(HELP) How to uninstall pre-installed apps? - General Questions and Answers

Hello everyone.. How can i delete a pre-installed application in my phone?

You will have to root your device and remove them from the system partition

binhafidz said:
Hello everyone.. How can i delete a pre-installed application in my phone?
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Do u know how to root ?
or you are a total noob *.*
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binhafidz said:
Hello everyone.. How can i delete a pre-installed application in my phone?
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And then something long and complicated although the explanation may seem simple.
You have to unlock the bootloader. (if you do not know what it is, look on google)
You must obtain permissions Root (if not even know this always tries)
After installing the play archives Store manager who is able to get into the system folder of your smartphone (with root permission of course)
and so you can start to clean up everything.
NB: if you look carefully you will find here on XDA some guide that will explain what you need to do well. you just try

Thank you
Sorry.. i am just a beginner and trying to learn more.. and likewise i just want to make clear on how to do it.. i guess asking a query is not bad..

At first root your device if already done skip it download titanium backup app from Google play store after installation open it and del. The apps what ever you want .don't remove important system app other wise your system may brick.
For safety you can use clean master app. This app automatically give you details that which app you can remove withot risk and what happened if you remove that app.

you need root access and system app uninstaller if you don't have of them then you can try to disable pre-installed app from setting

i have same problem can't uninstall pre installed apps

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[Q] Unrooting Questions!

I have some questions about root.. I have searched for the questions below but i didn't get my answer.
1. Uninstallation of superuser cannot effect to the root? (Just confirming)
2. After uninstalling superuser will i be able to install more root needed apps? apps data will automatically install in their respective place just without any superuser permission..????
3. After unrooting phone root needed apps (which are installed) will work fine or not? and will i be able to uninstall those root apps?
Answer me plz..
Thank You.
jordan1296 said:
I have some questions about root.. I have searched for the questions below but i didn't get my answer.
1. Uninstallation of superuser cannot effect to the root? (Just confirming)
2. After uninstalling superuser will i be able to install more root needed apps? apps data will automatically install in their respective place just without any superuser permission..????
3. After unrooting phone root needed apps (which are installed) will work fine or not? and will i be able to uninstall those root apps?
Answer me plz..
Thank You.
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Answers:-
1. Uninstalling of superuser with clean Unroot will Remove Root Binary from System and will effect Root, as without SU app you cant play with Root..
2. No, You Can't.
3. No they won't Function. You can uninstall Root apps if they are in System Folder other you will be able to uninstall.
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What superuser app does?
Thank You very much.. I am satisfied by your reply..
Delete it wanted to give reply.. but i posted it.
What superuser app does?
Zeuscluts said:
Answers:-
1. Uninstalling of superuser with clean Unroot will Remove Root Binary from System and will effect Root, as without SU app you cant play with Root..
2. No, You Can't.
3. No they won't Function. You can uninstall Root apps if they are in System Folder other you will be able to uninstall.
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Regards,
Zeuscluts
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Thank You very much.. I am satisfied by your reply..
But tell me one more thing what superuser does.. i think superuser app only gives the permission to the root apps to install something in root area.. right? superuser app work is just to allow or deny the permission to the app right..?
So if i don't unroot my phone and if i just simply remove superuser app then i still should be able to install root apps in the root? because my phone is rooted.. and i have just removed superuser app which gives permission only.
I think superuser only gives the permission to the app SO apps will be intall in the root just without any permission of superuser?? this is what superuser does ONLY?
I think i am misunderstanding something about superuser.. Correct me please if i am wrong.. :good:
jordan1296 said:
Thank You very much.. I am satisfied by your reply..
But tell me one more thing what superuser does.. i think superuser app only gives the permission to the root apps to install something in root area.. right? superuser app work is just to allow or deny the permission to the app right..?
So if i don't unroot my phone and if i just simply remove superuser app then i still should be able to install root apps in the root? because my phone is rooted.. and i have just removed superuser app which gives permission only.
I think superuser only gives the permission to the app SO apps will be intall in the root just without any permission of superuser?? this is what superuser does ONLY?
I think i am misunderstanding something about superuser.. Correct me please if i am wrong.. :good:
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Yes,
It gives permissions to access, modify your Root area[Restricted when you are Non-Rooted].
No,
Removing SU app will remove permissions with It. So after that you cant use those Rooted app which you gave Permissions when u had SU App.
Note:- Without any SU app you can't Play your System Files..
nor your rooted apps will work..
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Zeuscluts said:
Yes,
It gives permissions to access, modify your Root area[Restricted when you are Non-Rooted].
No,
Removing SU app will remove permissions with It. So after that you cant use those Rooted app which you gave Permissions when u had SU App.
Note:- Without any SU app you can't Play your System Files..
nor your rooted apps will work..
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Zeuscluts
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Okayy Thank You.
S4 mk2 i337 soft bricked...
This is the link I started dealing with:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758
Problem is, I uninstalled a system file or two...or 15...and now the phone will start up, but no apps show up, just black screen. I can navigate still and work around it, but what i CAN'T do is give permission to that batch file once it recognizes the phone.
Obviously, I didn't know what I was doing, so I didn't realize that unrooting it wouldn't solve the problem, so I need to root, and then somehow get my system files back in place. Titanium Backup says my back up doesn't exist...pretty frustrated, I've spent 10+ hours on this site and some others trying to get back in, so I apologize upfront for possibly missing a post elsewhere
S4 MK2 I337

