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Compiled list of safe to Uninstall/Freeze Apps for Galaxy S8

UPDATE: Attached an importable XML file to the OP, which can be used to disable the below services/apps in bulk, within BK Disabler.
Coming from a long list of Nexus and Pixel phones running pure Android, The Galaxy S8 is my first phone with TouchWiz. While I love the phone and Samsung's take on the UI, I've been on a mission to get the Galaxy S8 to run as smoothly and efficiently as possible in order to avoid unnecessary battery drain and RAM usage. I've spent a good amount of time going down the list of preloaded processes on the S8 and researching to see which ones are safe to uninstall/disable without hindering any day-to-day functionality of the phone.
To start, since I have the T-Mobile variant, I uninstalled/disabled every T-Mobile related app/process on my phone. Then, after reading up on all of the below processes to ensure they were not necessary and safe to freeze, I used BK Package Disabler to freeze these:
com.samsung.aasaservice (AASAservice)
com.sec.android.AutoPreconfig (AutoPreconfig)
com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks
com.samsung.android.app.watchmanagerstub *don't freeze if you use Samsung Gear*
com.samsung.android.email.provider *don't freeze if you use the default Samsung Email app*
com.sec.edgtestapp (EpdgTestApp)
com.sec.android.widgetapp.samsungapps (Galaxy Essentials Widget)
com.samsung.android.app.vrsetupwizardstub (Gear VR SetupWizardStub) *don't freeze if you use Samsung Gear*
com.sec.android.service.health (Health Service) *don't freeze if you use Samsung Health*
com.lookout (Lookout) *As explorer-10 pointed out, make sure to disable Lookout as a Device Administrator under "Settings > Lock screen and security > Other security settings > Device Administrators"*
com.android.printspooler (Print Spooler)
com.samsung.android.beaconmanager (Samsung Connect)
com.sec.android.app.sns3 (Samsung Galaxy)
com.samsung.android.app.mirrorlink (Samsung MirrorLink 1.1) * don't freeze if you connect your phone to your car via USB for Android Auto*
com.sec.spp.push (Samsung Push Service)
com.sec.android.app.SecSetupWizard (Samsung setup wizard)
com.samsung.SMT (Samsung text-to-speach engine)
com.samsung.oh (Samsung+)
additional T-Mobile related processes that I froze:
com.tmobile.pr.mytmobile (T-Mobile)
com.tmobile.vvm.application ( T-Mobile Visual Voicemail)
com.tmobile.pr.adapt
Lastly, to make my phone feel a bit snappier, I enabled developer settings (Settings > About Phone > tap "Build number" 7 times) and turned Window animation scale and Transition animation scale both to "0". The end result of all this is a Galaxy S8 that feels just as fast/snappy as my Google Pixel did.
I imagine I missed a few processes that are safe to freeze since my main focus was just on ones that were constantly running and draining battery/RAM usage. So please feel free to comment with any additional processes you've found and I'll update the list.

Thanks for the list
Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

style99 said:
Thanks for the list
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No problem.

you could add these if you want to:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72013208&postcount=2

M3ph15t said:
you could add these if you want to:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72013208&postcount=2
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Wow! That's a huge list. You can confirm that every one of those are safe to uninstall/freeze without hindering any core functionality of the phone?

Some things are obviously without functiuon, but nothing elemental like the search engine (I found a list where this was deactivated)
IE: The default Mail app or Google Quick Search are disabled, some menu point within the assistance menu are not working anymore, maximum powersaving isn't working anymore (because the minimalistic launcher which is used by it is also deactivated)
Atm I'm looking for the Speech engine (the Mic icon left of the Space bar), because it seems like I deactivated this and I use it quite often so it's a little anoying
EDIT:
The AOD is one point I disabled because I prefer not to use it, but that is something which could be usefull to someone else

You the real MVP

Will freezing this one actually get rid of the forced bookmarks in the samsung browser. i hate that.
com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks

I can't tell you that, because i prefer Firefox on all my devices (Bookmark Sync is essential for me)
Regarding the Voice dictation problem: I found the app I deactivated which was responsible for it: the Google App. So if you use this app OR the voice dictation feature, you should let it enabled.
Another problem I ran into: Contacts an Calendar sync (to Google) don't work properly anymore with the Samsung Calendar and Contacts app.
Temporary workaround: use the Google Contacts App (you'll find it on APK Mirror) and Google Calendar, these sync fine
I'll try to find a solution for it, but for now I don't have the time for it and will reset my device to get it working properly again.
I'll keep you and the original Post of mine updated with the new infos

bckrupps said:
Will freezing this one actually get rid of the forced bookmarks in the samsung browser. i hate that.
com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks
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Yes. It also gets rid of the forced bookmarks in Chrome.

Its probably the most useful list I have found so far but for anyone to know whether they want to disable each service or not, they all need some sort of brief explanation of what they do. I disabled what i thought were obvious ones on mine (anything with bixby or gear in the name for a start) but there were lots that i left alone as i couldnt find anything on what exactly they did.

henrybravo said:
Yes. It also gets rid of the forced bookmarks in Chrome.
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i tried it. unfortunately it doesn't delete the stock bookmarks in the samsung browser on att anyway. i was hoping it would. thanks for the help though

ewokuk said:
Its probably the most useful list I have found so far but for anyone to know whether they want to disable each service or not, they all need some sort of brief explanation of what they do. I disabled what i thought were obvious ones on mine (anything with bixby or gear in the name for a start) but there were lots that i left alone as i couldnt find anything on what exactly they did.
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Agreed 100%
A brief explanation would be highly beneficial.

Would be useful if you could make the first post into an importable xml file.

sn0warmy said:
Coming from a long list of Nexus and Pixel phones running pure Android, The Galaxy S8 is my first phone with TouchWiz. While I love the phone and Samsung's take on the UI, I've been on a mission to get the Galaxy S8 to run as smoothly and efficiently as possible in order to avoid unnecessary battery drain and RAM usage. I've spent a good amount of time going down the list of preloaded processes on the S8 and researching to see which ones are safe to uninstall/disable without hindering any day-to-day functionality of the phone.
To start, since I have the T-Mobile variant, I uninstalled/disabled every T-Mobile related app/process on my phone. Then, after reading up on all of the below processes to ensure they were not necessary and safe to freeze, I used BK Package Disabler to freeze these:
com.samsung.aasaservice (AASAservice)
com.sec.android.AutoPreconfig (AutoPreconfig)
com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks
com.samsung.android.app.watchmanagerstub *don't freeze if you use Samsung Gear*
com.samsung.android.email.provider *don't freeze if you use the default Samsung Email app*
com.sec.edgtestapp (EpdgTestApp)
com.sec.android.widgetapp.samsungapps (Galaxy Essentials Widget)
com.samsung.android.app.vrsetupwizardstub (Gear VR SetupWizardStub) *don't freeze if you use Samsung Gear*
com.sec.android.service.health (Health Service) *don't freeze if you use Samsung Health*
com.lookout (Lookout)
com.android.printspooler (Print Spooler)
com.samsung.android.beaconmanager (Samsung Connect)
com.sec.android.app.sns3 (Samsung Galaxy)
com.samsung.android.app.mirrorlink (Samsung MirrorLink 1.1) * don't freeze if you connect your phone to your car via USB for Android Auto*
com.sec.spp.push (Samsung Push Service)
com.sec.android.app.SecSetupWizard (Samsung setup wizard)
com.samsung.SMT (Samsung text-to-speach engine)
com.samsung.oh (Samsung+)
additional T-Mobile related processes that I froze:
com.tmobile.pr.mytmobile (T-Mobile)
com.tmobile.vvm.application ( T-Mobile Visual Voicemail)
com.tmobile.pr.adapt
Lastly, to make my phone feel a bit snappier, I enabled developer settings (Settings > About Phone > tap "Build number" 7 times) and turned Window animation scale and Transition animation scale both to "0". The end result of all this is a Galaxy S8 that feels just as fast/snappy as my Google Pixel did.
I imagine I missed a few processes that are safe to freeze since my main focus was just on ones that were constantly running and draining battery/RAM usage. So please feel free to comment with any additional processes you've found and I'll update the list.
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How'd you get Lookout to disable via BK? I got a fall message asking to re-enable disabled apps and restart the app. Did that to no avail.

ewokuk said:
Its probably the most useful list I have found so far but for anyone to know whether they want to disable each service or not, they all need some sort of brief explanation of what they do. I disabled what i thought were obvious ones on mine (anything with bixby or gear in the name for a start) but there were lots that i left alone as i couldnt find anything on what exactly they did.
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Are you referring to the list I put in the OP? If so, I already put a brief description in parentheses next to each service, wherever possible. Not really sure what else you'd like added to each line.
explorer-10 said:
Would be useful if you could make the first post into an importable xml file.
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Great point. I exported my current Disabled Services XML file from BK Disabler and uploaded it to Google Drive. The OP is updated with this XML file.
explorer-10 said:
How'd you get Lookout to disable via BK? I got a fall message asking to re-enable disabled apps and restart the app. Did that to no avail.
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It didn't cause any issues for me. I simply installed BK Disabler, ran down the list of apps/services I wanted to disable (including Lookout) and it disabled them all, no problem. I just double checked and can confirm that Lookout is still disabled even after multiple OS updates from T-Mobile.
Maybe try uploading the XML file I just put in the OP to see if that method works.

