There is also a paid version of this app ($1.99) that lets you blacklist apps so that when/if you install a new ROM, all blacklisted apps will be blocked from installation. Getting rid of bloatware is just a matter of locating it in the System apps listing, tapping it, and selecting either Disable, Backup, Backup And Delete, or Delete Without Backup. NoBloat Free ( Figure A) allows you to successfully (and completely) remove preinstalled bloatware from your device.

Note: This article is also available as an image gallery and a video hosted by TechRepublic columnist Tom Merritt. The first three apps are for a rooted device the last two are non-root apps. Do not delete critical system apps–otherwise you’ll wind up with a non-functioning phone. I want to introduce you to some tools that will help you rid yourself of that bloatware–or hide it from sight on un-rooted devices.īefore I introduce you to the apps, I have to remind you to always have a full backup of your device and to use caution when deleting apps. But even if you don’t have a rooted device, all is not lost. Problem is, there is no easy way to completely rid yourself of bloat–unless you have a rooted device, in which case, completely jettisoning that bloatware is actually possible. Wouldn’t it be nice if getting rid of those apps was just a matter of uninstalling them? At worst, they get in your way of working productively and efficiently. At best, nearly all of those apps do nothing but take up precious space. Most Android devices come with bloatware in some form or another. If mobile device bloatware is getting in your way, hide it or delete it with one of these five handy tools.

Five tools for dealing with bloatware on your Android device

Samsung anti root removal tool