Benefits of removing bloatware
You might have been obsessed with seeing a truckload of unnecessary applications in the app drawer. Sometimes, it becomes hard to quickly open a desired application from the app drawer. By removing bloatware or unnecessary apps, it becomes easy to navigate and that increases your productivity.
Bloatware (most of them) keeps running in the background, which consumes some storage in the RAM and internal storage. So, by removing bloatware, the amount of free RAM goes up, which, without any doubt, increases device performance.
How to uninstall bloatware on Samsung Galaxy S22, S22 Plus, S22, and S22 Ultra via ADB
Step 1: Install the latest Android SDK Platform Tools
We’ll use ADB commands to uninstall bloatware that requires Android SDK Platform Tools on your Windows, Mac, or Linux computer. Click here to read our guide on installing Android SDK Platform Tools.
Step 2: Enable USB debugging
To establish a connection between your phone and computer, the phone needs to have USB debugging enabled. To do so, go to developer settings and turn on the toggle for USB debugging.
Step 3: Open the command window
Connect your phone to the PC using a USB cable. You may see a prompt on your phone; tap on “Yes” to enable USB debugging on your computer. In the address bar, type “CMD” and press the Enter button. A Command Prompt screen will open.
Type the following command to check the ADB connection on the command window. If you get some random id like in the image below, the connection is successful. Otherwise, go through the above steps again.
adb devices
Step 4: Find the list of bloatware on your phone
On the command window, type the following command to open the Shell environment.
adb shell
Now, type in the following commands to get a list of package names of all the apps installed on your phone.
pm list packages
Step 5: Remove bloatware
Here’s the command to remove any bloatware from a phone.
pm uninstall -k --user 0 PackageName
Here, you need to change “PackageName” with the actual package name that you want to uninstall. For example, you can use the following command to remove Samsung Shop
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.ecomm.global
[Note: In some cases, you might face issues on your phone after removing a package. So, it is safe to first disable a package and then use the device. If you don’t face any issues, then remove the package. Otherwise, enable the package. Commands for enabling, disabling, and re-installing packages are given below.]
Commands to disable, re-enable, or re-install a package
To disable a package or bloatware, type in the following command. Make sure to replace “PackageName” with the actual name of the package.
pm disable-user -–user 0 PackageName
To re-enable a package, execute the following command. And again, don’t forget to replace “PackageName” with the actual package name.
pm enable -–user 0 PackageName
Let’s say, you have uninstalled a package, and then the device is not functioning well. In that case, re-installing the same package can help your device in functioning as earlier. Here’s the command to perform the re-installation of a package.
cmd package install-existing PackageName
Always keep in mind to replace “PackageName” with the actual package name.
List of all bloatware on Samsung phones
Google bloatware list
com.dsi.ant.sample.acquirechannels
com.dsi.ant.service.socket
com.dsi.ant.server
com.dsi.ant.plugins.antplus
com.android.egg
com.sec.android.easyonehand
com.sec.android.widgetapp.samsungapps
com.samsung.android.mateagent
com.sec.android.easyMover.Agent
com.sec.android.daemonapp
com.samsung.android.app.social
Samsung Bixby bloatware list
com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup
com.samsung.android.app.spage
com.samsung.android.app.routines
com.samsung.android.bixby.service
com.samsung.android.visionintelligence
com.samsung.android.bixby.agent
com.samsung.android.bixby.agent.dummy
com.samsung.android.bixbyvision.framework
General system bloatware list
com.dsi.ant.sample.acquirechannels
com.dsi.ant.service.socket
com.dsi.ant.server
com.dsi.ant.plugins.antplus
com.sec.android.easyonehand
com.android.egg
com.sec.android.widgetapp.samsungapps
com.samsung.android.mateagent
com.sec.android.daemonapp
com.samsung.android.app.social
com.sec.android.easyMover.Agent
Samsung Pass/Samsung Pay bloatware list
com.samsung.android.samsungpassautofill
com.samsung.android.authfw
com.samsung.android.spay
com.samsung.android.spayfw
com.samsung.android.samsungpass
Facebook bloatware list
com.facebook.system
com.facebook.appmanager
com.facebook.services
Printing Service
com.android.bips
com.google.android.printservice.recommendation