sn0warmy said:
Are you referring to the list I put in the OP? If so, I already put a brief description in parentheses next to each service, wherever possible. Not really sure what else you'd like added to each line.
Great point. I exported my current Disabled Services XML file from BK Disabler and uploaded it to Google Drive. The OP is updated with this XML file.
It didn't cause any issues for me. I simply installed BK Disabler, ran down the list of apps/services I wanted to disable (including Lookout) and it disabled them all, no problem. I just double checked and can confirm that Lookout is still disabled even after multiple OS updates from T-Mobile.
Maybe try uploading the XML file I just put in the OP to see if that method works.
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Nevermind, I got it to freeze/remove. It was still enabled under device administrator.

explorer-10 said:
Nevermind, I got it to freeze/remove. It was still enabled under device administrator.
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Weird, Lookout is not an option under Device Administration on my phone. I can't remember if I disabled within Device Administrator prior to disabling it with BK Installer. Nonetheless, I updated the OP with this bullet point for disabling Lookout in case anyone else runs into the same issue.

sn0warmy said:
UPDATE: Attached an importable XML file to the OP, which can be used to disable the below services/apps in bulk, within BK Disabler.
Coming from a long list of Nexus and Pixel phones running pure Android, The Galaxy S8 is my first phone with TouchWiz. While I love the phone and Samsung's take on the UI, I've been on a mission to get the Galaxy S8 to run as smoothly and efficiently as possible in order to avoid unnecessary battery drain and RAM usage. I've spent a good amount of time going down the list of preloaded processes on the S8 and researching to see which ones are safe to uninstall/disable without hindering any day-to-day functionality of the phone.
To start, since I have the T-Mobile variant, I uninstalled/disabled every T-Mobile related app/process on my phone. Then, after reading up on all of the below processes to ensure they were not necessary and safe to freeze, I used BK Package Disabler to freeze these:
com.samsung.aasaservice (AASAservice)
com.sec.android.AutoPreconfig (AutoPreconfig)
com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks
com.samsung.android.app.watchmanagerstub *don't freeze if you use Samsung Gear*
com.samsung.android.email.provider *don't freeze if you use the default Samsung Email app*
com.sec.edgtestapp (EpdgTestApp)
com.sec.android.widgetapp.samsungapps (Galaxy Essentials Widget)
com.samsung.android.app.vrsetupwizardstub (Gear VR SetupWizardStub) *don't freeze if you use Samsung Gear*
com.sec.android.service.health (Health Service) *don't freeze if you use Samsung Health*
com.lookout (Lookout) *As explorer-10 pointed out, make sure to disable Lookout as a Device Administrator under "Settings > Lock screen and security > Other security settings > Device Administrators"*
com.android.printspooler (Print Spooler)
com.samsung.android.beaconmanager (Samsung Connect)
com.sec.android.app.sns3 (Samsung Galaxy)
com.samsung.android.app.mirrorlink (Samsung MirrorLink 1.1) * don't freeze if you connect your phone to your car via USB for Android Auto*
com.sec.spp.push (Samsung Push Service)
com.sec.android.app.SecSetupWizard (Samsung setup wizard)
com.samsung.SMT (Samsung text-to-speach engine)
com.samsung.oh (Samsung+)
additional T-Mobile related processes that I froze:
com.tmobile.pr.mytmobile (T-Mobile)
com.tmobile.vvm.application ( T-Mobile Visual Voicemail)
com.tmobile.pr.adapt
Lastly, to make my phone feel a bit snappier, I enabled developer settings (Settings > About Phone > tap "Build number" 7 times) and turned Window animation scale and Transition animation scale both to "0". The end result of all this is a Galaxy S8 that feels just as fast/snappy as my Google Pixel did.
I imagine I missed a few processes that are safe to freeze since my main focus was just on ones that were constantly running and draining battery/RAM usage. So please feel free to comment with any additional processes you've found and I'll update the list.
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I appreciate this however I'm curious how much difference in battery life does this really make or is it more of a nuisance thing than anything else?
Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

I just installed BK Disabler and it fails to activate with an unknown error, there are some troubleshooting steps in broken English which don't work, what a joke...
Did anyone run into a similar problem?

List of System apps Android 10 v11.0.4

I tought Android One is Pure. Look at all these things. 212 app, one device.
2 Button Navigation Bar com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.twobutton
3 Button Navigation Bar com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.threebutton
Android Accessibility Suite com.google.android.marvin.talkback
Android Auto com.google.android.projection.gearhead
Android Q Easter Egg com.android.egg
Android Services Library com.google.android.ext.services
Android Setup com.google.android.setupwizard
Android Setup com.google.android.apps.restore
Android Shared Library com.google.android.ext.shared
Android System android
Android System WebView com.google.android.webview
ANT HAL Service com.dsi.ant.server
Assemble test com.mi.AutoTest
Basic Daydreams com.android.dreams.basic
Black com.android.theme.color.black
Blocked Numbers Storage com.android.providers.blockednumber
Bluetooth com.android.bluetooth
Bluetooth MIDI Service com.android.bluetoothmidiservice
Bookmark Provider com.android.bookmarkprovider
CACertApp vendor.qti.hardware.cacert.server
Calculator com.google.android.calculator
Calendar com.google.android.calendar
Calendar Storage com.android.providers.calendar
Call Log Backup/Restore com.android.calllogbackup
Call Management com.android.server.telecom
CallEnhancement com.qualcomm.qti.callenhancement
CallFeatureSetting com.qualcomm.qti.callfeaturessetting
Camera com.android.camera
CaptivePortalLogin com.android.captiveportallogin
Carrier Services com.google.android.ims
CarrierDefaultApp com.android.carrierdefaultapp
Certificate Installer com.android.certinstaller
Chrome com.android.chrome
Cinnamon com.android.theme.color.cinnamon
Circular com.android.theme.icon_pack.circular.themepicker
Circular com.android.theme.icon_pack.circular.settings
Circular com.android.theme.icon_pack.circular.systemui
Circular com.android.theme.icon_pack.circular.launcher
Circular com.android.theme.icon_pack.circular.android
Clock com.google.android.deskclock
CneApp com.qualcomm.qti.cne
com.android.apppredictionservice com.android.apppredictionservice
com.android.backupconfirm com.android.backupconfirm
com.android.carrierconfig com.android.carrierconfig
com.android.cts.ctsshim com.android.cts.ctsshim
com.android.cts.priv.ctsshim com.android.cts.priv.ctsshim
com.android.localtransport com.android.localtransport
com.android.ons com.android.ons
com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks
com.android.server.NetworkPermissionConfig com.android.networkstack.permissionconfig
com.android.sharedstoragebackup com.android.sharedstoragebackup
com.android.smspush com.android.smspush
com.android.wallpaperbackup com.android.wallpaperbackup
com.android.wallpapercropper com.android.wallpapercropper
com.android.wallpaperpicker com.android.wallpaperpicker
com.google.android.overlay.gmsconfig com.google.android.overlay.gmsconfig
com.google.android.overlay.gmsgsaconfig com.google.android.overlay.gmsgsaconfig
com.google.android.overlay.modules.ext.services com.google.android.overlay.modules.ext.services
com.google.android.overlay.modules.modulemetadata com.google.android.overlay.modules.modulemetadata
com.google.android.overlay.modules.permissioncontroller com.google.android.overlay.modules.permissioncontroller
com.google.android.overlay.modules.permissioncontroller.forframework com.google.android.overlay.modules.permissioncontroller.forframework
com.google.android.overlay.searchlauncherconfig com.google.android.overlay.searchlauncherconfig
com.qti.dpmserviceapp com.qti.dpmserviceapp
com.qti.qualcomm.datastatusnotification com.qti.qualcomm.datastatusnotification
com.qti.service.colorservice com.qti.service.colorservice
com.qualcomm.atfwd com.qualcomm.atfwd
com.qualcomm.embms com.qualcomm.embms
com.qualcomm.qcrilmsgtunnel com.qualcomm.qcrilmsgtunnel
com.qualcomm.qti.dynamicddsservice com.qualcomm.qti.dynamicddsservice
com.qualcomm.qti.ims com.qualcomm.qti.ims
com.qualcomm.qti.lpa com.qualcomm.qti.lpa
com.qualcomm.qti.networksetting com.qualcomm.qti.networksetting
com.qualcomm.qti.optinoverlay com.qualcomm.qti.optinoverlay
com.qualcomm.qti.qms.service.connectionsecurity com.qualcomm.qti.qms.service.connectionsecurity
com.qualcomm.qti.qms.service.trustzoneaccess com.qualcomm.qti.qms.service.trustzoneaccess
com.qualcomm.qti.qtisystemservice com.qualcomm.qti.qtisystemservice
com.qualcomm.qti.remoteSimlockAuth com.qualcomm.qti.remoteSimlockAuth
com.qualcomm.qti.telephonyservice com.qualcomm.qti.telephonyservice
com.qualcomm.qti.uim com.qualcomm.qti.uim
com.qualcomm.qti.workloadclassifier com.qualcomm.qti.workloadclassifier
com.qualcomm.timeservice com.qualcomm.timeservice
com.qualcomm.uimremoteclient com.qualcomm.uimremoteclient
com.qualcomm.uimremoteserver com.qualcomm.uimremoteserver
Companion Device Manager com.android.companiondevicemanager
ConfDialer com.qualcomm.qti.confdialer
Conference URI Dialer com.qti.confuridialer
ConfigUpdater com.google.android.configupdater
Contacts com.google.android.contacts
Contacts Storage com.android.providers.contacts
Corner cutout com.android.internal.display.cutout.emulation.corner
Default Print Service com.android.bips
Device Health Services com.google.android.apps.turbo
Device Info com.qti.qualcomm.deviceinfo
Device setup com.google.android.apps.work.oobconfig
diaglogger com.huaqin.diaglogger
Digital Wellbeing com.google.android.apps.wellbeing
Dirac Control Service se.dirac.acs
Double cutout com.android.internal.display.cutout.emulation.double
Download Manager com.android.providers.downloads
Downloads com.android.providers.downloads.ui
Dynamic System Updates com.android.dynsystem
Emergency alerts com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver
Emergency information com.android.emergency
External Storage com.android.externalstorage
FactoryKit Test com.huaqin.factory
Feedback com.miui.bugreport
Files com.android.documentsui
Files com.google.android.apps.nbu.files
Filled com.android.theme.icon_pack.filled.settings
Filled com.android.theme.icon_pack.filled.systemui
Filled com.android.theme.icon_pack.filled.android
Filled com.android.theme.icon_pack.filled.launcher
Filled com.android.theme.icon_pack.filled.themepicker
Fingerpirnt test com.goodix.gftest
FingerprintExtensionService com.fingerprints.extension.service
FM Radio com.caf.fmradio
Fused Location com.android.location.fused
Gboard com.google.android.inputmethod.latin
Gestural Navigation Bar com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.gestural_wide_back
Gestural Navigation Bar com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.gestural_extra_wide_back
Gestural Navigation Bar com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.gestural
Gestural Navigation Bar com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.gestural_narrow_back
GFManager com.goodix.fingerprint
Gmail com.google.android.gm
Google com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox
Google Contacts Sync com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts
Google Location History com.google.android.gms.location.history
Google One Time Init com.google.android.onetimeinitializer
Google Partner Setup com.google.android.partnersetup
Google Play services com.google.android.gms
Google Play Store com.android.vending
Google Sample Home Screen com.google.android.gmsintegration
Google Services Framework com.google.android.gsf
Google Text-to-speech Engine com.google.android.tts
Green com.android.theme.color.green
Home screen tips com.android.protips
HTML Viewer com.android.htmlviewer
Input Devices com.android.inputdevices
Intent Filter Verification Service com.android.statementservice
Key Chain com.android.keychain
Lens com.google.ar.lens
Live Wallpaper Picker com.android.wallpaper.livepicker
LocationServices com.qualcomm.location
Main components com.google.android.modulemetadata
Maps com.google.android.apps.maps
Market Feedback Agent com.google.android.feedback
Media Storage com.android.providers.media
Messages com.google.android.apps.messaging
MmsService com.android.mms.service
MTP Host com.android.mtp
NetworkStack com.android.networkstack.inprocess
Nfc Service com.android.nfc
Noto Serif / Source Sans Pro com.android.theme.font.notoserifsource
Ocean com.android.theme.color.ocean
Orchid com.android.theme.color.orchid
org.codeaurora.bluetooth org.codeaurora.bluetooth
org.codeaurora.ims org.codeaurora.ims
OsuLogin com.android.hotspot2
Package installer com.google.android.packageinstaller
PacProcessor com.android.pacprocessor
PAI android.autoinstalls.config.Xiaomi.daisy
Permission controller com.google.android.permissioncontroller
Phone com.google.android.dialer
Phone and Messaging Storage com.android.providers.telephony
Phone Services com.android.phone
Photo Screensavers com.android.dreams.phototable
Photos com.google.android.apps.photos
PowerOffAlarm com.qualcomm.qti.poweroffalarm
Print Service Recommendation Service com.google.android.printservice.recommendation
Print Spooler com.android.printspooler
ProxyHandler com.android.proxyhandler
Purple com.android.theme.color.purple
QDMA com.qualcomm.qti.qdma
QMMI com.qualcomm.qti.qmmi
QTR com.qualcomm.qti.smq
Qualcomm IZat com.qualcomm.location.XT
Qualcomm Mobile Security com.qualcomm.qti.qms.service.telemetry
Quickstep com.android.launcher3
Rounded com.android.theme.icon_pack.rounded.systemui
Rounded com.android.theme.icon_pack.rounded.android
Rounded com.android.theme.icon_pack.rounded.launcher
Rounded com.android.theme.icon_pack.rounded.settings
Rounded Rectangle com.android.theme.icon.roundedrect
SecCamService com.qualcomm.qti.seccamservice
Secure UI Service com.qualcomm.qti.services.secureui
SecureElementApplication com.android.se
Sensor Test Tool com.fingerprints.sensortesttool
Settings com.android.settings
Settings Storage com.android.providers.settings
Settings Suggestions com.android.settings.intelligence
SetTransmitPower com.huaqin.sar
Shell com.android.shell
Sim App Dialog com.android.simappdialog
SIM Toolkit com.android.stk
SimContacts com.qualcomm.qti.simcontacts
Smart-Divert com.qti.xdivert
Space com.android.theme.color.space
Spock com.miui.spock
Square com.android.theme.icon.square
Squircle com.android.theme.icon.squircle
Storage Manager com.android.storagemanager
System Tracing com.android.traceur
System UI com.android.systemui
Tags com.google.android.tag
Tall cutout com.android.internal.display.cutout.emulation.tall
Teardrop com.android.theme.icon.teardrop
uceShimService com.qualcomm.qti.uceShimService
User Dictionary com.android.providers.userdictionary
vendor.qti.iwlan vendor.qti.iwlan
VpnDialogs com.android.vpndialogs
Wfd Service com.qualcomm.wfd.service
Work Setup com.android.managedprovisioning

