It is known that the Galaxy S4 and other Samsung flagships are equipped with a large number of applications and proprietary services of the company, many of which are not needed by ordinary users.
If you have Root rights, you can delete or freeze applications you do not need, thus cleaning your smartphone of everything unnecessary.
Method No. 1.Removal via file manager.
Path for placing system applications: system/app (you need any file manager that supports displaying hidden system files, for example)
To protect yourself, we recommend not deleting system files, but simply moving them to a memory card or another directory. This way, they will not work, and if necessary, you can always return the file you need to its place.
If the files are not deleted or moved, in the upper right corner of Root Explorer click on the button R/W(after this it should change to R/O).
Method No. 2. Titanium Backup
To do this, we, again, need ROOT rights and a wonderful utility.
As already noted, it is better to freeze applications so that later you can restore them.
How to do this is shown in the screenshots below.
Select the applications that you want to freeze and click on the check mark.
Method number 3. Special utility SystemApp Remover
Method number 4. Standard Samsung interface
This method does not require root access, but it can only disable some applications. You will not be able to disable services.
Menu → Settings → Applications → “All” tab.
Select the application you need and click on it, select the “Force stop” option. The application will be frozen.
Which applications can be removed and what this entails -.
Important: The latest Samsung Galaxy models, such as Note 4, Galaxy S5, S6, have very little junk, and the operation of applications and processes is quite well optimized. We even conducted a survey, which confirmed this. Therefore, before deleting any system applications, think several times whether it was worth doing. The results are unlikely to be noticeable, and if some program is interfering, you can always disable it using standard Android tools.
In order to always have enough space on your phone or tablet and avoid any glitches, you need to know how to delete applications on Android. As a rule, deleting simple, user-installed applications on Android OS is not difficult. However, removing system or standard add-ons is not such a simple operation and many people do not know how to do it.
Sooner or later it becomes necessary to remove unnecessary applications from Android
Most Android add-ons are very easy to remove. We will list several ways in which you can throw away various email clients, Google maps and other unnecessary things from your Android device.
The easiest way is to simply go to the menu where all the icons are displayed, press and hold the icon of the program that you want to remove. A window will appear in which you will need to click on the “Delete” button.
Via settings or Google Play
In addition, in Android, regular applications can also be deleted through the settings menu or the Google Play store. In the settings we simply tap the “Applications” item, then from the list of all installed programs we select the one we want to get rid of and click on it. Then click “Delete”.
With Google Play it's just as simple:
- Go to Google Play.
- We find what we need using the search.
- In the Android application window, click “Delete”.
Uninstalling applications on Android via Google Play
We remove software that was not installed by us
With extensions supplied by the creators of the device, everything is far from so simple. The Android OS prevents us from clearing them. As a rule, these are the necessary programs that most owners of Android devices use. However, among them there are also those, such as Gmail, which only accumulate a cache and take up extra memory on the device. Therefore, many want to get rid of them as soon as possible.
The user, as a rule, must have elevated rights in order to remove standard email clients and other carrots from Google. Special programs will help you obtain Root rights. They are both universal and specialized for a specific Android phone or tablet. Among the universal ones:
- Root App Remover.
Then you need to download any file manager, thanks to which we can get to the system files. After this, all powers must be granted to the conductor.
ES Explorer
ES Explorer is the most commonly used file manager, so using its example we will show in detail how to remove standard applications. It must be provided with extended rights.
- We go to our file manager and open the settings menu.
- Tap “Tools”.
- Select “Root Explorer”, then agree to grant the program all rights.
- After that, select “Connect as R/W”.
Select the item “Connect as R/W”
- And check the RW boxes.
Now you can go directly to cleaning installed by developers.
- Through Explorer, go to the /system/app folder.
- We look for apk files of those unnecessary applications that we want to remove and delete them.
Removing an apk file
- If there are odex files with the same name as the application, they also need to be deleted.
- Updates for system add-ons may be stored in the data/app folder; we also erase them.
Root Uninstaller
There are also a number of special programs that are made to remove applications built into the phone. One of them is Root Uninstaller.
- Launch Root Uninstaller.
- We grant extended permissions in a manner similar to the previous one.
- Open the “System Applications” section.
- We select the applications that we want to clean, click on them, and in the window that opens, click “Delete”.
Here are two fairly easy ways to clean your Android device of unnecessary system add-ons. The main thing about them is obtaining expanded rights.
Stop
If you don’t need to completely clear Android of some add-on, you can simply stop it. To do this, select the desired add-on from the list in the settings menu, then click the “Disable” button.
After this it will not be destroyed, but will disappear. It will no longer interfere with your notifications or occupy your cache.
The user of a new Android device, regardless of manufacturer, discovers pre-installed programs that he will never use, but cannot remove. In this material, we will tell you how to remove unnecessary applications on Android in order to rid the system of useless “garbage”.
Types of Applications
OS Android, in the form in which you receive it on your new device, contains applications that can be divided into several large groups:
- Custom. Everything is clear with this category. It includes programs that are installed and used by the device user. They can be removed, updated, or reinstalled at any time.
- Manufacturer installed or factory installed. Present at the time of purchase of the device. The user can update them, but cannot delete them without root rights.
- System. These include Google services and standard Android programs. Applications in this category cannot be uninstalled without the risk of damaging the device's operating system.
