and I don't use.
Two links if you want to dig more:
Galaxy S4 Bloatware
S4 Novice Guide

Here are what some devs are removing.
Sent from my GT-I9505

[Q] List of apps that can be uninstalled/disabled safely

Hi,
May i know what is the list of applications to uninstall/disable for SM-G900F (S5) ? Cause i see that there are a lot of default apps in it... and they seem pretty useless to me so i am not sure if uninstalling it might cause problem for the phone..
And this is a noob question, i see that 'Google search' uses the most data for my phone so i was wondering if i could stop/uninstall the feature.. o.o or if there are other ways to do it..
Thank you.

MirukiChan said:
May i know what is the list of applications to uninstall/disable for SM-G900F (S5) ? Cause i see that there are a lot of default apps in it... and they seem pretty useless to me so i am not sure if uninstalling it might cause problem for the phone..
And this is a noob question, i see that 'Google search' uses the most data for my phone so i was wondering if i could stop/uninstall the feature.. o.o or if there are other ways to do it..
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There are quite a few existing threads that answer all of your questions.
Search for "bloat" or "debloat" regarding apps safe to remove. Or just see what was removed in the description of a custom ROM e.g. the S5 Phoenix ROM.
And there have been threads on taming Google now to conserve battery and reduce data use. Look in my post history if a regular search doesn't easily find them for you.
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Block Bloat Apps (non-root)

Disclamer : I have not done any of this work, I just found it searching online. If you block the wrong apps you CAN mess up your phone.
I was able to block any/all apps I wanted including all AT&T bloat apps, My model is AT&T LG-H810
I grab the drivers from here.
Then install this app. From there it is easy to follow the instructions from that thread.

Block or hidden ? I have used sice 1-2 weeks.
Sent from my LG-H818
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The program use PM command to operate I think freeze or uninstall need root permission.If I wrong Please tell me .
Sent from my LG-H818

somboons said:
Block or hidden ? I have used sice 1-2 weeks.
Sent from my LG-H818
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The program use PM command to operate I think freeze or uninstall need root permission.If I wrong Please tell me .
Sent from my LG-H818
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I used this before seeing this post. It works without root and is very simple to do.

I've been using this on my G3 but didn't even think about it for the G4. Hid all the usual stuff including stuff that could'nt be disabled.

keeper22 said:
Disclamer : I have not done any of this work, I just found it searching online. If you block the wrong apps you CAN mess up your phone.
I was able to block any/all apps I wanted including all AT&T bloat apps, My model is AT&T LG-H810
I grab the drivers from here.
Then install this app. From there it is easy to follow the instructions from that thread.
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How do you stop that stupid AT&T sync messages and backup crap from popping up????? I can't believe they had the balls to put that intrusive crap on the phone!

It just hides it doesnt really do anything without root

officerdoofy said:
How do you stop that stupid AT&T sync messages and backup crap from popping up????? I can't believe they had the balls to put that intrusive crap on the phone!
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You can block it with this program.

Is this any different than disabling them through Android without any special apps?

I was not able to disable some of the bloatware apps from AT&T through Android. With this program I could disable anything I wanted to.

You can disable anything you want to without using any program. Settings -> Apps -> All apps
And you can disable stuff there. Including Facebook and Twitter, which you can't disable through launcher.

catzilla said:
You can disable anything you want to without using any program. Settings -> Apps -> All apps
And you can disable stuff there. Including Facebook and Twitter, which you can't disable through launcher.
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Yes, but some apps don't allow disabling. Even under all apps..

Swizzle82 said:
Yes, but some apps don't allow disabling. Even under all apps..
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Which apps specifically? I disabled all the garbage without using any special app.

catzilla said:
Which apps specifically? I disabled all the garbage without using any special app.
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Quite a few actually, My T-Mobile for one, the stupid Lookout "Security" app for another, several LG "helper" apps (I can't list since I don't have my wife's G4 in front of me) but I found that more than half the T-Mobile & LG bloatware I wanted to disable I wasn't able to, at least 8 apps I was stuck with.

raitchison said:
Quite a few actually, My T-Mobile for one, the stupid Lookout "Security" app for another, several LG "helper" apps (I can't list since I don't have my wife's G4 in front of me) but I found that more than half the T-Mobile & LG bloatware I wanted to disable I wasn't able to, at least 8 apps I was stuck with.
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Hmm you are correct, I cannot remove AT&T Support.

raitchison said:
Quite a few actually, My T-Mobile for one, the stupid Lookout "Security" app for another, several LG "helper" apps (I can't list since I don't have my wife's G4 in front of me) but I found that more than half the T-Mobile & LG bloatware I wanted to disable I wasn't able to, at least 8 apps I was stuck with.
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I was able to disable Lookout without Debloater but not My T-Mobile - Debloater took care of that one!

keeper22 said:
Disclamer : I have not done any of this work, I just found it searching online. If you block the wrong apps you CAN mess up your phone.
I was able to block any/all apps I wanted including all AT&T bloat apps, My model is AT&T LG-H810
I grab the drivers from here.
Then install this app. From there it is easy to follow the instructions from that thread.
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Which drivers did you use? 815's? I don't see ATT 810 listed there. Thanks.
EDIT: Nevermind, after a few tries the G4 propmted me to load drivers onto computer. Just had to say yes.

I tend to use mainly Googles apps as opposed to LG's apps. The main culprits like my-t mobile are gone, but I dont use googles movies, games or LG's music and smart card. I have half the apps I started out with. The only LG Apps I like are the clock and camera. I cant wait till we get root at the very least, then use titanium backup and uninstall all of the bloat for good.