perfect_ said:
I tought Android One is Pure. Look at all these things. 212 app, one device.
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Pure android means non-oem customization (aka. skins like samsung and miui and htc and so on) and non-oem applications (like gallery, music, etc) and you have to use GAPPS the full suite.
Most of those services you posted are quite useful for the device since they control proprietary hardware, which Google cannot account for. The only custom-nongoogle apps you have on your device is the Qualcomm feedback module and the Xiaomi feedback module, the rest of the OS is full stock AOSP with the specific proprietary drivers/controllers and services. Ohh and camera... miui camera instead of google camera, that's it.
You posted a full list of system apps, why didn't you filter out the apps that are bugging you if you want the real details behind your topic?

TeoXSD said:
Pure android means non-oem customization (aka. skins like samsung and miui and htc and so on) and non-oem applications (like gallery, music, etc) and you have to use GAPPS the full suite.
Most of those services you posted are quite useful for the device since they control proprietary hardware, which Google cannot account for. The only custom-nongoogle apps you have on your device is the Qualcomm feedback module and the Xiaomi feedback module, the rest of the OS is full stock AOSP with the specific proprietary drivers/controllers and services. Ohh and camera... miui camera instead of google camera, that's it.
You posted a full list of system apps, why didn't you filter out the apps that are bugging you if you want the real details behind your topic?
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Less customization should must be less bloatware. If i can use my phone without all these Xiaomi bloatware on Custom roms that means all of them useless for me.
Xiaomi just didnt take that 'less' is better path. They choose 'more' is better as always.
This act of the Xiaomi has purpose. That purpose trying to lead us to newer phone.
It whispers us to this:
"Look! Your phone isnt capable anymore to work fast. Spend more! This is the only way to have faster phone."

perfect_ said:
Less customization should must be less bloatware. If i can use my phone without all these Xiaomi bloatware on Custom roms that means all of them useless for me.
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Like I said in all the other threads, I undestand the frustration, and indeed I am also frustrated over how this device ended up being, but it's a difference between having real reason for that and having baseless reasons like yours.
Bloatware is something 3rd party put in their device as something to bloat the os over the base functionality, those Qualcomm services are not bloatware, those are apk's improving the run of specific hardware. To make this easy to understand it's like generic windows drivers that make the hardware work over specific oem drivers that make the hardware work fully at it's peak capacity, or to make this example even more compelling try running a good/expensive video card with generic Microsoft drivers over the vendor specific drivers. And guess what, when windows is going to install the drivers it's not going to show into the list of apps installed, but when you install the vendor specific it's going to show. Same goes for android, use generic controllers already embedded into OS source, your list of System apps is smaller, you can't embed it into the code because Android One needs to be AOSP, you get a bigger system apps.
Look at all the custom roms, all of them, benchmark them and you'll see you will never get the same results as vendor stock, you'll always get lower results. Why? Because even when the phone can run without them, it won't run as optimized. Also, they are all there as APK's because that way it's way easy to update now with the systemless updates.
You don't believe me? Firstly look at all the threads that complain about loss in power in custom roms, then just search for every package you find there and check it's purpose, all those answers are one click away from your favorite search engine. You don't have to take my word for it, and you can do your own research.
Conclusion: The "This act of the Xiaomi has purpose. That purpose trying to lead us to newer phone." is indeed founded, and I'm kinda getting sick of keeping a crippled device by my side daily and use workaround to get even basic functionality out of it, but the reason is not in any way related with your OP. Your OP only shows how little you understand about the workings on operating systems and computer systems. The real reason is how they treat the customers, not the way they display driver controller services.
Also, you want more proof? Good, I can give you that as well. Opening your OP as single post, pressing ctrl+F and first word we search for is com.android: 121 results, the second com.google: 53 results. Your list is composed out of 212 results. 121 android system related services + 53 google related services = 174 total AOSP system services and we're left with 34 "bloatware". From that 34 "bloatware" apk's 33 are qualcomm's proprietary closed source services, and only one stray apk, only one! Where is all the bloatware you're talking about? Like I said, if you don't believe me, use the same tactic, and also search what every system apk is doing, because from what I'm getting you're deeply misinformed.
P.S. Forgot to tell you this. Also you are lacking basic debugging knowledge. I never experienced even one slowdown or problems with the OS as smoothness since I have the device ~2 years. When I had, I always checked the apps I have installed, pin pointed the culprit and removed it... And guess what, always, and I mean always it was a 3rd party app with a broken update or the app broken by itself. I never experienced any slowdowns now in .02 neither in .04, and I don't even need to reboot the device, everything is snappy and does what it's supposed to do, except the mentioned bugs and missing features. This phone is extremely capable still, and it never let me down, and when it managed to let me down, it was because of apps I installed from the market, so before you throw blame, debug, check, double check, and see if the problem isn't from you directly before pointing fingers. After you managed to do all that, and you're still getting problems, and you ruled out any user problems, then and only then it's OS problem, and it should be marked as such. Don't forget, this is Android and not Apple, the store is still providing malware and badly written apps because no one gives a damn.