How to remove applications: olx, moneycontrol and Snapdeal.

I'm on android 6.0.
I have root.
I do not see these applications in the system directories.(app, priv-app)
Where they are located? How to remove them?
have u tried titanium backup and system app remover ..
piotr9821 said:
I'm on android 6.0.
I have root.
I do not see these applications in the system directories.(app, priv-app)
Where they are located? How to remove them?
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Just go to root folder and find oem folder/app and delete those apps simple
Just install Link2SD or SystemUninstall App from playstore.
Those App only work for rooted device.
Uninstall the useless Apps. But be careful with it, don't delete system functioning App.
After uninstall completed, reboot the device.
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i have made a flashable script to remove those olx, moneycontrol, and snapdeel apps. wait i m bus right now
Download MoveTo SdCard from Play Store and from that unistall the apps

My phone installing an app by itself

hey, i am confused by my android phone. it is installing an app called 'notification' by itself. i have tried to stop it by restricting 'installing from unknown sources' in settings and by uninstalling superSu. but it keeps installing it. i want to know why& how this is happenning.
roskee said:
hey, i am confused by my android phone. it is installing an app called 'notification' by itself. i have tried to stop it by restricting 'installing from unknown sources' in settings and by uninstalling superSu. but it keeps installing it. i want to know why& how this is happenning.
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Some other app that you've installed is doing it.
Have you rooted your device?
What method did you use to root it?
Did you use Kingroot or KingoRoot?
I DO NOT PROVIDE HELP IN PM, KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE
Droidriven said:
So other app that you've installed is doing it.
Have you rooted your device?
What method did you use to root it?
Did you use Kingroot or KingoRoot?
I DO NOT PROVIDE HELP IN PM, KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE
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Yes, there must be some app you've installed that keeps installing the strange app.
No unusual app
I don't realy hv uncommon app. all are the ones everybody use. if useful i could list them.
roskee said:
I don't realy hv uncommon app. all are the ones everybody use. if useful i could list them.
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It absolutely has to to be something you installed.
You didn't answer me question, by the way.
Did you root your device with Kingroot or KingoRoot? If so, that is what is doing it.
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not with kingroot!
i rooted it with framaroot about a year ago.but the 'self install' thing began two weeks ago. new apps i hv installed are AIDE,,SCR pro & apk editor pr
Go to “developerettingUncheckInstall apps from external sources”(or something like that).
If the app is installing from play store delete the last install app. It maybe any thing like anti virus, phone booster, battery booster, twrp, recovery etc.
If the app is not installing from play store but downloading from internet then Go to settings> enable developer options> uncheck the box which says “Install apps from un trusted sources (or something like that). Then uninstall the last installed app or the app which u think is causing this issue. Same as above list.
Try closing all tabs in ur browser also.
Then install C cleaner app. Run it. Delete the files which u don't know. Then back to normal

