There is also a paid version of this app ($1.99) that lets you blacklist apps so that\r\nwhen/if you install a new ROM, all blacklisted apps will be blocked from\r\ninstallation. It allows for batch actions, too. (The free version requires you\r\nto delete apps one at a time.)
Once you’ve\r\nuninstalled an app, it will be located in the recycle bin. Just go back to the recycle\r\nbin and restore an app if something goes wrong.
To remove an app, locate it in the listing, tap it, and tap\r\nUninstall. You will find all apps categorized into groups: 3rd Party App,\r\nPlugin/Wallpaper/Theme, Official Optimized App, OS Component, Keep It, OS\r\nKernel, NO Touch, Unknown. Make sure you do not\r\nuninstall anything from the OS Kernel section.
To hide bloatware, open up Disable Bloatware, locate the app\r\nyou want to hide, and then tap the Disable or Turn Off button (whichever\r\nappears). Once hidden, the app will appear in the HIDDEN tab. You can always go\r\nback and unhide an app should you decide you want to use it. The nice thing\r\nabout Disable Bloatware is that it doesn’t actually delete system apps and\r\nbloatware, so the chances of disaster striking your device are much slimmer\r\nthan actually removing anything.
To undertake this method, open Settings, go to Apps, locate\r\nthe app you want to hide, tap it, and then tap Disable or Turn Off (depending\r\nupon what you are offered). Like Disable Bloatware, if you need an app back,\r\nyou simply reverse the process.
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