How to deinstall bloatware SM-A515F

tiptel170

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Warning!!!! Warning!!!!
Do it with your own risk! For correctest, I 'm not responsered - please read it very carefully!

Source: https://www.heise.de/tipps-tricks/Android-Vorinstallierte-Apps-loeschen-ohne-Root-4324092.html

This article is in German - please use an online translator!

Here is the short form:
Open the adb shell in the computer:
Code:
adb shell
su
Listing the packages:
Code:
pm list packages |grep samsung
List the packages the 3rd providers:
Code:
pm list packages -3
Packages forever erasing:
Code:
pm uninstall -k --user 0 [name of the package from the list]


And install your own packages collection, on the fast and easy way

First copy the apps in to the tmp directory:
Code:
cp /use/your/own/path/the/collection/*.apk /data/local/tmp
Please use here your own path, where is the collection!

The installation:
Code:
for app in /use/the/full/path/for/the/*.apk [ type Enter]
 do $(pm install --user 0 $app) [type Enter]
  done; [type Enter]
Please use the full path for the installation!
To eliminate this error:
Code:
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_URI]
Responser
Code:
: Success: inaccessible or not found
This is normal. Important >> Success <<

Finally, the job has done, cleaning the tmp directory:
Code:
rm -rf /data/local/tmp/*.apk
This was it, and very simple.
 
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To Debloat this phone we have to create whitelist of apps.
This debloat for advanced users.

Before you begin you should install custom launcher, SMS app, dialer, camera app and keyboard and any other which stopped working.
If something went wrong you can restart phone by holding vol down + pwr (more than 7 seconds), then when phone restarts release them and hold vol up to enter recovery (sometimes you had to reflash with odin in download mode not only wipe data and cache).


At the beginning we should remove all updated system apps:
Code:
pm uninstall-system-updates
Then we can remove all samsung and 3hrd party apps:
I will add more apps to remove to this list. I'm trying to prepare list of minimal apps from AOSP.
expermental list: https://pastebin.com/AkyA2WpT


Uninstalling app command:
Code:
pm uninstall -k --user 0 <name of package>
Restore app command:
Code:
cmd package install-existing <name of package>
If you forgot to install alternative apps you can restore the original one :
To restore Original Camera:
without this package camera app will still crashing
Code:
cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.provider.filterprovider
Restore Dialer + incoming calls + sim card pin and settings:
Code:
cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.dialer
cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.incallui
cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.app.telephonyui
Restore keyboard
Code:
cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.honeyboard
Restore fingerprint sensor:
Code:
cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.biometrics.app.setting
Same packages list as below, without app names, you can generate using adb:
Code:
adb shell pm list packages
Full List of Apps from Samsung Galaxy A51 generated by: App List Package Manager
https://pastebin.com/KwkZhkZH
 
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