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Has anyone had success with debloating their phones? (reddthat.com)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by VHSJayden@reddthat.com to c/askandroid@lemdro.id

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Hey all!

I have been playing around with Universal Android Debloater a bit after getting my new S24+ but was wondering to see if there is a noticeable change when getting rid of things like Bixby, AR apps, and mobile carrier bloat (I hate you, Verizon).

Has anyone noticed an increase to battery life or snappiness or is it simply placebo? I never use the apps such as Samsung Smart Call because I use Google's alternative so having it there would cause SOME sort of power/battery usage, no? I am only touching the "recommended" apps but scared to remove too many things to not completely wreak my install. I don't wanna select something to have it crash and make things completely unusable.

https://github.com/Universal-Debloater-Alliance/universal-android-debloater-next-generation

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[–] Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It can help, but the bloat usually isn't that bad and you don't really gain significant improvements especially on modern phones. Samsung in particular has very aggressive battery management. But also don't be afraid, you can't really turn off absolutely critical apps in a way that would break your phone without rooting it and that debloater won't root it. Anything it does can easily be undone.

It's kinda nice on Samsung phones in particular because it gets rid of dozens of apps that send you notifications to encourage you to use them. No I don't want to sign in to the Galaxy Store and register my phone and receive updates on new Samsung products, I just want to use the damn phone. The performance increase is a bit secondary.

The ultimate debloat is flashing LineageOS, but you have a Samsung so you're basically SoL when it comes to custom roms, especially Verizon ones.