Delete permanent Bloatware like Spotify

Hello I´m on the latest firmware 45.0.A.7.90
is there a way to delete spotify without unlocking the bootloader ?
I tried many ADB commands but all ending with "Read-Only Error"...
When I´m using the "v1.6_Xperia_X_Debloat_By_Serajr_Combined" my phone restarts but the app is still there.
I want this because I can´t install a little bit different version of spotify
I got always "a package with the same asset folder name already exists"
Can anybody help me
Best wishes.
You need root to fully uninstall apps.
You can only disable/hide without root.
vaioperia said:
Hello I´m on the latest firmware 45.0.A.7.90
is there a way to delete spotify without unlocking the bootloader ?
I tried many ADB commands but all ending with "Read-Only Error"...
When I´m using the "v1.6_Xperia_X_Debloat_By_Serajr_Combined" my phone restarts but the app is still there.
I want this because I can´t install a little bit different version of spotify
I got always "a package with the same asset folder name already exists"
Can anybody help me
Best wishes.
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My debloat zip requires unlocked bl. With locked bl and stock fw you can try disabling unwanted packages with this guide.
serajr said:
My debloat zip requires unlocked bl. With locked bl and stock fw you can try disabling unwanted packages with this guide.
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Thanks for the answer.
I will try it
vaioperia said:
Thanks for the answer.
I will try it
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So I got it. The full truth about the post is that I wanted to delete Spotify because I can't install the Spotify premium mod because the same package name is already installed. After hours with Android studio a found a very very easy way:
Just download the app " app cloner" from playstore and clone the mod apk. The app will change the package automatically and you can easily install the mod
vaioperia said:
So I got it. The full truth about the post is that I wanted to delete Spotify because I can't install the Spotify premium mod because the same package name is already installed. After hours with Android studio a found a very very easy way:
Just download the app " app cloner" from playstore and clone the mod apk. The app will change the package automatically and you can easily install the mod
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Thanks you a lot, your tips was awesome
I'm interested in this. Would this: https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/ work?
I mean if you disabled it using the above method, could you install another app that uses the same package name in its place?
Thanks for the handy tip of the App Cloner.
If you want to update the Spotify Premium APK package, do you just overwrite it or is there a way to first remove the modded package and than use the app cloner again for the new version?
Thanks in advance!
overloadboi said:
Thanks for the handy tip of the App Cloner.
If you want to update the Spotify Premium APK package, do you just overwrite it or is there a way to first remove the modded package and than use the app cloner again for the new version?
Thanks in advance!
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Delete the old one then clone again.
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Mangtas_666 said:
Delete the old one then clone again.
]XDA-Developers Legacy app[/URL]
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Alright, thank you!
So far so good!
vaioperia said:
So I got it. The full truth about the post is that I wanted to delete Spotify because I can't install the Spotify premium mod because the same package name is already installed. After hours with Android studio a found a very very easy way:
Just download the app " app cloner" from playstore and clone the mod apk. The app will change the package automatically and you can easily install the mod
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thanks for this, i also have a problem on installing spotify apk mod, cheers mate very helpful :highfive:
vaioperia said:
Hello I´m on the latest firmware 45.0.A.7.90
is there a way to delete spotify without unlocking the bootloader ?
I tried many ADB commands but all ending with "Read-Only Error"...
When I´m using the "v1.6_Xperia_X_Debloat_By_Serajr_Combined" my phone restarts but the app is still there.
I want this because I can´t install a little bit different version of spotify
I got always "a package with the same asset folder name already exists"
Can anybody help me
Best wishes.
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You should root you device to uninsttal system apps, use xperifix of @sToRm// and you can do it with titanium backup or root uninstaller
vaioperia said:
So I got it. The full truth about the post is that I wanted to delete Spotify because I can't install the Spotify premium mod because the same package name is already installed. After hours with Android studio a found a very very easy way:
Just download the app " app cloner" from playstore and clone the mod apk. The app will change the package automatically and you can easily install the mod
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Hi, I have the same problem. I don't want to root my xzp but I would like to install the modded apk of spotify.
I tried with adb shell to uninstall spotify package. I did it successfully but I still can't install the modded apk.
Gave a try with app cloner but I did not find the way to clone the apk with the free app... Could someone give me some help on this?
TX in advance
for those people who try to delete the bloatware via root and Titanium backup or etc: Be careful as it could happen that your phone could stuck in a bootloop. Some other folks had this experience (including me) and the workaround that someone found is to use ES File explorer to uninstall the apps.
Nereoz said:
Hi, I have the same problem. I don't want to root my xzp but I would like to install the modded apk of spotify.
I tried with adb shell to uninstall spotify package. I did it successfully but I still can't install the modded apk.
Gave a try with app cloner but I did not find the way to clone the apk with the free app... Could someone give me some help on this?
TX in advance
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No one can help me?
Nereoz said:
No one can help me?
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You said you'd deleted Spotify that was onboard with the phone and you're trying to install another Spotify?
There might well be other files that go with the original onboard Spotify and you need to delete them as well, before you can get your new one to work.
Start with
pm list packages -d
Firstly look for anything Spotify.
Then work your way through the safe to remove list
The only solution for you Is to be used application Deezer
someone can change the package name of spotifymod.apk ? I don't know how do it
Btw, why do they use the commands like "pm uninstall -k --user 0" with the -k key ?
Why keep the "garbage" remaining from the removed package?