com.android.printspooler
Samsung Game Launcher
com.samsung.android.game.gamehome
com.enhance.gameservice
com.samsung.android.game.gametools
com.samsung.android.gametuner.thin
com.samsung.android.game.gos
Samsung Browser
com.sec.android.app.sbrowser
com.samsung.android.app.sbrowseredge
Samsung Kids
com.samsung.android.kidsinstaller
com.samsung.android.app.camera.sticker.facearavatar.preload
Edge
com.samsung.android.service.peoplestripe
General bloatware list
com.dsi.ant.sample.acquirechannels
com.dsi.ant.service.socket
com.dsi.ant.server
com.dsi.ant.plugins.antplus
flipboard.boxer.app
com.cnn.mobile.android.phone.edgepanel
com.sec.android.easyonehand
com.samsung.android.widgetapp.yahooedge.finance
com.android.dreams.phototable
com.samsung.android.widgetapp.yahooedge.sport
com.samsung.android.spdfnote
com.sec.android.daemonapp
com.samsung.android.weather
com.samsung.android.app.reminder
com.samsung.android.keyguardwallpaperupdator
com.samsung.android.app.news
com.android.egg
com.sec.android.widgetapp.samsungapps
com.hancom.office.editor.hidden
Bixby Remap
com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup
com.samsung.android.app.spage
com.samsung.android.app.routines
com.samsung.android.bixby.agent
com.samsung.android.bixby.agent.dummy
com.samsung.android.bixby.service
Car Mode
com.samsung.android.drivelink.stub
Gear VR
com.samsung.android.hmt.vrsvc
com.samsung.android.app.vrsetupwizardstub
com.samsung.android.hmt.vrshell
com.google.vr.vrcore
Samsung Kids
com.samsung.android.kidsinstaller
com.samsung.android.app.camera.sticker.facearavatar.preload
Samsung LED Cover
com.samsung.android.app.ledbackcover
com.sec.android.cover.ledcover
Samsung Email
com.samsung.android.email.provider
com.wsomacp
Samsung Dex
com.samsung.android.knox.containerdesktop
com.sec.android.app.desktoplauncher
com.sec.android.desktopmode.uiservice
com.samsung.desktopsystemui
com.sec.android.app.desktoplauncher
Samsung bloatware list
com.samsung.svoice.sync
com.samsung.android.drivelink.stub
com.samsung.android.svoice
com.samsung.android.widgetapp.yahooedge.finance
com.android.dreams.phototable
com.samsung.android.widgetapp.yahooedge.sport
com.samsung.android.spdfnote
com.sec.android.widgetapp.samsungapps
com.samsung.android.email.provider
com.samsung.android.app.ledcoverdream
com.sec.android.cover.ledcover
com.sec.android.app.withtv
com.sec.spp.push
com.samsung.android.spay
com.samsung.android.voicewakeup
com.samsung.voiceserviceplatform
com.sec.android.sidesync30
com.samsung.android.hmt.vrsvc
com.samsung.android.app.vrsetupwizardstub
com.samsung.android.hmt.vrshell
com.android.exchange
com.samsung.groupcast
com.sec.kidsplat.installer
com.sec.android.widgetapp.diotek.smemo
com.sec.android.provider.snote
com.sec.android.app.translator
com.vlingo.midas
com.sec.readershub
com.sec.android.app.gamehub
com.sec.everglades.update
com.sec.everglades
tv.peel.samsung.app
com.sec.yosemite.phone
com.samsung.android.app.episodes
com.samsung.android.app.storyalbumwidget
com.samsung.android.tripwidget
com.samsung.android.service.travel
com.tripadvisor.tripadvisor
com.android.email
com.samsung.android.app.memo
com.sec.android.app.ocr
Microsoft bloatware list
com.skype.raider
com.microsoft.office.excel
com.microsoft.office.word
com.microsoft.office.powerpoint
Samsung Knox
com.knox.vpn.proxyhandler
com.android.stk2
com.android.stk
com.samsung.android.authfw
com.samsung.knox.keychain
com.samsung.SMT
com.samsung.android.knox.attestation
com.samsung.android.bbc.bbcagent
com.samsung.android.allshare.service.fileshare
com.samsung.android.beaconmanager
Misc
com.google.ar.core
com.google.android.music
com.google.android.videos
com.samsung.android.bbc.bbcagent
com.samsung.knox.securefolder
com.samsung.android.visionintelligence
com.samsung.android.samsungpassautofill
com.samsung.android.samsungpass
com.samsung.android.bbc.bbcagent
com.google.android.feedback
com.samsung.android.livestickers
com.samsung.android.app.watchmanagerstub
com.google.android.youtube
com.samsung.android.honeyboard
com.samsung.android.homemode
com.samsung.android.galaxycontinuity
com.sec.android.widgetapp.webmanual
com.samsung.android.oneconnect
com.samsung.android.voc
com.samsung.android.email.provider
com.microsoft.office.officehubrow
com.sec.android.usermanual
com.sec.android.app.myfiles
com.google.android.apps.docs
We hope that this guide was helpful to you. Feel free to ask anything in the comments below.
Good job guys, I was looking for a list of bloatware for Samsung s22 ultra and this came in handy,
However would appreciate if you can tell which ones are tested as being removable without interfering with the phones system,
Cheers,
Adin