How to Remove Samsung Bloatware without Root

[SamNoteUser]

Samsung phones and Galaxy Tabs come with lots of preinstalled apps many of which are useless to the end-user. Such apps are called bloatware and because they are installed as system apps, the uninstall option for them remains unavailable. Below is a big list of Samsung bloatware that is safe to remove. Since there’s no bloat removal tool available out there, we’ll also see how we can disable and uninstall system apps without root using ADB commands.

It doesn’t matter whether you own a Galaxy A50, A80, S9, Note 10, S10, S20, Galaxy Tab, or any other Samsung device, all of them are stuffed with bloatware. If you own a rooted Samsung phone, you can try apps like System App Remover and Bloatware Remover to get rid of useless system apps without using a PC.

Table of Contents 

Why Debloat your Samsung Device?

Finding App Package Name

Samsung Bloatware List

Removing Samsung Bloatware via ADB

Restore Uninstalled System Apps

Disable Samsung Bloatware

Why Debloat your Samsung Device?

Well, there is more than one answer to that question.

• Bloat apps unnecessarily clutter the app drawer.
• Pre-installed apps occupy lots of space on your phone’s internal storage
• Bloatware consumes data and battery juice in the background.
• Bloat apps also devour system resources in the background and make your device slower.

My Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus and Galaxy S20 had 127 and 132 pre-installed apps out-of-the-box respectively. The majority of those apps are mere junk that deserves to be cleaned. By uninstalling such apps, you can have a cleaner app drawer, save data and space, and have a faster experience.

You can easily remove bloatware on your Samsung device but there’s a catch. Even if know the way to uninstall them, you must be aware of 2 things.

1. The package name of the apps you want to uninstall.
2. Is the bloatware safe to remove?

I’ll be addressing both these concerns below.

Finding App Package Name

To be able to remove bloatware on your Samsung device without root via ADB, you must have the package name of the app to be deleted. There are 3 ways to you can find the Android app package name.

1. Using ADB command
2. Launch the Command prompt or PowerShell window.
3. Enable USB Debugging on your Samsung Galaxy phone or Tab.
4. Connect your device to the computer.
5. Execute the following ADB shell commands. The first for the list of all apps, and the second one for the list of all system apps.
6. #1 Get the list of all apps
7. adb shell pm list packages
8. #2 Get the list of system apps only
9. adb shell pm list packages -s
10. #3 Get the list of all Samsung apps
11. adb shell pm list packages | grep 'samsung'

('pm' in the above commands stands for "package manager"

11. You’ll now have the list of package names of all Samsung apps and other Android apps installed on your device.

ADB shell pm list packages command

You can copy the list of apps from the command windows and copy it to a text file.

2. Using an Android App

You can find some good apps in the Google Play Store that can help you with finding the app package names. App Inspector, Package Browser, Package Name Viewer 2.0, and Apps Inspector are some worthy options that you should try.

3. Via Play Store URL

You can find out the APK package name for any app by opening the app page in the Play Store in a desktop browser as shown below.

Samsung Bloatware List

To make your job easier, I have prepared a list of safe to remove apps on your Samsung device. The pre-installed apps listed below are found on the Galaxy S9, S10, S20, and Note 10. Most of them are common Samsung apps found on all Galaxy phones and Tabs by the Korean giant.

Samsung Bixby

After disabling Samsung Bixby, you can easily remap the power-**bleep**-Bixby button on your Samsung using a button remapper app from the Play Store.

com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup

com.samsung.android.app.spage | Bixby homepage launcher

com.samsung.android.app.routines | Bixby Routines

com.samsung.android.bixby.service | Bixby features

com.samsung.android.visionintelligence | Bixby Vision

com.samsung.android.bixby.agent | Bixby Voice

com.samsung.android.bixby.agent.dummy | Bixby debug app

com.samsung.android.bixbyvision.framework | Bixby Vision

ANT+ Service

The following apps are related to Bluetooth services and accessories like watches, fitness tracking, etc.