TeoXSD said:
Like I said in all the other threads, I undestand the frustration, and indeed I am also frustrated over how this device ended up being, but it's a difference between having real reason for that and having baseless reasons like yours.
Bloatware is something 3rd party put in their device as something to bloat the os over the base functionality, those Qualcomm services are not bloatware, those are apk's improving the run of specific hardware. To make this easy to understand it's like generic windows drivers that make the hardware work over specific oem drivers that make the hardware work fully at it's peak capacity, or to make this example even more compelling try running a good/expensive video card with generic Microsoft drivers over the vendor specific drivers. And guess what, when windows is going to install the drivers it's not going to show into the list of apps installed, but when you install the vendor specific it's going to show. Same goes for android, use generic controllers already embedded into OS source, your list of System apps is smaller, you can't embed it into the code because Android One needs to be AOSP, you get a bigger system apps.
Look at all the custom roms, all of them, benchmark them and you'll see you will never get the same results as vendor stock, you'll always get lower results. Why? Because even when the phone can run without them, it won't run as optimized. Also, they are all there as APK's because that way it's way easy to update now with the systemless updates.
You don't believe me? Firstly look at all the threads that complain about loss in power in custom roms, then just search for every package you find there and check it's purpose, all those answers are one click away from your favorite search engine. You don't have to take my word for it, and you can do your own research.
Conclusion: The "This act of the Xiaomi has purpose. That purpose trying to lead us to newer phone." is indeed founded, and I'm kinda getting sick of keeping a crippled device by my side daily and use workaround to get even basic functionality out of it, but the reason is not in any way related with your OP. Your OP only shows how little you understand about the workings on operating systems and computer systems. The real reason is how they treat the customers, not the way they display driver controller services.
Also, you want more proof? Good, I can give you that as well. Opening your OP as single post, pressing ctrl+F and first word we search for is com.android: 121 results, the second com.google: 53 results. Your list is composed out of 212 results. 121 android system related services + 53 google related services = 174 total AOSP system services and we're left with 34 "bloatware". From that 34 "bloatware" apk's 33 are qualcomm's proprietary closed source services, and only one stray apk, only one! Where is all the bloatware you're talking about? Like I said, if you don't believe me, use the same tactic, and also search what every system apk is doing, because from what I'm getting you're deeply misinformed.
P.S. Forgot to tell you this. Also you are lacking basic debugging knowledge. I never experienced even one slowdown or problems with the OS as smoothness since I have the device ~2 years. When I had, I always checked the apps I have installed, pin pointed the culprit and removed it... And guess what, always, and I mean always it was a 3rd party app with a broken update or the app broken by itself. I never experienced any slowdowns now in .02 neither in .04, and I don't even need to reboot the device, everything is snappy and does what it's supposed to do, except the mentioned bugs and missing features. This phone is extremely capable still, and it never let me down, and when it managed to let me down, it was because of apps I installed from the market, so before you throw blame, debug, check, double check, and see if the problem isn't from you directly before pointing fingers. After you managed to do all that, and you're still getting problems, and you ruled out any user problems, then and only then it's OS problem, and it should be marked as such. Don't forget, this is Android and not Apple, the store is still providing malware and badly written apps because no one gives a damn.
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I'll make a full list of the bloatwares when i have a free time. Maybe you cant but i am seeing the useless system apps. I'll be very happy with Pico Gapps instead of full.
I am not using some functionalities. Like Managed-Provision app its for Enterprise users not for me! It will break corporation's functions but as i said i am not an enterprise user of this phone. I can give you more example like this. These apps are bloatware for me. Do you understand what i mean. Yes it breaks some functionalities but these functionalities are useless. Useless apps will cause the consumption of the System resources. This consumption creates UI lags, Fps drops, hiccups,.. etc. As you can see my reasons is not baseless.
What you dont understand is: Not all of them is required.
Thats why we're -people like me- keep creating bloatware lists for every single Android device. Thats the fact.
Android's has one main purpose: Increasing the hardware requirements so oems can sell more when they release every new OS. Theyre keep selling this argument for years and they succeded.
Bloatware removing or tweaking os or custom roms trying to break that chain. You know what: it helps to improve performance. Thats another fact you cant argue.
I can do almost everything on Windows with 3 or 4 gb ram. But on Android LMK kills the Firefox -without user interaction- for another app. Even when i lock Firefox to the Ram LMK still kills it. This proves the Android's main purpose. Eat whatever you can like no tomorrow. User's needed apps killing by AndroidOS the reason is 3/4gb ram is not enought for that apps. Dont u see the stupidity of that. Oh i see.
This system helps to their economy and other intel related things. Because you cant feed an Android. Even when u try ur best it will request more.
Conclusion is this: I cant increase the hardware, but i can lower the hardware requirements. Thats another fact/base whatever you call.

Good, you made some interesting points, but also, some bad points as well... And I'll give you this one, you are right on the part that android devices are sold with the lie that it's a reliable OS that's going to run well and dandy, but after 2 years they silently kill the device by increasing hardware improvements and decreasing overall experience... Wew, where did I see that before, isn't Google's slave companies actually buying the biggest mistake from Apple? At least Apple went back on it's feet and it's not doing it anymore.
"I'll be very happy with Pico Gapps instead of full."
Uhh, many of us are... I really hate most of the apps in the Google suite that comes preinstalled on this device... until now OEM solutions were always much better than the full suite, but guess what, that's the price for Android Stock... you know, full android experience isn't complete without those... and you should know that, it's the price that you pay for Pure. That's what Pure means, at least in official Google terms.
"I am not using some functionalities. Like Managed-Provision app its for Enterprise users not for me!"
Except it's a little weird, you were actually complimenting the device in your other thread over it being part not only from Android One, but also their Enterprise program. I guess now, that's a new price we have to pay...
"Bloatware removing or tweaking os or custom roms trying to break that chain. You know what: it helps to improve performance."
This argument has a lot of sense, but... here is were you go wrong unfortunately. Indeed, removing stuff that's targeted to a separate audience, and slimming down the OS indeed has an impact on performance, as long as you're doing it on a vendor OS. That indeed, I won't argue, because I'd be a total jackass to do so, but on custom ROMS that's a totally different story. While Android OS is open source and it's developer friendly, custom drivers/controllers/services are never open source... I develop a lot for Mediatek devices and trust me, those are a god damn pain, I can't imagine Qualcomm being any different... you know, being so desperate for feedback and all that and having even proprietary services running the device... and that's why... as much as anyone tries get the full vendor experience out of a custom ROM, you win some, you lose some, as for the vendor case (well not our case at the moment) the device always works as intended.
"What you dont understand is: Not all of them is required."
And what you don't understand is that this device is not a device made for you specifically. They included everything for everyone. That's what most people problem is, you think that when you buy something, that something is build/made specifically for you... unfortunately that's not the case, not in Android's universe. You are stuck with whatever the OEM is giving you as "system". And this is another fact that leads me to my conclusion... Android tried to copy Apple too much, and is still not waking up... Apple now even lets you uninstall preinstalled Apple apps, Google doesn't, you can barely disable them in setting, that only if the OEM vendor allows you to do so (because I found apps that aren't allowed to be disabled). Which of course sucks hard... But that's what we get, a crippled Apple copy, butchered by OEMS and we pay money not for what we need, but for what they give us.
Android LMK or by it's official name (lmkd) is developer programmable. Look it up, you get how to use it, and it's dependent on how Xiaomi or Qualcomm program it, what does have to do with the list of apps you posted? That again proves my point, bad, extremely bad programming on the side of the developer... and possibly memory leaks from system apps.
"Conclusion is this: I cant increase the hardware, but i can lower the hardware requirements. Thats another fact/base whatever you call. "
Good conclusion, but this conclusion has nothing to do with what you wrote in OP. Ok, look here, like I said, you are in fact right about what you say, but... out of those 212 apps you posted, how many are actually running in memory, on auto-mode? How many are user related? How many are just there as "file and forget"? From all these questions you need only the first one answered, because the rest don't concern performance on the device. To affect the performance, one application must first be in use of system resources to actually count as a performance decrease. In .04 build, Android System, or Android OS or however it's called has a memory leak, a memory leak that's probably triggering lmkd a lot faster than normal. The second memory leak may be in my personal case Android System View... And that explains a lot about how the developers optimized the OS... sloppy, without any care, just another update on the list, absolutely no testing... just throw the update out and see what sticks, let the people write problems for us. Also the lmkd trigger could just be badly optimized... Didn't look into it that far, I don't actually want to touch the OS on this device, I have my "device toys" and this is not one of them.
So, as your conclusion was actually good, but it didn't stick to OP. For an app to be bloatware it has to be 3rd party useless, and it must also consume system resources... What you need is slimming down the OS. In this case the problem is the Android One program first... those apps are supposed to be in the Android One whether you like it or not... I also didn't know it until I looked into it, unfortunately... Or else I would've gone for MIUI without any doubts. Also, many of those apps, actually a lot of them are actually dormant, they're simply there for maybe future implementations, the fact is that they don't run at all... This is just another bad update... a bad update that's here for almost 2 months now. All we can do is hope that they will actually get this right in the next 1 year and leave our device alone. I really, really like the hardware (sorry for your OV sensor) but the software and support is horrendous.

