This is a program that uses Android Debug Bridge (ADB) to debloat a phone to basically bare android, with not a lot of apps left.
Windows: Download Link
MacOS: Download Link
Ubuntu/Debian:
sudo apt-get install adb fastboot
Fendora:
sudo dnf install android-tools
Arch Linux:
sudo pacman -S android-tools
RedHat/CentOS/Rocky:
sudo yum install adb fastboot
Alpine Linux:
sudo apk add adb fastboot
OpenSUSE:
sudo zypper install adb fastboot
- Download the Latest Windows file from Releases
- Download the latest ADB version and put the Windows Debloater file into the same folder as Platform Tools (which has ADB inside of it)
- Open up Command Prompt/Terminal and go to the folder of the Download
- Run the command
adb start-server
- Plug your phone into your PC and authorize the phone to the computer. If it does not prompt you to authorize the device, make sure ADB is enable under Developer Options > USB Debugging. If Developer Mode is not enabled, go to About and click on Build Number until it says Developer Mode is enabled
- Type in
.\Android_Debloater.bat
into the Command Prompt/Terminal and let it run.
- Download the Latest Linux file from Releases
- Open up the Terminal and change the directory to the folder the file is in (normally Downloads)
- Run the commands for your Linux system to install ADB
- Make the file executable by running the following command:
chmod a+x Android_Debloater.sh
- Run the Command
adb start-server
or sometimessudo adb start-server
if the first command errors out. - Plug the phone into the computer and authorize the phone to the computer. If it does not prompt you to authorize the device, make sure ADB is enable under Developer Options > USB Debugging. If Developer Mode is not enabled, go to About and click on Build Number until it says Developer Mode is enabled
- Run the file by running
./Android_Debloater.sh
Coming Soon
I only know what bloatware to add if I am either told or it is on one of my personal android devices. If you would like to help the project and let me know what I need to add, make an issue with a list of apps that the debloat script did not get and I will add it when I can.