com.dsi.ant.sample.acquirechannels

com.dsi.ant.service.socket

com.dsi.ant.server

com.dsi.ant.plugins.antplus

General System

com.android.egg | Android Easter Egg

com.sec.android.easyonehand | One hand mode

com.sec.android.widgetapp.samsungapps | Homescreen widget

com.sec.android.app.launcher | OneUI Launcher

com.samsung.android.mateagent | Galaxy Friends

com.sec.android.easyMover.Agent | Samsung Smart Switch

com.samsung.android.app.watchmanagerstub | Galaxy Watch

com.sec.android.daemonapp | Samsung Weather

com.samsung.android.app.social | What's New

com.samsung.ecomm.global | Samsung Shop

com.sec.android.app.voicenote | Voice Recorder

com.samsung.android.oneconnect | Smart Things

com.samsung.android.voc | Samsung Members

com.sec.android.app.popupcalculator | Samsung Calculator

com.sec.android.splitsound

com.google.android.feedback

com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox

com.google.android.onetimeinitializer

com.google.android.partnersetup

com.mobeam.barcodeService

com.android.providers.downloads.ui

com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks

com.android.sharedstoragebackup

com.android.vpndialogs

com.android.wallpaper.livepicker

com.android.wallpapercropper

com.samsung.android.app.dressroom | Samsung Wallpapers

com.samsung.android.scloud

com.samsung.android.sdk.handwriting

com.samsung.android.sdk.professionalaudio.utility.jammonitor

com.samsung.android.universalswitch

com.samsung.android.visioncloudagent

com.samsung.android.visionintelligence

com.samsung.android.widgetapp.yahooedge.finance

com.samsung.android.widgetapp.yahooedge.sport

com.samsung.app.highlightplayer

com.samsung.hiddennetworksetting

com.samsung.safetyinformation

com.samsung.storyservice

com.samsung.android.service.aircommand | Air command

com.samsung.android.app.aodservice | Always on Display

com.sec.android.app.dexonpc | Samsung Dex

com.samsung.android.ardrawing | AR Doodle

com.samsung.android.svoiceime

Samsung Pay & Samsung Pass

com.samsung.android.samsungpassautofill | Samsung Auto fill

com.samsung.android.authfw | Samsung Authentication

com.samsung.android.samsungpass | Samsung Pass

com.samsung.android.spay | Samsung Pay

com.samsung.android.spayfw | Samsung Pay Framework

Recreational Apps

com.google.ar.core | Google AR core for camera

flipboard.boxer.app | Flipboard app

com.samsung.android.wellbeing | Digital wellbeing

com.samsung.android.da.daagent | Dual Messenger

com.samsung.android.service.livedrawing | Live Message

Samsung AR Emoji

com.samsung.android.aremoji | AR Emoji

com.sec.android.mimage.avatarstickers | Stickers for AR Emoji app

com.samsung.android.emojiupdater

Samsung Sticker Center

com.samsung.android.app.camera.sticker.stamp.preload

com.samsung.android.stickercenter

com.samsung.android.stickerplugin

com.samsung.android.app.camera.sticker.facearframe.preload

com.samsung.android.app.camera.sticker.facearexpression.preload

com.samsung.android.app.camera.sticker.facear.preload

Facebook

com.facebook.katana

com.facebook.system

com.facebook.appmanager

com.facebook.services

Samsung Car Mode

com.samsung.android.drivelink.stub

Printing Service Components

com.android.bips

com.google.android.printservice.recommendation

com.android.printspooler

Samsung Email

com.samsung.android.email.provider

com.wsomacp

Samsung Game Launcher & Settings

com.samsung.android.game.gamehome

com.enhance.gameservice

com.samsung.android.game.gametools

com.samsung.android.game.gos

com.samsung.android.gametuner.thin

Samsung Browser

com.sec.android.app.sbrowser | Samsung Internet

Samsung Gear VR

com.samsung.android.hmt.vrsvc

com.samsung.android.app.vrsetupwizardstub

com.samsung.android.hmt.vrshell

com.google.vr.vrcore

Samsung Kids Mode

com.samsung.android.kidsinstaller

com.samsung.android.app.camera.sticker.facearavatar.preload | Camera stickers

com.sec.android.app.kidshome | Kids Home launcher

Samsung LED Cover

com.samsung.android.app.ledbackcover

com.sec.android.cover.ledcover

Edge Display

com.cnn.mobile.android.phone.edgepanel

com.samsung.android.service.peoplestripe | Edge panel plugin for contacts

com.samsung.android.app.sbrowseredge | Edge panel plugin for Samsung Internet

com.samsung.android.app.appsedge | App panel plugin for Edge display

Samsung Dex

com.sec.android.desktopmode.uiservice

com.samsung.desktopsystemui

com.sec.android.app.desktoplauncher

Removing Samsung Bloatware via ADB

Android Debug Bridge or ADB is a powerful command-line tool that can perform several tasks. You can use a command to reboot your Samsung phone into the Download Mode.  Moreover, ADB also makes it easy to disable, block, uninstall, and re-install the system apps on Android devices. The method described below not just works on Samsung devices but on all Android devices running Android 5.0 Lollipop and higher.

Now that you have the list of Samsung bloatware, let’s see how you can remove them from your phone.

1. Download the latest SDK Platform-tools and set it up on your Windows,  computer.
2. Make sure you have installed the Samsung USB driver on your PC.
3. In order that ADB commands can communicate with your computer, you need to enable USB debugging on your Samsung device.
4. Please note that the screen of your device is not locked while you execute the ADB commands. Go to Settings > Display > Screen Timeout and increase the duration to 10 minutes.
5. Connect your Samsung phone to the PC.
6. Now open the platform-tools folder and launch a Power Shell or Command Prompt window. To do that, just type ‘cmd‘ in the folder address bar and press the Enter key.
7. Now, type the following ADB command and hit the Enter key. Keep an eye on your phone’s screen as you do it and Allow USB debugging when prompted.

adb devices

8. This should return the ID of your device in the form of an alphanumeric string to show that your phone is properly connected and is ready to interact with ADB via computer.
9. Now, execute the following command.

adb shell

10. You can now execute  pm uninstall -k --user 0  (this will keep the app data and cache), or pm uninstall --user 0  (delete app data as well) followed by the package name of the system app to uninstall to remove it from your phone. You can view the full list of safe to remove Samsung apps along with the command extension on Google Drive. For example, if you want to remove Samsung Email from your device, use the following command.
11. pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.email.provider
12. pm uninstall --user 0 com.samsung.android.email.provider
13. After the execution of each app uninstallation command, you’ll get a “Success” message to indicate that the app package has been removed.