The only custom-nongoogle apps you have on your device is the Qualcomm feedback module and the Xiaomi feedback module, the rest of the OS is full stock AOSP with the specific proprietary drivers/controllers and services. Ohh and camera... miui camera instead of google camera, that's it.
Sorry, but what are the feedback forms for?

Take some time and restrict all of these apps in background via battery manager I have restricted like all apps and battery is hell lot better and so is the ram management

perfect_ said:
I tought Android One is Pure. Look at all these things. 212 app, one device.
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Dear my fiend , wwhat apps Can I remove?

Successfully uninstalled upday, now I have sohu news. Can I uninstall that too?

Hi folks,
after the latest system update to my S8+ G955FD from yesterday I suddenly had a new app called "upday" proudly prodding unsolicited news into my face and using up my mobile data volume.
So I went to the ADB section here on xda-developers, installed minimal ADB + fastboot, found the appropriate package name, put the phone to USB debugging as you do, and successfully uninstalled that using this command
>adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 de.axelspringer.yana.zeropage
Success
So that's gone now which is good. I also had it disabled in settings - apps - show system apps, but for good measure uninstalled using ADB as well.
Beautiful.
However: When I long press my desktop, and scroll over to the left, I expected to see nothing any more where upday has been. But unfortunately, instead there is something else now, called "Sohu News" which is disabled but visible, showing a Samsung logo and a few asian characters which I am unable to read.
Tried to search for it but came up empty. Please accept my apologies if I didn't search good enough.
I haven't enabled this yet to check what it does, and I haven't seen any disturbing notifications yet (just uninstalled the new upday package a few minutes ago).
Nevertheless this "Sohu News" somehow bothers me.
My question:
Can this be uninstalled using ADB just like upday, and can anybody tell me the corresponding package name?
Thanks heaps!

I know this is an old thread, but I have the solution and wanted to share it.
Once you remove the apps with the ADB, restart the phone into the recovery mode and erase the cache partition.

How To Guide [ADB DEBLOAT] [OOS 12, 11 & Custom ROMs] [2022.10.06 - v2.2] Extreme debloat your OnePlus 9

EXTREME DEBLOAT
Code:
I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
thermonuclear war, asphyxiation due to lack of Oxygen,
ColorOS and OxygenOS migration,
existential crisis,
or you getting fired because the alarm app failed.
YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
Hi!
First of all, this debloat.txt is heavily based on the work of SirTAVARES, but since his thread is no longer available i thought i might improve it and share.
This debloat file will wipe out almost everything from your phone. I use this debloat for daily usage and i don't see any problems.
Android 11
Support for Android 11 is discontinued.​Get the v1.4 list here for Android 11 if the attachment below does not work.​
v1.4 - Tested with rooted OnePlus 9 running OxygenOS 11.2.9.9 LE25BA, Paranoid Android Ruby Alpha 2 and crDroid 20210716 build.
​Known issues:
- If you have a WiFi network saved, using this debloat will make your phone forget the network.
Fix: If you connect to the network after using these, it won't forget it again.
- Phone lags for 10 seconds and a message with "Settings isn't responding" shows up whenever you open/go back to Bluetooth & Device Connection setting. However if you tap on "Wait" it'll go away, the setting will open and no problem. AFAIK it does not affect the actual functionalities of the settings.
*Changelog*
v1.0 - Release
v1.1 - Added oemtcma, Factory Mode, and Factory Mode Specialtest to the list.
v1.2 - [Comptible with up to OOS 11.2.7.7] Added Cloud Services, Charging Pilar, OnePlus Roaming, Membership, Secure Payment (experimental), Work-Life Balance to the list.
v1.21 - [Comptible with Paranoid Android Ruby Alpha 1] Added Abstruct from Paranoid Android.
v1.3 - [Comptible with Paranoid Android Ruby Alpha 2] Added Paranoid FaceSense to the list (experimental)
v1.4 - [Comptible with latest crDroid & OOS up to 11.2.9.9] Added LogCat, Jelly, Calendar, AudioFX, crDroid Music, Updater, Omni stuff, and some other apps to the list.
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Android 12​​v2.1 - Tested with rooted OnePlus 9 running OxygenOS 12.C60, LineageOS 19.1 (2022.06.12 build), and AOSPA Sapphire Beta (2022.06.11 build), and Pixel Extended 5.0 (2022.10.04 build)​​Get the list here if the attachment below does not work.​
Yes, it's extreme. I use this for my liking, check the list before uninstalling!
Use at your own risk!
Features:
- Over 100 apps removed. Contains debloat for Google, OnePlus, and other apps
- Experimental Debloat:
GPS & Location
Always-on Display
- Almost everything can be downloaded from the Play Store if you accidentally removed something you didn't want to
(I recommend using the latest platform-tools for ADB)
Usage:
- Turn on USB Debugging
- In cmd type adb devices, and allow adb authorization on device
- Type adb shell
- (Optional) Type su
- Copy & paste the lines starting with "pm uninstall" to the cmd and press Enter. (You can select all or one-by-one too)
- Reboot & Enjoy
For reinstalling accidentally removed apps, try using
adb shell cmd package install-existing <package_name>
To do list:
Find other apps to remove
Known issues:
- Same as Android 11, see above
*Changelog*
v2.0 - Update to Android / OOS 12
v2.1 - [Comptible with latest LineageOS, AOSPA & OOS up to 12.C60] Added apps for OOS, LOS and AOSPA debloat.
v2.11 - Removed DocumentsUI from the list. (Some app depends on it)
v2.2 - [Comptible with Pixel Extended Android 13] Added Security stuff from Google to the list (i find it annoying). Removed Styles & wallpaper as some ROM customization depends on it.
*This could work with other devices with OOS / PA / crDroid running. Try and let me know*

First bit of development for our beloved op9. Fantastic

why llist all those app in your other stuff section? samsung, omnirom, mii, and various other OEM apps not on any OP phone. did you forget to clean up from a list? that paired with using pm uninstall instead of disable doesn't scream "run my script with confidence"
you say "Almost everything can be downloaded from the Play Store " but , not only is thats not true. many are OEM, you extreme debloating almost everything google but keep play store and services?, GPS, AR core,, location services and even webviewer. uninstalling the webviewer will break a a few settings that rely on it, as well as any application that decides to call on it for web content. webviewer is something that should be replaced, not removed.
just root and use magisk moduals made just for desires like that. google replicates uninstalled apps to the secondary slot for reboots in A11, thats why terminal de-bloater tricks it by removing the program but keeping files in the place google checks before deciding to repair itself.
PS check out ADB AppControl with built in de bloating. even offers to backup the programs for you prior (not the data, just apk but its better than nothing)
lastly, i tried to address your flair usage of how-to guide and authoritive writing but re-reading what i said just made me sound like a jerk. i just see someone googling this in the future and getting screwed, by them. Dont be afraid to ask questions when you are unsure about something and workshop initial builds with other members before throwing it out there as a guide.

applyscience said:
why llist all those app in your other stuff section? samsung, omnirom, mii, and various other OEM apps not on any OP phone. did you forget to clean up from a list? that paired with using pm uninstall instead of disable doesn't scream "run my script with confidence"
you say "Almost everything can be downloaded from the Play Store " but , not only is thats not true. many are OEM, you extreme debloating almost everything google but keep play store and services?, GPS, AR core,, location services and even webviewer. uninstalling the webviewer will break a a few settings that rely on it, as well as any application that decides to call on it for web content. webviewer is something that should be replaced, not removed.
just root and use magisk moduals made just for desires like that. google replicates uninstalled apps to the secondary slot for reboots in A11, thats why terminal de-bloater tricks it by removing the program but keeping files in the place google checks before deciding to repair itself.
PS check out ADB AppControl with built in de bloating. even offers to backup the programs for you prior (not the data, just apk but its better than nothing)
lastly, i tried to address your flair usage of how-to guide and authoritive writing but re-reading what i said just made me sound like a jerk. i just see someone googling this in the future and getting screwed, by them. Dont be afraid to ask questions when you are unsure about something and workshop initial builds with other members before throwing it out there as a guide.
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1. You don't need to use it, all i can say is that because it works for me, i thought i'd share it.
2. "Almost" means most of them, of course there are some that cannot be downloaded.
3. I clearly state in the file that removing stuff can be risky, i didn't say that it can be used with confidence

Mh, always, when I use it, the abdroid calendar storage is no longer available...any ideas? And my calendar app stopps working...

AxelM said:
Mh, always, when I use it, the abdroid calendar storage is no longer available...any ideas? And my calendar app stopps working...
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The phone works normally without it, and because i don't use it this list will remove those apps.
You can try using adb shell cmd package install-existing <package_name> to reinstall them.

