Although the Galaxy Note 9 is an amazing phone, abounding associates of the Android association won't alike attending at it. This isn't aloof because of the Samsung Experience skin, but the ample bulk of bloatware that comes with this device. However, with a little work, you can abolish all of it.
With a computer and a USB cable, you can attenuate any app that comes preinstalled on the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, including arrangement apps that Samsung prevents you from uninstalling or disabling. Disabled apps will act as if they are uninstalled unless you branch displace the phone. Alone during a branch displace will the bloatware reappear, banishment you to accomplish the action afresh to abolish the bloatware.
What You'll Need
- USB abstracts cable
- Windows, Mac, or Linux computer
Step 1: Install ADB & Fastboot
To abolish bloatware from the smartphone, you will charge to the abetment of ADB commands, which crave a specific affairs on your computer. We are acquainted of how alarming this footfall can be and accordingly created a complete adviser which will airing you through the absolute process. Analysis out the articulation beneath to get started.
- Instructions: How to Install ADB & Fastboot on Windows, Mac, or Linux
Step 2: Install Samsung Drivers (Windows)
Once completed, your computer will not alone accurately analyze your phone, but will additionally be able to accelerate ADB commands to your device.
Step 3: Install App Inspector
Disabling apps application ADB requires you to access the amalgamation name of the app. Unfortunately, this isn't accessible to acquisition aural the Settings menu. Therefore, you'll charge to advantage a affection of a third-party app which will affectation anniversary app's exact amalgamation name. It will additionally accommodate you with the figure of the app to accomplish it accessible to apperceive which app is associated with which amalgamation name.
- Play Store Link: App Inspector (free)
Step 4: Accredit USB Debugging
Connect your phone to your computer application the USB cable (preferably be the OEM cable). Alleviate Developer Options and accredit "USB Debugging." If you don't apperceive how to alleviate Developer Options, analysis out our adviser below.
- How To Activate Developer Options on Your Galaxy Note 9
A alert will arise allurement you if you ambition to "Allow USB debugging?" Select "OK" on the popup.
Step 5: Accessible Command Alert or Terminal
On your computer, locate the accession agenda of ADB and Fastboot. For Windows users, this can usually be begin at C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools. For Mac and Linux users, it depends on area you extracted your ADB binder back you installed the utility, so chase your adamantine drive for the platform-tools binder if you've forgotten.
Open up Command Alert (for Windows users) or Terminal (for Mac and Linux), and ascribe the following:
cd locationReplace "location" with the exact area of platforms-tools (for example, Windows users will input: cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools). You can additionally authority Shift on the keyboard and right-click on an abandoned space, again accept "Open command window here" while in the ADB and Fastboot agenda to accessible the Command Alert aural the directory.
If you absitively to use Minimal ADB and Fastboot instead, locate the accession agenda and accept "cmd-here." This will accessible the command alert aural the directory.
Step 6: Alpha ADB Shell Service
The aboriginal affair you'll appetite to do is analysis the ADB affiliation amid your computer and your phone. Ascribe the afterward code:
For Windows users: adb devices
For Mac/Linux users: ./adb devicesYou should see a cord of accidental numbers and belletrist followed by "device." This indicates you can accelerate commands. If you don't see this, try blockage your USB cable to ensure it is absolutely acquainted in. If you see unauthorized, attenuate and re-enable "USB Debugging" on your phone and accomplish abiding you accept "OK" on the "Allow USB Debugging" prompt.
Next, ascribe the afterward cipher to alpha the ADB Shell service:
For Windows users: adb shell
For Mac/Linux users: ./adb shellStep 7: Attenuate Bloatware
Return to Your phone and accessible App Inspector. Select an app from the account that you ambition to remove. Under "Package name," you will acquisition the amalgamation name of the app, which you will need.
Return to your computer and ascribe the afterward code:
pm uninstall -k --user 0 XXReplace XX with the complete amalgamation name of the app. For example, to abolish the Bank of America app, your cipher would attending like this:
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.infonow.bofaWhen done correctly, a bulletin adage "Success" will arise advertence the bloatware is removed. Now you aloof charge to echo this action for the added apps.
Step 8: Attenuate Alike More Bloatware
The botheration with this adjustment is that you ability uninstall an app which isn't safe to remove. Depending on how abysmal Samsung chip the app, removing ability preventing you from assuming basal tasks and force you to force displace your device. Fortunately, a user on XDA created a account for Samsung accessories as to the bales which are safe to remove.
Open the account on your computer and archetype and adhesive anniversary band into Terminal or Command Prompt. For us, back we are application a Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 9, we acclimated both the Samsung Bloat account and the Verizon Bloat account to get aggregate off.
Note that this account is based on Samsung Galaxy S8, so the Note 9 will accept some apps which are different. If one of the bloatware apps aren't on your Galaxy Note 9, you will see a bulletin "Not Installed For User 0." Simply skip this amalgamation and go to the abutting one. Afterward, application App Inspector, attending for any apps which you ability accept absent and be careful. If you are not abiding about an app, ask about it in the animadversion area below.
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