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By davebugyi, Senior Member on 21st June 2017, 09:12 PM
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Hello all,

I found a nice little guide, which works on most of the android phones - if you want to remove system apps, but do not want to root.
All credits to dosangst on Reddit!

Working ADB connection is required.

And as always, be careful what you remove! Removing critical apps will result in bootloop and you have to reflash firmware/ROM.

1. connect device, make sure ADB is working (check with CMD "adb devices")
2. go to shell, using CMD "adb shell"
3. get list of install packages using CMD "pm list packages" (use google to find out what does each package name means).
4. remove package using CMD "pm uninstall -k --user 0 $packagname" (e.g. pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.inputdevices)
5. if correctly typed, you receive message "SUCCESS"

Optionally a reboot might be required.
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Thanks.
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@davebugyi
thanks for this thread. working great.
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Thanks bro
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In fact , we can use some data erase software , of course ,we need to install it form its website, it isn't free
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Thanks thanks thanks!!! Yeah
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Thank's, working good on P9 too.
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Could anyone please enlighten me (and all others who might wounder) which of the system apps that can be removed "safely"?

I went form a OnePlus X and got the P10 mainly cause I got it for 359$ / 313€ without contract but I really don´t like bloat apps. HiCare might be OK to have but Notes, Music, Videos, E-mail, Health, Gallery and possibly some more apps are just a waste of space since I prefer other apps for that. I guess I just could make a folder and put all Huawei bloat inside of it and just feel a little sick each time I scroll by it so it would be nice to remove as much of it as possible.

I would happily donate a beer to the person who comes up with a list of "safe" apps to remove.
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Could anyone please enlighten me (and all others who might wounder) which of the system apps that can be removed "safely"?

I went form a OnePlus X and got the P10 mainly cause I got it for 359$ / 313€ without contract but I really don´t like bloat apps. HiCare might be OK to have but Notes, Music, Videos, E-mail, Health, Gallery and possibly some more apps are just a waste of space since I prefer other apps for that. I guess I just could make a folder and put all Huawei bloat inside of it and just feel a little sick each time I scroll by it so it would be nice to remove as much of it as possible.

I want to know too, what apps we can remove safely.
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Is it safe to remove "Huawei Mobile Services"? Also, it is so weird that my P10 has facebook and facebook messenger as system app...
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Music, Videos, E-mail, Health, Gallery and possibly some more apps are just a waste of space since I prefer other apps for that. I guess I just could make a folder and put all Huawei bloat inside of it and just feel a little sick each time I scroll by it so it would be nice to remove as much of it as possible.
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