AxelM said:
Mh, always, when I use it, the abdroid calendar storage is no longer available...any ideas? And my calendar app stopps working...
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this is the situation i was trying to show concern about arising. part of me sympathizes with users who just want better performance and what not and I still do feel OP should have worded this less vague and authoritative because I feel most replies will be from users who assume this is a fleshed out guide and not something slapped together hastily and contains some mis-truths, applicable situations and errors.
That all being said, OP did title it extreme debloat, which is a pretty clear and easy to comprehend so anyone just running this without a considerable understanding of what it does or how it does it is just shooting themselves on the foot.
Don't run extreme de-bloats blindly and don't assume what one user is fine with removing is what you'll be ok with. Also, dont run pm uninstall on anything unless you are 100% sure you know exactly what it is, you will never need it again and if so, know how to install it again. pm disable exists for a reason and more should be aware of it.
If you find yourself habitually dealing with situaitons of something you need or not working, you should probably reinstall the OS. this is a extreme debloat and removes many things that arent easy to just reinstall on their own. (cant state this enough, OP did title it extreme debloat)

If people still want to run this and arent 100% sure they want to commit to the same level of debloat as OP, do yourselves a favor and copy the commands into a word processor and find and replace pm uninstall with pm disable-user --user 0.
OP says "
For reinstall accidentally removed apps, use
adb shell cmd package install-existing <package_name>"
but did you make a copy of the apk before running the script? do you know where its located to point the command to? many of the apks this removes arent even accessible without root folder access. some also cant just be downloaded so if you need something back, you will more than likely be reinstalling the OS.
OP, unless you enjoy replying to people asking how to get "X" back or wondering why "Y" is gone, maybe re-word some things and clarify some of the comments you made. Im not out here trying to belittle you or make you feel any type of way. i guarantee theres millions of things you know and do better than i and thats amazing, thats what makes people coming together and working on outcomes so awesome. or if you are someone who sees anyone offering suggestions/corrections as a personal attack and just want to run a thread with you constantly on the defensive, thats fine too. I really am just trying to prevent people breaking their phones (regaurdless if they deserve it or not becuse, in the end, its titled extreme debloat, come on people lol)

@applyscience: I totally understand your concerns. I checked all the names of the the unistalled files beforehand, but misinterpreted this one. It costs me some time, but fortunatly I work with titanium and so I was able within 3h to get everything to normal.
@_MartyMan_ : I just change the code to my goals and now everything works fine.
Did you know the code, where the files are just frozen, because than you can try it out first and than delete them...

just use
[TOOL] ADB AppControl 1.8.0 🚀 Ultimate App Manager & Debloat Tool + Tweaks
ADB AppControl 🚀 Root is not required. Works with any Android device. Can do almost everything you dreamed about with applications. ADB AppControl - the desktop program, that will allow you to easily manage applications on your android device...
forum.xda-developers.com

Thanks for the list, OP. Always nice to have a breakdown of the debloat apps.
Just as a suggestion to those who do not want to uninstall and feel more comfortable just disabling the apps, you can replace the first part of the commands in the ADB script from:
Code:
pm uninstall --user 0
to:
Code:
pm disable-user
Doing this will also save the state of the app even after doing an OS update.

@_MartyMan
THANK YOU for this guide. I'm rocking the OP 9 5g Pro. My first Oneplus device I decided upon because Facebook does NOT ship with it. And the camera.
As a root enthusiast (Privacy concerns), removing the absolute trash apps embedded in carrier-sponsored Android in the U.S. MUST be done before my device gets it's data turned on.
And your delightful list (All Uninstall) is just what I needed. None of the apps I deleted are ever going to be needed in my life.
Slightly more privacy, and my battery idled on 100% for 5 hours.
I'm off to F-Droid for my usual lineup.
Thank You Again!!!

Updated for OOS 12

Does this actually remove the package/application from the phone, i.e. I get the storage space back that the app was taking up? Or does it only disable the app from 'user 0' and the storage space is unnaffected? I want to permanently remove some packages and so far everything I have seen regarding ADB is that it doesnt remove the pacakge/app, it merely disables it from the primary user.
I am considering rooting and using TWRP or Magisk to permanently remove the packages, but if ADB actually removes them, and I get my storage space back, then I will stick to ADB.
Also, why not remove com.oneplus.brickmode? Its OnePlus's Zen Mode as far as I can tell and is completely worthless. If I am wrong please correct me so I can re-enable this package.

RonnieDoitch said:
Does this actually remove the package/application from the phone, i.e. I get the storage space back that the app was taking up? Or does it only disable the app from 'user 0' and the storage space is unnaffected? I want to permanently remove some packages and so far everything I have seen regarding ADB is that it doesnt remove the pacakge/app, it merely disables it from the primary user.
I am considering rooting and using TWRP or Magisk to permanently remove the packages, but if ADB actually removes them, and I get my storage space back, then I will stick to ADB.
Also, why not remove com.oneplus.brickmode? Its OnePlus's Zen Mode as far as I can tell and is completely worthless. If I am wrong please correct me so I can re-enable this package.
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I'm unsure. Your correct looked it up it's Zen mode your probably fine. I uninstalled Zen mode through titanium it shows this now.

RonnieDoitch said:
Does this actually remove the package/application from the phone, i.e. I get the storage space back that the app was taking up? Or does it only disable the app from 'user 0' and the storage space is unnaffected? I want to permanently remove some packages and so far everything I have seen regarding ADB is that it doesnt remove the pacakge/app, it merely disables it from the primary user.
I am considering rooting and using TWRP or Magisk to permanently remove the packages, but if ADB actually removes them, and I get my storage space back, then I will stick to ADB.
Also, why not remove com.oneplus.brickmode? Its OnePlus's Zen Mode as far as I can tell and is completely worthless. If I am wrong please correct me so I can re-enable this package.
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It's still there, it's only removed for the current user. All i know is that is does not show up in Greenify so i think it's not running in the background.

What would be the command to delete red cable pro?

Updated with new apps for OOS, AOSP, and LOS. Enjoy

Can this be used for Oos 12 c62?

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Can this be used for Oos 12 c62?
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Very likely - not tested though. Not much changed since C60

Can I prevent an update (or at least stave it off) or must I accept the upcoming update? (I don't want the baseband to increment for rooting)

My phone is forcing upon me an update that I wish to stave off, if possible, or stop altogether if possible.
The upcoming update will happen in a day if I don't figure out how to stop it.
How can we definitively tell if the baseband will be incremented with any given forced update?
And how can we tell if this is a security-only update, or if the baseband will be updated too?

Use Package Disabler or an adb edit to disable these two services. Stops it dead in its tracks.

blackhawk said:
Use Package Disabler or an adb edit to disable these two services. Stops it dead in its tracks.
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Ah. Too late! This time anyway.
But your information is good for next time.
I'll use this information in the future (and so can others, which is the point of my fleshing what you just had suggested as the answer) to disable the following two services on my T-Mobile Galaxy A32 5G (SM-326U) Android 12 setup...
<com.sec.android.soagent>
What is com.sec.android.soagent?
What is SOAgent in Samsung Galaxy?
What does com.sec.android.soagent do?
<com.ws.dm>
What is com.ws.dm?
What does com.ws.dm do in a Google Activity?
What does Com WS DS mean?
When I looked to disable those two services using my MuntashirAkon App Manager...
<https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager>
I found that perhaps that second service has a different name?
<com.sec.android.soagent>
<com.wssyncmldm>
What is com.wssyncmldm?
How to disable com.wssyncmldm
Step by step guide to disabling com.wssyncmldm
All you need to know about com.wssyncmldm
Why disable com.wssyncmldm
How to fix com ws sync mldm
Everything you need to know about com.wssyncmldm
As for "Package Disabler", I didn't even know you could disable system packages without being root (alas, my phone can't be rooted).
It's nice to know you can disable system apps without root.
So that others don't have to look for it, I think I found it here, at least with my first set of search terms.
Package Disabler
<https://www.packagedisabler.com>
The only NON-root solution that let’s you disable any unwanted packages that come pre-installed / installed with your phone / tablet.
You can disable apps with 1 click. Disabled application / package will not be uninstalled or updated using Google play or any other means.
This app also provides password / uninstall protection to avoid misuse.
When I searched on XDA-Developers forum threads for package disabler, I found a bunch of hits, but I don't know which are canonical updated threads.
Package Disabler Pro- De-Bloat & Remove Stock Apps For Better Ram-Battery Life
Package Disabler - Android 11?
which also suggests LADB(Kunal Adb) or PC adb
Package Disabler?
Package Disabler?
New package disabler,works!!!
Package Disabler
Package disabler pro
[GUIDE] [No Root] Disable System Apps & Bloatware: Package Disabler Pro - T-Mobile
Has anyone found an alternative apk to package disabler pro?
Need Help with my note 8 Bootloop caused by disabled Packages
What bloatware have you safely disabled/removed on the Galaxy Tab S3?
These non-forum articles showed up in a google search for more information about this useful "package disabler" tool which purports to disable system packages without needing to be root.
Debloat Galaxy Devices Without Root
Universal Android Debloater helps you get rid of unwanted apps and bloatware on your phone
How to disable any pre-installed system app bloatware on Android without root
Android Central Package Disabler
Regarding the adb commands, I use adb all day every day for a variety of things (see below) but I haven't used adb (or ladb) to disable a service which requires root as I didn't know you could do that.
How to duplicate what adb does to ad hoc open any given Activity on the Android phone?
[adb] [Wireless debugging] [Wi-Fi] Is there an updated XDA tutorial yet on setting up adb COMPLETELY wirelessly as of Android 11+ (no USB cable!)?
[adb] What is the adb syntax to connect wirelessly to Android by unique serial number (instead of by Wi-Fi LAN IP address & random port assignment)?
[adb] [Wireless debugging] [Wi-Fi] Is there an updated XDA tutorial yet on setting up adb COMPLETELY wirelessly as of Android 11+ (no USB cable!)?
(PSA) Using the new Android 12 TILE for 'Developer options' 'Wireless debugging' to establish adb connection over Wi-Fi without USB
[adb,scrcpy,vysor] What ports does Android 12 randomly set when Wi-Fi connecting via Wireless debugging adb "pair" or "connect" commands?
Android 12 Developer options adb "Wireless debugging" option keeps turning off
For any given trusted computer, can we make an adb usb debugging connection on day one & then SAVE adbkey.pub authentication keys for use years later?
As for how to use either local adb (ladb) to disable packages (without needing the PC and without needing to be rooted), my first task was to look up what the ladb commands might be...
Say hello to LADB, a local ADB shell without needing root or a computer!
How to debloat your phone (and more) without connecting to a PC
And then let's look up some of the adb commands to figure out what they are to disable the two services using a PC but without needing to be rooted.
XDA-Developers guide to ADB
ADB Tips & Tricks: ADB commands that every power user should know about!
Obviously I have some homework to do before I can successfully disable the two services listed above without needing to be rooted (as my phone can't be rooted) using just adb (which seems like the easiest way to approach this task)...
Since I'm always connected to my phone via adb anyway (as I mirror my screen and audio onto my PC) I may as well use the adb commands to disable the two update services, where might these be the related necessary adb commands to employ for that task?
C:\> adb shell pm list packages | findstr /i soagent
That should find "package:com.sec.android.soagent"​
C:\> adb shell pm list packages -d | findstr /i soagent
That should find the disabled packages & then grep for "com.sec.android.soagent" which shouldn't (yet) be in that list​
C:\> adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.sec.android.soagent
That should (I hope) disable the listed package (is that correct?)​
C:\> adb shell pm enable --user 0 com.sec.android.soagent
That should (if desired), re-enable the listed package (is that right?)​​Likewise, these are likely the related steps for com.wssyncmldm:
C:\> adb shell pm list packages | findstr /i wssyncmldm
C:\> adb shell pm list packages -d | findstr /i wssyncmldm
C:\> adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.wssyncmldm
C:\> adb shell pm enable --user 0 com.wssyncmldm
But first, may I confirm that my two services are of a different name than that which was initially suggested?
And may I confirm the adb commands to disable those two services?

