How to Uninstall Galaxy S22 Bloatware and System Apps using ADB

You can uninstall Samsung Galaxy S22 system apps like Facebook, Microsoft OneDrive, and Instagram by using this ADB command.

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Video Description
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I have the Samsung Galaxy S22 here and like virtual all Android devices, there are some applications installed on this device that cannot be removed. The list of apps that are set as system apps and are not allowed to be uninstalled will vary depending on where you got the device from.

So today I want to show you how to use ADB to uninstall these unwanted bloatware system apps from the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and Galaxy S22 Ultra.

Many wireless carriers end up installing a variety of bloatware applications and they set the smartphone up so the apps can't be uninstalled.

For some, I've noticed Facebook applications are installed as system apps, and even for those who bought the phone directly from Samsung, we have Microsoft apps pre-installed on the device.

Thankfully, many of these apps can be uninstalled by long-pressing on the app icon, going to the app info page, and then tapping the Uninstall option. But again, some of these are set up as system apps and they are not able to be fully uninstalled using traditional methods.

If you have root access then you can use a special application to delete them from your device but for everyone else, we can use a simple ADB command to uninstall these apps from the default user profile. This prevents the application from being used and will not allow the service to run in the background either.

So if you do have root access, check the video description below as I have already done a tutorial for those who want to go down that route.

But if you don't have root access, you will need to have ADB & Fastboot tools installed. I have created a specific tutorial for that as well and you can find that link in the video description too.

You will also need to enable Developer Mode so that you can turn on USB Debugging Mode as well. This is required in order for your smartphone to recognize and execute the ADB command we will use in a little bit.

And the last thing you're going to need is an app that displays application package names. These are free and are found in the Google Play Store, but I'll link to this one under the video too.

Once you have one of these apps open, we need to search for the package name of the application you want to uninstall with ADB.

You can see Microsoft OneDrive is one of these system apps that I cannot uninstall on the GAlaxy S22 that I own. So I will find that package name with this application, and make note of it so you can type it in the ADB command.

The command we're looking to use is. . .

pm uninstall -k --user 0 [package name]

But we're going to replace the "[package name]" part of the command with the actual package name of the application we want to uninstall.

You should be careful about how you use this command. It is very powerful and uninstalling a critical system app in this way can cause your phone to not function properly. If, for example, you uninstalled the wallpaper service using this command, then you're going to get force closes anytime the firmware tries to check the wallpaper service on the phone.


Mentioned Links
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Developer Mode -    • How to Turn On Galaxy S20 Developer M...  
ADB & Fastboot Tools -    • Download and Install Tiny ADB and Fas...  
Delete System Apps with Root -    • De-Bloater Uninstalls & Deletes Syste...  
Package Name App - https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...
USB Debugging Mode -    • How to Enable USB Debugging on Android  


Step by Step Tutorial
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1. Intro [00:00]
2. Find the app package name [03:48]
3. Enter an ADB Shell [05:15]
3. Execute the ADB command with package name [06:12]
4. Repeat for other bloatware apps [07:12]


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