S8 Debloat Bloatware Thread

[Neo3D]

First up, this: How to Uninstall Carrier/OEM Bloatware Without Root Access

Second up, this thread is a Work-In-Progress. Feel free to add additional bloatware that is validated safe to remove.

Third, use this app to look up package names: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bg.projectoria.appinspector

GENERAL BLOATWARE
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.dsi.ant.sample.acquirechannels
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.dsi.ant.service.socket
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.dsi.ant.server
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.dsi.ant.plugins.antplus
pm uninstall -k --user 0 flipboard.boxer.app
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.cnn.mobile.android.phone.edgepanel
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sec.android.easyonehand
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.widgetapp.yahooedge.finance
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.dreams.phototable
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.printservice.recommendation
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.printspooler
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.widgetapp.yahooedge.sport
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sec.android.app.launcher (make sure you already have your fav launcher already installed)
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.spdfnote
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sec.android.daemonapp
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.weather
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.app.reminder
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.hancom.office.editor.hidden
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.keyguardwallpaperupdator
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.app.news
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.egg
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sec.android.widgetapp.samsungapps

SAMSUNG GAME LAUNCHER
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.game.gamehome
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.enhance.gameservice
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.game.gametools

SAMSUNG BROWSER
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sec.android.app.sbrowser
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.app.sbrowseredge

SAMSUNG EMAIL
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.email.provider
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.wsomacp

FACEBOOK
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.katana
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.system
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.appmanager
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.services

VR
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.hmt.vrsvc
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.app.vrsetupwizardstub
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.hmt.vrshell
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.vr.vrcore

SAMSUNG LED COVER
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.app.ledcoverdream
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sec.android.cover.ledcover

SAMSUNG DEX
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sec.android.app.desktoplauncher

SAMSUNG TV
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sec.android.app.withtv

Of course, this is NOT a complete list. Some have reported that Bixby is completely safe to remove, as well as, Knox but I'll leave that up to the community to discuss. If you feel like anything in the list above is not safe to remove, please PM me and I'll remove it.

Enjoy!

UPDATED LIST (2017-09-22)
Click here for an updated list! Thanks to Ijaz Farooq!

 

[cfcryme]

SS Launcher will be deleted so prepare to download another launcher before doing this.

 

[Neo3D]

hi, thanks for this guide. i've some questions:
it's possible to re-install a debloated app? for example, i uninstalled device security, it's possible to have it back maybe with a command?
my phone will keep updating? have i to re-install all applications before an update?
thanks in advance!

The article linked in OP states:

But if something does go wrong, you can always perform a factory reset to bring things back to the way they were. Which is something else you should know – these uninstalled system applications can/will come back after a factory reset.

This is a good thing, however, as it means that these applications truly aren’t being uninstalled from the device, they are just being uninstalled for the current user (user 0 is the default/main user of the phone). That’s why, if you omit the “–user 0” and “-k” part of the command, the command won’t work. These two commands respectively specify that the system app will only be uninstalled for the current user (and not all users, which is something that requires root access) and that the cache/data of the system application will be preserved (which can’t be removed without root access). Therefore, even if you “uninstall” a system application using this method, you can still receive official OTA updates from your carrier or OEM.

 

[orkavaneger]

If you were to delete Knox and then root, would it still get triggered by rooting?

 

[boombadoomboom]

Is this different from disabling the service or app with the use of a package disabler?

 

[partcyborg]

If you were to delete Knox and then root, would it still get triggered by rooting?

Knox trip from non signed bootloader code is a different Knox.

Sampwnd does not trip Knox at all

 

[cheq88]

thanks

Thank you for posting this list.

S8+/VZW
Listed below are my failures (not installed). I did a factory reset yesterday, removed a couple pre-installed games via launcher, installed Nova, and command lined thru your list.

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.app.news
Failure [not installed for 0]
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.katana
Failure [not installed for 0]
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.system
Failure [not installed for 0]
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.appmanager
Failure [not installed for 0]
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.services
Failure [not installed for 0]
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sec.android.app.withtv
Failure [not installed for 0]

Does anyone have a format or general info on how to pass all these commands via script?

