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Debloat non-rooted Android devices

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Re: Debloat non-rooted Android devices

#7
Why? You can disable apps from right there on the phone, what does this add over doing that? The FAQ makes some mention of further "uninstalling" them from the user profiles (and deleting cache/data, which you can also do in the settings), but it's not clear to me what that means.

Re: Debloat non-rooted Android devices

#8

Why? You can disable apps from right there on the phone, what does this add over doing that? The FAQ makes some mention of further "uninstalling" them from the user profiles (and deleting cache/data, which you can also do in the settings), but it's not clear to me what that means.

Some OEM bloatware apps cannot be disabled in the Android UI but can be disabled via ADB.

Re: Debloat non-rooted Android devices

#9

Why? You can disable apps from right there on the phone, what does this add over doing that? The FAQ makes some mention of further "uninstalling" them from the user profiles (and deleting cache/data, which you can also do in the settings), but it's not clear to me what that means.

On Android TV you can not disable/uninstall the default ad filled launcher without adb.

Re: Debloat non-rooted Android devices

#10

Why? You can disable apps from right there on the phone, what does this add over doing that? The FAQ makes some mention of further "uninstalling" them from the user profiles (and deleting cache/data, which you can also do in the settings), but it's not clear to me what that means.

Some OEM bloatware apps cannot be disabled in the Android UI but can be disabled via ADB.

Metro by T-Mobile has some strange bloatware that I was able to disable with adb. I can't imagine living with this garbage day in and day out. Makes me wonder if this is why some people in the US believe iPhone is better than android — they've only experienced carrier bloatware infested android devices.
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