How to Remove Bloatware from Your Android
Phone (Guide)
1. First, download the Universal Android Debloater (UAD)
from here. Click on “Assets” and download the EXE file for
Windows. If you are on macOS, download the. tar.gz file.
Uad_gui-windows.exe
2. Next, you need to set up ADB on your PC. Follow our linked
tutorial to install ADB right away.
Setup Your Android Device for ADB
• Open Settings on your Android device, and go to “About Phone”.
Here, tap on “Build number” 7 times consecutively. Keep in
mind, as Android devices have different skin, the ‘Build Numer’
page may be kept under some other pages.
• This will enable “Developer options” on your Android device.
Head over to “System” and then open Developer
Options and enable “USB debugging”. Now, whenever you
will connect your Android device to the computer, select the
“File transfer (MTP)” mode. You are done on the device front.
Now, the next step is to set up ADB on your computer.
Install ADB on Windows
• Firstly, download the ADB Platform Tools for Windows from Google’s official
page. Once downloaded, extract the contents of this file on your Windows PC
using a file archiver utility like WinRAR.
• Now head over to the extracted folder, and click on the address bar. Now, type
“cmd” and hit enter. Instantly, a command prompt window will open up in the
ADB directory.
• After that, connect your Android device to Windows PC and execute adb
devices command.
It will prompt a “USB debugging” prompt on your smartphone.
Enable the “Always allow” checkbox and then tap on “Allow”.
• Now, you should see your device’s serial number in the Command Prompt
window. If it does not detect your device then run adb devices again and
this time, it will definitely detect your device. Congratulations! ADB is now
successfully installed on your Windows PC.
3. Now, move the UAD file you downloaded to the platform-
tools folder.
5. Finally, open the Universal Android Debloater, and it
will automatically detect your Android smartphone.
6. Once your device is detected, make sure “Recommended” is selected under the
top drop-down menu. Based on your device ROM, Universal Android Debloater pulls
the list of bloatware that can be safely removed. UAD has documented the list of
removable bloatware for all major smartphone manufacturers. For general users, I
will suggest sticking to the “Recommended” list.
7. Now, select the packages you want to remove and simply click on “Uninstall
selection” at the bottom right. That said, I suggest you carefully check the package
name and apply your own mind before uninstalling a package.
8. This way, you can safely remove bloatware from your Android phone using
Universal Android Debloater. In case you want to restore a particular package,
you can choose “Uninstalled” or “Disabled” from the drop-down menu and
select the package. Now, click on “Restore selection”.
9. You can also search for particular apps from the search bar. In case the app is not
showing up in the debloater, install Package Name Viewer 2.0 (Free, offers in-
app purchases) from the Play Store on your Android phone and find the app’s
package name. Now, search for the package name and uninstall the bloatware right
away.