You can thus uninstall as many preinstalled apps on your Samsung Galaxy smartphone or tablet as you want to without root

Restore Uninstalled System Apps

If you notice the bloatware removal command we used above, it contains ‘user 0‘ parameter. It means that the apps you uninstalled using ADB shell pm uninstall -k --user 0, were only removed for the current user (user 0). If someone else uses your phone with a guest account, all the removed apps will still be available to him.

It simply means that if you need the uninstalled system app sometime later, you can easily re-install the removed app using another ADB shell command.

cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup

Simply execute the above command as shown below to restore an app package that you uninstalled earlier.

 Disable Samsung Bloatware

There is one ADB shell command that lets you just disable an app package on your Samsung or Android. Below is an example command for disabling Bixby on Samsung devices.

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup

That’s all about how we can remove bloatware on Samsung Galaxy devices and re-install the uninstalled apps without root using ADB shell commands. I’ll keep updating the list of safe to remove Samsung bloatware for the phones that will be launched in the future.

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[TheNegotiator]

You're amazing..!!!

I also want to share a bit of my story..

I tried the old school way just to see what Samsung is going to do..

I contacted the customer service requesting for Samsung Pay to be disabled or removed as this options are grayed out from the usual app settings..

The CS said it couldn't be done as this is preinstalled as part of Samsung's concept.. I asked why (I want the real real fundamental reason), the CS couldn't answered then asked whether I'm willing to be contacted via Smart Tutor.. told the CS a yes..

Tech service called, connected the Smart Tutor..

What comes next is, I believe, the most unbeliveable part of Samsung service..

The Tech Service dares to tell me that it CANNOT be removed and direct me to the app setting to prove his point.. Repeatedly hinting it is impossible..

Well HELLO.. Tech services are supposed to do things that User can't do themselves.. DUH...

At this point I was dumbstruck.. can't choose between

1. The app doesn't deserve the name "smart" attached to its name, or

2. They can't possibly be playing dumb with customers, right?

This seemed to me as a totally blatant lie..

I suspected that Samsung trained and enforced their tech services and cust services to tell everyone that removal of these apps are IMPOSSIBLE.. which anyone with a lil bit of android programming knowledge or just a bit of a geek know or can find ways to discover that this is simply a blatant lie...

Not sure what's Samsung trying to do here..

It seemed like Samsung thinks that it's a ridiculous thing to accomodate their customer's request to remove their bloatwares..

It seemed like telling no to customer is the right thing to do..

It seemed like Samsung has too much pride...

Can't believe this kind of practice is still being applied in the year 2021... geez...

[RakeshShukla]

Hey, I wrote this article on my website https://technastic.com/

It would have been better if you simply shared the tutorial link instead of copying the content. I am looking for a way to report it to the forum moderator.

https://technastic.com/remove-samsung-bloatware-safe-to-remove-apps/

[Neon_legend]

I followed the link on your comments to your original post and try to ask a question there on your comment section but I discovered there is no comment section on a website. So I'm forced to ask the question here:  please would this process be possible through LADB app? On my phone directly 

[Michael871]

since i know moderate info of the linux & windows pc past 20 years.  SamNoteUser you did a very very excellant job putting everything in detail where i can understand it... Well organized.. Got me a brand new tmobile samsung tablet so far of what i got rid of on it still working.. Just making sure becuase i did one my nokia fones try to remove a stupid bloatware like chrome the fone wouldnt boot up because of this app.. 

But thank you very much for creating such a good guide. I know about pcs but nothing of what you did. Extensive research you had to do before compiling this guide... Good job thank you...

[FrogC]

OK, I've managed to make it work now - didn't have the USB debugging enabled.

[FrogC]

Hi, I followed these instructions, but the command "adb devices" did not list any devices. Perhaps I had not connected the tablet to my PC correctly? I was using an ordinary USB lead.

[CyberCat]

Guys, I have good news for you - All you need is ADB AppControl.

With it you will forget about the adb command line and any inspectors. New powerfull PC tool for managing apps and debloat your android devices. Can do almost everything you dreamed about with applications 😉

[Kelbin]

This help a bunch
Thanks

you are a god

[RamonJCoelho]

Hello friend, thank you very much for your help!
How do I disable bloatware in a secure folder ?

[danny843]

Yes, you can remove anything you don't want. However, it only removes for the user currently signed in. If you want to remove it completely from the phone without keeping data use the command “pm uninstall –user 0” without quotes. 

The -k flag keeps the data and cache directories after the package is removed. I typically would not use it if I were trying to remove bloat from my device.