You can probably roll it back from 12 to 11 if you want provided the boot loader wasn't upgraded too.
This stock Samsung N10+ hasn't been updated in over 3 years; still running on Pie. Current load is over 2.5 yo, still fast, very stable with minimal maintenance. Security simply isn't an issue with its current configuration... screw the Google scare hype. This is what Android is capable of... if you leave it be.

blackhawk said:
You can probably roll it back from 12 to 11 if you want provided the boot loader wasn't upgraded too.
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Thank you for that suggestion, where I really don't know that much about Android, which I openly admit. I can research if pointed in the right direction though.
I am told the bootloader for the T-Mobile A32-5G needs to be version 5 or below (maybe even 3 or below) in order to root the Samsung Galaxy A32-5G, and mine is currently version 8.
I don't know how to roll back a bootloader, but even so, I'm not sure I understand your suggestion of rolling back the Android version from 12 to 11.
How would changing the OS change the bootloader version?
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This stock Samsung N10+ hasn't been updated in over 3 years; still running on Pie. Current load is over 2.5 yo, still fast, very stable with minimal maintenance. Security simply isn't an issue with its current configuration... screw the Google scare hype. This is what Android is capable of... if you leave it be.
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I very much appreciate your kind and thoughtful advice that pointed me in the direction of the two packages that I needed to disable, which is what I needed to research in the right direction.
I also much appreciate that you mentioned adb will do the job of disabling those packages without me being rooted, as that too was a required datapoint that I didn't know until you told me.
Thank you very much for your kind advice, where I do agree with you this hype about having the latest security patches isn't something I'm all that worried about.
However....
There is this "nagging concern" that, as of Google's Project Mainline and Project Treble (both since renamed), the way that the 25 core modules update is no longer via carrier updates but over the air with Google Framework Services updates (not to be confused with Google Play Services updates).
AdServices multi-package multi-type Android 13
adbd com.android.adbd APEX Android 11
AppSearch com.android.appsearch APEX Android 13
ART com.android.art APEX Android 12
Bluetooth APEX Android 13
CellBroadcast com.android.cellbroadcast APEX Android 11
Conscrypt com.android.conscrypt APEX Android 10
Device Scheduling com.android.scheduling APEX Android 12
DNS Resolver com.android.resolv APEX Android 10
DocumentsUI com.android.documentsui APK Android 10
ExtServices com.android.ext.services APK (Android 10)
ExtServices com.android.ext.services APEX (Android 11)
IPsec/IKEv2 Library com.android.ipsec APEX Android 11
Media Media: com.android.media Android 10 (extractors)
Media Codecs: com.android.media.swcodec APEX Android 10 (extractors, MediaSession API) Android 11 (MediaParser API)
MediaProvider com.android.mediaprovider APEX Android 11
ModuleMetadata com.android.modulemetadata APK Android 10
Network Stack Network Stack Permission Configuration: com.android.networkstack.permissionconfig
Captive Portal Login: com.android.captiveportallogin
Network Components: com.android.networkstack APK Android 10
NNAPI Runtime com.android.neuralnetworks APK Android 11
OnDevicePersonalization Runtime Multiple Multiple Android 13
PermissionController com.android.permissioncontroller APK Android 10
SDK Extensions com.android.sdkext APEX Android 11
Statsd com.android.os.statsd APEX Android 11
Tethering com.android.tethering APK Android 11
Time Zone Data com.android.tzdata APEX Android 10
UWB com.android.uwb APEX Android 13
Wi-Fi com.android.wifi APEX Android 11
It's all very confusing HOW Android updates nowadays.
Some updates are over the air by the carrier
Other updates are done separately for the 25 core modules
Still others are done over a Google Play Store app Activity
(These last app updates are not really part of the Google Play Store app but the Activity for app updates appears in the settings for the Google Play Store app so a lot of people associate those app updates with the Google Play Store app).
In short, does this method of disabling two packages "really" work to stop all updates?
Or does it just work for the Project Mainline updates?
Or just the carrier supplied security updates?
I don't know.

You're welcome.
The bootloader version can be upgraded but not rolled back on a Snapdragon. If just the rom was upgraded from 11 to 12 it can be rolled back by flashing Android 11 if the bootloader wasn't upgraded too. I think this is the case for you but check it to be sure. Personally I don't muck with the firmware. A Samsung Experience center at a Best Buy can also flash it back to 11.
I really don't worry about updating any apps unless there's a improvement I need, so I don't.
It leads to a more stable platform since everything is already running well, more importantly it's fulfilling its mission. In the end that's all that counts. This is my solution; it may not be what others do but it works very well for me. I send almost zero time now troubleshooting... it just runs.

blackhawk said:
You're welcome.
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Without you, I wouldn't have known the name of the two packages, nor that adb can disable them without me being rooted. Thanks.
What I don't know, yet anyway, is which of the following software versions those two packages above facilitated the updates for...
Android version [e.g., Android 12]
Baseband version [e.g., A326USQS8BVL3]
Security update [e.g., Dec. 1, 2022]
Google Play System [e.g., March 1, 2022]
Google Play Services [e.g., 22.42.12 (190400-481949630]
Google Play Store [e.g., 33.5.16-21 [0][PR] 4933219047]
Firmware (such as the Qualcomm modem firmware)
25 Core modules in Project Mainline
These are apparently updated either over Google Play Services on the net or OTA by partners.
Default/original apps (such as Chrome, YouTube, etc.)
User apps (of which there may be hundreds)
blackhawk said:
The bootloader version can be upgraded but not rolled back on a Snapdragon.
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I didn't think it was going to be easy to unlock the bootloader, let alone roll it backward a notch or two.
BTW, it's not a Snapdragon I don't think.
DevCheck (see attached screenshot) shows it to be a "Mediatek Dimensity 720" powering this SM-A326U Galaxy A32 5G.
blackhawk said:
If just the rom was upgraded from 11 to 12 it can be rolled back by flashing Android 11 if the bootloader wasn't upgraded too. I think this is the case for you but check it to be sure. Personally I don't muck with the firmware. A Samsung Experience center at a Best Buy can also flash it back to 11.
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I've seen that link, and I found it fantastic, where I think I'm stuck in not being able to root unless something new comes up - which is my main purpose here in at least freezing the bootloader version at 8.
The main lack of information I have at the moment is I don't know WHAT PROCESS updates the bootloader.
blackhawk said:
I really don't worry about updating any apps unless there's a improvement I need, so I don't.
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I'm with you 100% in that I don't update ANY apps unless I KNOW it has something I want (which almost never happens).
That's good that neither of us worries about app updates because most people don't realize what a MESS app updates truly are!
I've found out most people THINK that the Google Play Store does a check for new apps for ALL your installed apps - but I've tested it and it doesn't even come close (see attached screenshot proof).
The Google Play Store app update section isn't even part of the Google Play Store (it's an Activity within it but it's independent of the Google Play Store app itself) - but what's worse is the fact it updates barely any apps.
Maybe a dozen. Maybe even two dozen.
But the Google Play Store app update Activity MISSES hundreds upon hundreds of apps, which the screenshots below prove to be the case.
Luckily, as a result of that opinion which we both share that we don't update apps unless we need to, this whole app update mess isn't an issue for either one of us, but bear in mind that a LOT of people "think" the Google Play Store app "updates" all their apps.
It's not even close.
blackhawk said:
It leads to a more stable platform since everything is already running well, more importantly it's fulfilling its mission. In the end that's all that counts. This is my solution; it may not be what others do but it works very well for me. I send almost zero time now troubleshooting... it just runs.
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I'm like you in that I don't update the hundreds of apps unless any one of them needs to be updated, which almost never happens.
But what is driving me nuts is the CONFUSION about what process updates what part of the Android operating system.
For example, I'm currently at:
The Google Play System = March 1, 2022
Settings > About phone > Software information
The Google Play Services = Version 22.42.12 (190400-481949630)
Settings > Apps > Your apps > Google Play Services
The Google Play Store = 33.5.16-21 [0][PR] 4933219047
Settings > Apps > Your apps > Google Play Services
But what is the process that updates those three entities?
It behooves us to nail this down as I'm confused what is updated when & how.
While there are at least a half dozen important layers of Android which are updated on a variety of schedules, I think the fundamental updated layers may be:
The Android OS version, baseband & security patch levels
The Google Play {System,Services,Store} system update levels
The versions of the 25 core modules of Project Mainline
The versions of the firmware in Project Treble
The versions of all the apps supplied with the native OS
I'm embarrassed, for example, to state that I have no idea whatsoever what updates the BASEBAND, for example.
Worse, I have no idea what process updates the 25 core modules of the Project Mainline modules (which is the core of Android).
Project Mainline core modules in Android 10
Project Mainline core modules in Android 11
Project Mainline core modules in Android 12
Project Mainline core modules in Android 13
What process updates those two dozen critical core modules?