How to uninstall system apps?

Hey guys,
I'm on OOS, rooted with TWRP and I want to uninstall Duo, Youtube Music, Drive and all this other pre-installed crap-apps.
TitaniumBackup does not work anymore (it fails to locate the apks when you click "uninstall") and the often quoted "uninstall system apps with adb"-method just removes the app from user space while it actually remains installed on the device in the root directory and keeps wasting space. So this method does not actually remove apps, it just sorta deactivates them in another way.
So, is there any known method to remove system apps?
Read up on how to use adb commands.. quite simple..
pm uninstall --user 0 package.name.example
You do need a laptop, it you don't have one this app is great... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.draco.ladb
lilbrat said:
Read up on how to use adb commands.. quite simple..
pm uninstall --user 0 package.name.example
You do need a laptop, it you don't have one this app is great... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.draco.ladb
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it is not for android 7 (i'm using android 7)
ai.Sanaul said:
it is not for android 7 (i'm using android 7)
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ADB still works .. or since your on 7 try this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jumobile.manager.systemapp.pro.
Wait you weren't the original poster... But since he has TWRP installed he could just use the file manager and delete the files from there..
lilbrat said:
ADB still works .. or since your on 7 try this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jumobile.manager.systemapp.pro.
Wait you weren't the original poster... But since he has TWRP installed he could just use the file manager and delete the files from there..
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and this is an alternative of Bloatware Remover app
but thanks for help i will try
lilbrat said:
Read up on how to use adb commands.. quite simple..
pm uninstall --user 0 package.name.example
You do need a laptop, it you don't have one this app is great... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.draco.ladb
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As I've already written.. It does NOT really actually remove the apps from the device:
How to uninstall carrier/OEM bloatware without root access
If you want to get rid of carrier/OEM apps from your phone, here's how you can uninstall bloatware from your device without root access!
www.xda-developers.com
[...] applications truly aren’t fully uninstalled from your device. They are just being uninstalled for the current user (user 0 is the default/main user of the phone). [...]
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lilbrat said:
ADB still works .. or since your on 7 try this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jumobile.manager.systemapp.pro.
Wait you weren't the original poster... But since he has TWRP installed he could just use the file manager and delete the files from there..
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Thanks, but according to my knowledge this cannot work either since the app does not require root access. And you cannot uninstall system apps without having root. It probably just follows an adb-like approach.
lilbrat said:
ADB still works .. or since your on 7 try this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jumobile.manager.systemapp.pro.
Wait you weren't the original poster... But since he has TWRP installed he could just use the file manager and delete the files from there..
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That TWRP method sounds promising. Do you happen to know if all app related files are in one place or are they spread accross several folders?
haitower said:
That TWRP method sounds promising. Do you happen to know if all app related files are in one place or are they spread accross several folders?
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Now with all due respect, you asked for a suggestion on how to remove the apps, they were given to you, you used every reason why not to use them... Have you even tried the various methods or just "read" about them ? Trying out the methods given then verifying through TWRP file manager would be nice learning experience once you "read " up and tinker with TWRP's file manager and different file locations...