Alright ran this tool disabled LG keyboard and the. Updated to 11B. Now wanting to test the keyboard on latest Verizon update and the keyboard shows in settings but is greyed out. Used the tool and unchecked keyboard but it will not let me turn it on.... Greyed out... Anyone have a solution or the LG keyboard apk

How to permanently disable Bixby without rooting?

Hi, first post here.
Before you say it, I searched these forums and tried Google, but I couldn't get the answer that I was looking for (or even find a topic on this issue, for that matter).
Basically- I hate Bixby and I've been trying to uninstall it since I got my phone. It puts so many apps on your phone that take up a tonne of space and use up lots of valuable resources and data.
I don't want to simply disable the Bixby button, I want all the apps gone.
I tried disabling them, clearing data and cache and even disallowing all of the permissions for the apps but none of that works. The apps will all be disabled for a day or two but then they all magically re-enable themselves again, somehow. Why is this? Couldn't that be considered malware?
Anyone have any ways of getting rid of all this without going down the rooting route?
Thank you!

I use adhell 3, it have package disabler, its not uninstalling them but disable them, and seems its not running in background, its good enough for me, also it have adblocker and etc, no root needed, you can find it in gitlab.

auris1993 said:
I use adhell 3, it have package disabler, its not uninstalling them but disable them, and seems its not running in background, its good enough for me, also it have adblocker and etc, no root needed, you can find it in gitlab.
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Thanks a lot man, gonna give that a try! Sounds like exactly what I'm looking for!

[EXYNOS] [BATTERY LIFE] (Possibly) longer Battery Life after degoogling.

It seems like I get longer Battery life after completely wiping everything related to Google (Including Google Play/Mobile Services) with root (I was already. It isn't worth it to root just to degoogle your phone as you can remove most google packages with tha adb shell uninstall command. But with root you can wipe every single one of them). Is this possible (I think yes as there is no Google Services running in the background all the time. No location services, no Google Play, no Mobile Services or Google Synchronization......)? Should I post a tutorial?
Your thoughts?

JanBoyGamer23 said:
It seems like I get longer Battery life after completely wiping everything related to Google (Including Google Play/Mobile Services) with root. Is this possible (I think yes as there is no Google Services running in the background all the time. No location services, no Google Play, no Mobile Services or Google Synchronization......)? Should I post a tutorial?
Your thoughts?
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Hi...i don't think it makes sense to root it for that..you can disable all off with CCSWE or Package Disabler apk and enable it on again if necessary .... and as for the battery, it will certainly last a bit longer without Google service... if you already have a turorial ready, why not ...
S20U Exynos

Xode said:
Hi...i don't think it makes sense to root it for that..you can disable all off with CCSWE or Package Disabler apk and enable it on again if necessary .... and as for the battery, it will certainly last a bit longer without Google service... if you already have a turorial ready, why not ...
S20U Exynos
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I was already rooted. It would be really stupid to just to remove some apps as you can remove most of them with adb.

JanBoyGamer23 said:
I was already rooted. It would be really stupid to just to remove some apps as you can remove most of them with adb.
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Exactly , and that's another example that doesn't need root for something like that...and that stupidity has nothing to do with this case ... anyone can do whatever they want with their device ... it was my opinion that you suggested in the OP.. [emoji6]
S20U Exynos

Play services tends to use more than it should for battery on ANY device and disabling it will definately help with battery life. The hit in battery is just the sacrifice you make to run ANY app that utilizes play services (not just google apps, and more than one would think).

I debloat and remove a lot of useless sh*t using adb appcontrol.

Player04 said:
I debloat and remove a lot of useless sh*t using adb appcontrol.
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I think app control only disables the package. Correct me if I'm wrong.
For a full removal I recommend the adb uninstall command it goes:
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 [PackageNameHere]
You can use an app like package names viewer 2.0 to get the package names
Sent from my SM-G988B using XDA Labs

I removed only the stuff that I am absolutely certain I will never need, like Facebook and kids crap. The rest is disabled via CCSWE App Manager.
You can do whatever you like. Just make a list of everything you remove, in case you need to reinstall something later.

if it is rooted, make backups of the apps with Titanium. Disabling it doesn't do much good because they will still be on the device. Crap is Crap, delete it...

JanBoyGamer23 said:
I think app control only disables the package. Correct me if I'm wrong.
For a full removal I recommend the adb uninstall command it goes:
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 [PackageNameHere]
You can use an app like package names viewer 2.0 to get the package names
Sent from my SM-G988B using XDA Labs
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As far as I understand it only removes it from user 0, the primary user, but still persists, although it´s not actiated. If an app is locked, you can´t uninstall it entirely. On the other hand, I understand that you can still make the official updates when doing it this way.

JanBoyGamer23 said:
It seems like I get longer Battery life after completely wiping everything related to Google (Including Google Play/Mobile Services) with root (I was already. It isn't worth it to root just to degoogle your phone as you can remove most google packages with tha adb shell uninstall command. But with root you can wipe every single one of them). Is this possible (I think yes as there is no Google Services running in the background all the time. No location services, no Google Play, no Mobile Services or Google Synchronization......)? Should I post a tutorial?
Your thoughts?
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If you haven´t tried it already, try to install PCAPdroid and see how many apps are trying to connect to some server somewhere all the time without any benefit for you. Although I knew I was beeing monitored at a very detailed level, I was still shocked. Now I got it under control with NetGuard, an other app I can recommend. The paid version of NetGuard also comes with a simple network log (not straight forward to configure, but works fine). It´s some very handy tools.
The point is, of course you can save battery if you uninstall all those abusive apps that constantly uses your CPU and Internet connection. I don´t know how much, but some you can save.