Screenshots: Conquer Android bloatware with the help of these five tools
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NoBloat Free
NoBloat Free
There is also a paid version of this app ($1.99) that lets you blacklist apps so thatrnwhen/if you install a new ROM, all blacklisted apps will be blocked fromrninstallation. It allows for batch actions, too. (The free version requires yournto delete apps one at a time.)
System app remover
System app remover
Once you’vernuninstalled an app, it will be located in the recycle bin. Just go back to the recyclernbin and restore an app if something goes wrong.
Root App Deleter
Root App Deleter
To remove an app, locate it in the listing, tap it, and taprnUninstall. You will find all apps categorized into groups: 3rd Party App,rnPlugin/Wallpaper/Theme, Official Optimized App, OS Component, Keep It, OSrnKernel, NO Touch, Unknown. Make sure you do notrnuninstall anything from the OS Kernel section.
Disable Bloatware
Disable Bloatware
To hide bloatware, open up Disable Bloatware, locate the apprnyou want to hide, and then tap the Disable or Turn Off button (whicheverrnappears). Once hidden, the app will appear in the HIDDEN tab. You can always gornback and unhide an app should you decide you want to use it. The nice thingrnabout Disable Bloatware is that it doesn’t actually delete system apps andrnbloatware, so the chances of disaster striking your device are much slimmerrnthan actually removing anything.
System apps
System apps
To undertake this method, open Settings, go to Apps, locaternthe app you want to hide, tap it, and then tap Disable or Turn Off (dependingrnupon what you are offered). Like Disable Bloatware, if you need an app back,rnyou simply reverse the process.