 

[D!3G0 #1]

thanks for the tutorial. I would like to know which knox applications I can remove?

 

[ad78]

wrong forum.. my bad

 

[ru_dimka]

Ok, if we do not completely remove this apps (just for default user). Can we reinstall some apps back?

 

[Oops...]

Ok, if we do not completely remove this apps (just for default user). Can we reinstall some apps back?

From my understanding of the pm command, there is unfortunately no counterpart to the uninstall command. So a factory reset is the only possible way to bring back the app. For me this is a good argument to use something like AdHell instead, as I can easily revert any modification.

But if you know exactly what to remove, this is a clean way. No additional apps involved

 

[Has_anDroid]

thanks man workıng non roor plus s8+

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.katana
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.stk2
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.microsoft.office.excel
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.microsoft.office.word
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.microsoft.office.powerpoint
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.docs
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.app.watchmanager
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.app.vrsetupwizardstub
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.hmt.vrshell
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.gm
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.chrome
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.music
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.skype.raider
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.photos
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sec.svoice.lang.de_DE
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sec.svoice.lang.fr_FR
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sec.svoice.lang.en_GB
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sec.svoice.lang.en_US
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sec.svoice.lang.es_ES
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sec.svoice.lang.it_IT
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.svoice.sync
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.app.talkback
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.voicewakeup
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.voicewakeup
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sec.svoice.lang.ru_RU
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.voiceserviceplatform
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.tts
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.videos
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.talk
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.system
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.appmanager
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sec.android.mimage.photoretouching
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.youtube
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.printspooler
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.widgetapp.yahooedge
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sec.app.dictionary
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sec.app.samsungprintservice
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.SMT
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.instagram.android
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.microsoft.skydrive
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.hmt.vrsvc

---------- Post added at 02:32 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:26 AM ----------

my work

my channel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IRTACwSphA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnSJtow9EeM&t=1s

 

[boombadoomboom]

Ok, if we do not completely remove this apps (just for default user). Can we reinstall some apps back?

Yes, I think. I tried uninstall GMail using adb and then installing it thru the play store. It still functions as a system app though because if you still cannot uninstall it by just holding the icon and clicking uninstall.

 

[Neo3D]

Is anyone else here using AccuBattery?

If you haven't debloated yet, could you let us know your screen off drain % rate? I didn't measure before debloating, so I don't know if debloating actually did anything, but my phone is now only draining 2% after almost 10hrs of screen off.

 

[Neo3D]

From my understanding of the pm command, there is unfortunately no counterpart to the uninstall command. So a factory reset is the only possible way to bring back the app. For me this is a good argument to use something like AdHell instead, as I can easily revert any modification.

But if you know exactly what to remove, this is a clean way. No additional apps involved

I heard Adhell can cause some instability, random reboots, sometimes bootloop. Check the S8 channel on reddit.

 

[Neo3D]

Thank you for posting this list.

S8+/VZW
Listed below are my failures (not installed). I did a factory reset yesterday, removed a couple pre-installed games via launcher, installed Nova, and command lined thru your list.

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.app.news
Failure [not installed for 0]
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.katana
Failure [not installed for 0]
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.system
Failure [not installed for 0]
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.appmanager
Failure [not installed for 0]
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.services
Failure [not installed for 0]
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sec.android.app.withtv
Failure [not installed for 0]

Does anyone have a format or general info on how to pass all these commands via script?

Yes, that would be handy if someone knows how to script and can help give us non developers a simple guide to follow?

 

[b1ackhand5]

Uninstalled apps showing up as 'not installed' in system apps in Settings, is that normal?

 

[Jostian]

I heard Adhell can cause some instability, random reboots, sometimes bootloop. Check the S8 channel on reddit.

I read DNS66 is a great adblocker which is light resource wise as well, anyone tried it?

Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

 

[Oops...]

Uninstalled apps showing up as 'not installed' in system apps in Settings, is that normal?

Seriously? They are uninstalled (for that user). So what would you expect other than 'not installed' ?

