These pre-installed apps don’t get in the way of using your phone on a daily basis. However, they take up space on your phone, take up storage space, or even use system resources in the background. It’s best to get rid of them if you don’t see yourself using these apps. Here are some simple steps to clean your new Galaxy Z Fold 4 and remove “uninstall” bloatware. Note: You can follow the steps mentioned in this article to wipe your other Android smartphones as well.
How to uninstall Bloatware from Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 without root access
In this tutorial, we will explain how to remove bloatware from your phone using ADB and ADB removal GUIs like “Universal Android Debloater”. One of the best things about using these methods is that they don’t require the phone to be rooted, meaning you should be able to do this without much hassle. Caution: Uninstalling system apps that are critical to the proper functioning of a phone can be extremely dangerous and can lead to malfunctions or even a bricked smartphone. We recommend removing only those that you believe are absolutely unnecessary and will not affect the functionality of your device.
Step 1: Enable USB Debugging on Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
Step 2: Remove installed packages using ADB
You will need ADB installed on your computer for this particular step, so make sure you have that sorted before continuing. You can check out our “how to install ADB” guide to do it very easily. The next step is to connect your Galaxy Z Fold 4 to your computer and change the USB settings from Charge phone only to Transfer files when prompted. Those using a Windows PC for this process can browse to the directory where ADB is installed and press Shift + right click on the directory name and open the command window/PowerShell here. Mac users should launch a Terminal window and navigate to the ADB directory using cd <διαδρομή προς τον κατάλογο>. Just so you know, it’s cd /Users/karthiksmac/Desktop/platform-toolon my Macbook. Once connected, just type adb devices and hit enter to see your phone serial number. On a Mac, you’ll need to enter ./adb devices to see the serial number. This code will trigger a message on your phone, asking you for authorization to continue. You can tap Allow to proceed to the next step. After that, run adb devices or ./adb devices code again to see the serial number.
Step 3: Remove bloatware
Continue to find the correct package name of the bloatware using Package Name Viewer 2.0 and uninstall it. And that’s it, you have now successfully uninstalled bloatware from your Galaxy Z Fold 4. It’s not too complicated to remove the bloatware, but it will take some time to go through the application and manually type in the package names. If that’s too tedious and you don’t want to go through each app individually, you can also use an app remover GUI to remove bloatware in a single batch. You can go to our XDA Forums “Universal Android Debloater” thread to download and learn the steps required to use this GUI. It’s relatively easier to use a GUI to remove bloatware because you can select a bunch of packages and just press a button to wipe them off your phone. It will also give you the option to restore them with a single click of a button, which is very handy in case you end up removing a package by mistake.
Closing Thoughts
It’s always very annoying to deal with bloatware, but luckily, it’s a fairly simple task. You can use the same methods mentioned in this article to remove bloatware from other Android smartphones as well, so feel free to get started and clean your Android phone.
The Galaxy Z Fold 4 has fewer compromises, is more durable and overall a much better smartphone than its predecessors.
If you’ve just bought yourself a brand new Galaxy Z Fold 4, then you might be interested in checking out our collection of the best cases for it. It’s an expensive phone, so why not protect it with a case if you haven’t already? We’ve also rounded up some of the best chargers if you’re looking to buy a new fast charger for the Galaxy Z Fold 4.