com.wssyncmldm is what does all OTA firmware updates for the phone including the bootloader as far as I know. To stop OTA upgrades only it needs to be disabled. It's the only one that can permanently screw you up.
I'm not familiar with the MediaTek chipsets. Galaxy store updates it's apps as well, I firewall block it unless I need to use it.
I keep installable backup copies of all my apps including system. That way on a reload or if they get an unwanted update, I'm ready.
Worksv on Android 9,10, not sure about higher. Newer versions are on Playstore.

blackhawk said:
com.wssyncmldm is what does all OTA firmware updates for the phone including the bootloader as far as I know. To stop OTA upgrades only it needs to be disabled. It's the only one that can permanently screw you up.
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Thank you for confirming com.wssyncmldm does the over-the-air firmware updates, and, particularly the caveat that it's the only updater package that can permanently screw the ability to root up.
Android is broken into so many components that I am going nuts trying to figure out what updates what - so that helps (a little).
blackhawk said:
I'm not familiar with the MediaTek chipsets. Galaxy store updates it's apps as well, I firewall block it unless I need to use it.
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Thank you for bringing up the Galaxy App update mechanism, which I had omitted in my description of what updates apps above.
The OTA update often updates default system apps
The Google Play Store Activity Updater updates "some" apps
The FOSS Google Play Store clients also update "many" apps
The Samsung Galaxy Store updater updates its own apps
There are app updaters I've tested which update ALL apps
(Of course, these assume an update is available.)
Just so that you know, I never create ANY login on my phone, so I can't log into the galaxy store even if I had wanted to do so.
Is there any app in the Samsung Galaxy Store worth the login requirements?
That means I don't have a Google Account set up on my phone either (even as I have a Google Account), so I've learned empirically that if you log into the GMail app even once, it CREATES a Google Account on your phone.
The phone works better WITHOUT the Google Account setup.
Likewise if you log into the Google Maps app, or Google Voice, etc., but luckily ALL the Google apps have equivalent apps which generally work better than the Google apps do anyway.
GMail === FairMail mail client
Chrome === Ungoogled Chromium web client
YouTube === NewPipe YouTube client
Google Play Store === Aurora Google Play Store client
Google Maps === works fine w/o a login
Google Calendar === Etar
Google Messages === Pulse SMS (before Klinker sold to Maple Media)
Google launcher === Nova Launcher (before they sold out)
etc.
Note a good reason for SAVING all the APKs you install is shown in the case of Nova and Pulse where both went over to the dark side.
blackhawk said:
I keep installable backup copies of all my apps including system. That way on a reload or if they get an unwanted update, I'm ready.
Worksv on Android 9,10, not sure about higher. Newer versions are on Playstore.
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Like you, I maintain all my APKs independently OUTSIDE of the current daily drive phone, where it's all completely automatic.
The FOSS Google Play Store clients have an option to NOT DELETE the APK when you install any app off the Google Play Store repository.
That fact bears repeating.
When you install an app off the Google Play store, presumably this sequence occurs:
1. The client finds the app & then you download the APK
2. The client initiates the installation of the APK
3. Then the client always DELETES the downloaded APK
But when you install that same app off that same repository using the FOSS Google Play Store clients, and if you check the box to NOT DELETE the APK after installation, then THIS sequence happens.
1. The client finds the app & then you download the APK
2. The client initiates the installation of the APK
3. Then the client always DOES NOT DELETE the downloaded APK
In addition, my Android file system and my Windows file systems are exactly the same (so to speak) since I use free WebDAV servers to mount my entire Android filesystem onto Windows as a drive letter over Wi-Fi (no cables necessary).
Can you mount BOTH Android internal & external storage onto Windows as a drive letter over Wi-Fi using a SINGLE WebDAV server?
That way, when I need to re-populate a new phone, I first bring over the homescreen and all the icon locations (which Nova does nicely), and then, one by one, I populate the apps by SLIDING them over using my mouse to slide from Windows to the mirrored Android.
See the screenshots below proving all that I say above.
BTW, I have one WARNING about extracting APKs, where I've tested ALL the free extractors extent, and where I've had some bad experiences where the extracted APK doesn't work on a different model phone (generally it's different in every way, hardware & software).
I've had MUCH BETTER experience just NOT DELETING the APK when it's downloaded off the Google Play Store repository, or the F-Droid repository, or the GitHub/Sourceforge/Guardian/etc., repositories.
This problem, I think, will only get worse as of the August 2022 decree by Google regarding APEX files (instead of APK files) on the Google Play Store repository.
In summary, Android UPDATES are complex, and I do NOT profess to understand what updates what - so any help anyone can provide is welcome as I am confused as to what updates what.
Since my credibility matters, screenshots below prove all I say above.

I use whatever comes in handy and don't go more nuts than I need to in order to get the job done.
The reason to be able to access the Samsung Galaxy store are the free icon packs and themes.
Edge add ons and certain other apps like Sound Assistant. The Good Lock family of apps are of particular interest for a Samsung user.
Nova isn't as fast or efficient as One UI. One UI is a very stable launcher and very customizable.
My stock N10+ homescreen running on One UI, modified with various Good Lock apps and One handed Operation plus. Digi Clock and Energy Ring are 3rd party apps.

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Nova isn't as fast or efficient as One UI.
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Nova free went over to the dark side as of the Branch acquisition.
Nova Launcher and Sesame Search have been acquired by Branch, an analytics company
As a direct result of the Branch acquisition, my Nova free is the last known good version (namely the pre-branch 7.0.57 version):
<https://novalauncher.com/beta>
<https://novalauncher.com/apk/NovaLauncher_7.0.57.apk>
Name: NovaLauncher_7.0.57.apk
Size: 8687535 bytes (8483 KiB)
SHA256: 05AE72221D8D4F3D6A111A3220A0C87040806AF4E53053EF64F2DE426990893E
Mostly what I like(d) about Nova free is the ability to save the homescreen (and all the folders, shortcuts, and icons) EXACTLY and then re-load it on any number of phones, no matter what make/model of that phone.
Another feature I really liked about Nova free is its ability to put icons on any grid and in any location whatsoever.
Last summer I had opened a thread seeking a replacement app launcher...
Nova launcher used to be the best free Android launcher - until now - so what's better?
We discussed the merits at that time...
blackhawk said:
One UI is a very stable launcher and very customizable.
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I'm happy with my last-known-good-version of Nova free, but because they went over to the dark side, I have to find another app launcher.
If OneUI does those things, I might consider it.
Save homescreen/folders/icons & re-use later
Put icons on any grid (or no grid) whatsoever

GalaxyA325G said:
Mostly what I like(d) about Nova free is the ability to save the homescreen (and all the folders, shortcuts, and icons) EXACTLY and then re-load it on any number of phones, no matter what make/model of that phone.
The only other thing I really liked about Nova free is its ability to put icons on any grid and in any location whatsoever.
I'm happy with my last-known-good-version of Nova free, but because they went over to the dark side, I have to find another app launcher.
If OneUI does those two things, I might consider it.
Save homescreen/folders/icons & re-use later
Put icons on any grid (or no grid) whatsoever
Does it?
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SmartSwitch can save icons and homescreen, however on a clean load I wouldn't use SmartSwitch other than to save homescreen settings so you'll need to rebuild the icons and apps although Goodlock apps and homepage settings remain in effect. So it's not like you just landed on mars and everything looks unworldly with no button navigation
Other than folders you're locked into the grid pattern.
One UI is faster, more efficient and very stable. In fact in 3 years I've never had it crash and force a reboot. Let me put this way, one of the most surefire ways to boot loop a Samsung is a 3rd party launcher. Been there, done that twice, back to back full reloads That convinced me to live with the white page indicators. That's my only real criticism of One UI.
Pick your poison wisely...

I didn't read the whole thread, but for instance it's already enough to freeze the "Software-Update" package to stop "Software-Update" notifications.
In my S8 with Android 9 it's located in /system/priv-app/FotaAgent/FotaAgent.apk. Just rename to "FotaAgent.apk.bak" and that's it!