---------- Post added at 09:34 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:18 AM ----------

I heard Adhell can cause some instability, random reboots, sometimes bootloop. Check the S8 channel on reddit.

There are still issues with note 8, however not with S8(+) I'm aware of. I just wanted to point out that re-enabling of an app would be possible that way.

 

[cheq88]

how to

Yes, that would be handy if someone knows how to script and can help give us non developers a simple guide to follow?

I did some reading about the Interwebs and came up with this option for scripting. I tried to write this how to with a little basic understanding. I'm sure some of this is unnecessary and could be combined or skipped. This is executed from a Windows operating system.

Copied the list from page 1
Remove HEADERS and unwanted text: Below is the formatted text
com.dsi.ant.sample.acquirechannels
com.dsi.ant.service.socket
com.dsi.ant.server
com.dsi.ant.plugins.antplus
flipboard.boxer.app
com.cnn.mobile.android.phone.edgepanel
com.sec.android.easyonehand
com.samsung.android.widgetapp.yahooedge.finance
com.android.dreams.phototable
com.google.android.printservice.recommendation
com.android.printspooler
com.samsung.android.widgetapp.yahooedge.sport
com.sec.android.app.launcher
com.samsung.android.spdfnote
com.sec.android.daemonapp
com.samsung.android.weather
com.samsung.android.app.reminder
com.hancom.office.editor.hidden
com.samsung.android.keyguardwallpaperupdator
com.samsung.android.app.news
com.android.egg
com.sec.android.widgetapp.samsungapps
com.samsung.android.game.gamehome
com.enhance.gameservice
com.samsung.android.game.gametools
com.sec.android.app.sbrowser
com.samsung.android.app.sbrowseredge
com.samsung.android.email.provider
com.wsomacp
com.facebook.katana
com.facebook.system
com.facebook.appmanager
com.facebook.services
com.samsung.android.hmt.vrsvc
com.samsung.android.app.vrsetupwizardstub
com.samsung.android.hmt.vrshell
com.google.vr.vrcore
com.samsung.android.app.ledcoverdream
com.sec.android.cover.ledcover
com.sec.android.app.desktoplauncher
com.sec.androadb d.app.withtv

Save this as uninstalllist.txt in your adb.exe directory

Connect your device
Settings > Developer Options - "On" > USB Debugging - "On"

Go to directory with adb.exe and open the command prompt
TYPE "adb devices" to make sure you're connected

C:\Users\me\Desktop\platform-tools-latest-windows\platform-tools>adb devices
List of devices attached
********************* device

The goal is to push the uninstalllist.txt file to your device. I pushed the file to a temp directory which I created.
FIRST, let's open adb shell and create a temp directory. The file system is Read-only, so the temp directory will need to be created in the sdcard directory.
C:\Users\me\Desktop\platform-tools-latest-windows\platform-tools>adb shell
:/ $ cd sdcard/
:/sdcard $mkdir temp
:/sdcard $ ls (this will list and you will see the 'temp' directory you just created)
:/sdcard $ exit (this is to exit the adb shell and go back to command prompt)

NEXT, push the 'uninstalllist.txt' file you created to the device. Be sure you are in the correct directory where 'adb.exe' AND 'uninstalllist.txt' files are located.
C:\Users\me\Desktop\platform-tools-latest-windows\platform-tools>adb push uninstalllist.txt /sdcard/temp
OUTPUT FROM COMMAND:
uninstalllist.txt: 1 file pushed. 0.2 MB/s (1288 bytes in 0.007s)

So far so good. Open the adb shell again and navigate to the temp directory. 'cat' stands for concatenate or in other words cat <filename> will print the contents of the file to your screen.
C:\Users\me\Desktop\platform-tools-latest-windows\platform-tools>adb shell
:/ $ cd /sdcard/temp/
:/sdcard/temp/ $ cat uninstalllist.txt (just to verify the contents of the file)
:/sdcard/temp/$ cat uninstalllist.txt | while read a; do pm uninstall -k --user 0 $a;done
This command passes the contents of the file 'uninstalllist.txt' to the command 'uninstall -k --user 0 " one line at a time. You will see progress on the screen. Good luck.