But please make a backup before you start and have necessary programs handy in case you remove the wrong file... as it can really ruin your day..
lilbrat said:
Now with all due respect, you asked for a suggestion on how to remove the apps, they were given to you, you used every reason why not to use them... Have you even tried the various methods or just "read" about them ? Trying out the methods given then verifying through TWRP file manager would be nice learning experience once you "read " up and tinker with TWRP's file manager and different file locations...
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It is simply NOT possible to uninstall system apps without root access. Thats why neither the adb method nor the other suggested app from questionable source can even work in theory. If it were otherwise, you would have found a major flaw in the android system, which, with all due respect, I doubt a tiny little bit.
You could also suggest to swim in a muddy pond for two days and look if this removed the system apps. But I hope you understand that I won't try that approach either because I prefer to not waste my time.
But thanks anyway for the TWRP idea, I'll look into that.
@haitower here's a Magisk module I use to remove a fair number of system apps. See the REPLACE variable in customize.sh
Use the magisk module "debloater". When you are done removing apps (don't really remove) just export the file. It will make text file in your storage. Then if you want to re-install any of the apps just reopen the app and import the file.
haitower said:
Hey guys,
I'm on OOS, rooted with TWRP and I want to uninstall Duo, Youtube Music, Drive and all this other pre-installed crap-apps.
TitaniumBackup does not work anymore (it fails to locate the apks when you click "uninstall") and the often quoted "uninstall system apps with adb"-method just removes the app from user space while it actually remains installed on the device in the root directory and keeps wasting space. So this method does not actually remove apps, it just sorta deactivates them in another way.
So, is there any known method to remove system apps?
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Maybe @BillGoss will help to clarify things a bit.
As far as i understand. On 8T (or better to say from Android 10 and latter) /system partition is read only and furthermore is located inside Super partition.
I suppose even with root access you will not be able to directly uninstall system apps without remounting /system/ as writable.
From Magisk manual we can learn that:
Since / is read-only on system-as-root devices, Magisk provides an overlay system to enable developers to replace files in rootdir or add new *.rc scripts. This feature is designed mostly for custom kernel developers.
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For each module, the folder $MODPATH/system will be recursively merged into the real /system; that is: existing files in the real system will be replaced by the one in modules’ system, and new files in modules’ system will be added to the real system.
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So as Magisk overlays modules /system folder to actual system with debloater module blank files android "thinks" those files specified in MODPATH/system don't exist.
Though a presume, in reality they are there.
So is magisk solutions really delete files from /system and not just "hide" them from Android?
haitower said:
Hey guys,
I'm on OOS, rooted with TWRP and I want to uninstall Duo, Youtube Music, Drive and all this other pre-installed crap-apps.
TitaniumBackup does not work anymore (it fails to locate the apks when you click "uninstall") and the often quoted "uninstall system apps with adb",method just removes the app from user space while it actually remains installed on the device in the root directory and keeps wasting space. So this method does not actually remove apps, it just sorta deactivates them in another way.
So, is there any known method to remove system apps?
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For Xiaomi phones, first install the “Hidden Settings for MIUI” app.
1. Open “Hidden Settings for MIUI.”
2. Go to “Manage applications” and find the application you want to disable.
3. Tap on the “Disable” button.
BillGoss said:
@haitower here's a Magisk module I use to remove a fair number of system apps. See the REPLACE variable in customize.sh
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Thank you, very reasonable and necessary.

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