Root
The term root or superuser came to Android from Linux. In this OS, this is an account whose owner has the rights to perform any operations, including with system partitions. There are more than 30 ways to obtain administrative rights on Android. They differ depending on the device manufacturer, installed processor and even OS version. On smartphones of the same brand, for Android 5.0 and Android 6.0 these can be completely different procedures. For example, for Meizu MX 4Pro, which runs on Android 4.4.2, it all comes down to a simple registration on the manufacturer’s website, during which you accept an agreement about responsibility for your actions.
For this reason, we will not dwell on obtaining root rights, implying that you will find a way for your device. We have a separate article for this.
Required programs
It's painless to remove built-in applications; it's safer to use third-party programs. You can download them from the Google Play store after receiving administrative access to the device.
ES Explorer
After installation, to ensure full access to the smartphone’s file system, you will need to enable root explorer in the settings.
The next step is to directly remove interfering applications. Let's use a file manager with administrative rights to go to the system partition /system/app. It stores all installed programs in the form of apk files.
A long press will bring up an additional menu at the bottom of the screen and a selection position next to application icons. At this stage, using administrative rights, you can remove previously uninstallable programs, including those related to Google services.
The system will warn you that these actions are irreversible. By confirming your choice, you will use your root rights. Any action performed using them is perceived by the OS as unconditionally correct, so be careful and remove truly “unnecessary” applications.
This program can not only clean the system, but also remove standard applications on Android after you give it the appropriate access. The choice fell on CCleaner because it has versions for all popular operating systems and is familiar to users. The program has the ability to clear the software cache and batch uninstall.
Using the built-in application manager, you can disable or remove them at your discretion.
When working with system services, you will receive a warning. Any program that uses root access when working with Android-related files will warn you to be careful.
Warnings issued by the system provide the time necessary to convince you that the actions being taken are correct. With the ability to uninstall applications that are not otherwise uninstallable, the user must be careful and careful not to cause breaking changes.
Another free manager, specially created to work with the system after obtaining root rights. Its main purpose, unlike previous programs in our review, is to remove applications built into the device by manufacturers.
As you can see, Jumobile's functionality allows you to perform all types of operations. By moving built-in applications to the memory card, you can free up space on your device without deleting them.
An attempt to remove Facebook Lite pre-installed on the system raises a familiar warning about a possible violation of the integrity and stability of the system.
A useful feature implemented by Jumobile developers is the ability to batch work with deleted files. The selection can be made alphabetically or by installation date in the system, as is more convenient for the user. By checking the boxes for the program to be uninstalled, you confirm that you understand the consequences of the actions being performed and clear the device of the “garbage” in it in one click.
Finally
The ability to clear your smartphone of bonuses imposed by manufacturers is always present, in every version of Android, on a device of any brand. The owner's main concern will be obtaining root access and choosing the program with which these actions will be performed.
Let us remind you that obtaining root access is considered by manufacturers as an action that removes the device from warranty service. No one will refuse repairs if the protective glass on a rooted phone is broken, but if the malfunction is a consequence of the fact that native applications or services have been removed from the device, the case will not be considered under warranty. Therefore, before performing changes or modifications to the smartphone software, make sure that this will not harm the operation of the operating system.
In the process of selecting the necessary software, unnecessary or not entirely suitable programs are often installed on your Android device, which instantly fill up the phone’s memory, and your gadget loses full functionality. Therefore, it is better to immediately free up space on your phone by getting rid of unnecessary applications. This can be done quite easily and will take about 5 minutes.
Uninstalling apps using Android settings
One of the accessible and simple ways to get rid of downloaded data and installed programs is the application manager built into the operating system.
- To open the full alphabetical list of applications, you need to open the “Settings” folder, then “Applications”. You will see all the programs that can be removed (except standard ones).
- Now select the desired application and a window will pop up on the screen asking you to “Stop”, “Clear cache”, “Erase data” and the desired “Delete” option.
- Click “Delete” and confirm again by clicking the “ok” button.
Uninstalling applications on Android using Google Play Market
The lion's share of applications is installed on the gadget from the Google Play Market. Here the removal process is also simple:
- go to Google Play Market after logging in;
- select the “My applications” item;
- select the appropriate utility;
- click “Delete”;
- After confirming the uninstallation, the program will be completely erased.
Uninstalling applications on Android using a third-party utility AppInstaller
You can get rid of unnecessary software “garbage” using the AppInstaller utility. You can find such a program, download and install it on your Android in Google Play Market. How it works:
- run the AppInstaller program after installation is complete;
- go to the “Manage” item;
- indicate the application you want to erase;
- Click Uninstall and wait for a notification that the application has been completely removed.
How to remove system apps on Android?
There will always be a couple of standard programs that take up memory but are absolutely unnecessary. It is impossible to delete such files without root rights. To gain access, you need special software tailored to your gadget. True, there is one way out - the universal Kingo Android ROOT program, which is suitable for most Android phones.
To become the copyright holder of access to system files, you need to:
- Download to your phone and install the Kingo Android ROOT utility.
- Find the “For Developers” item and check the box next to “USB Debugging”.
- Connect your device to your computer using a USB cable.
- After installing the necessary drivers, click the Root button.
- Reboot your phone.
Now you need to get the Root Explorer utility:
- Download and install this file manager.
- Open the application and make the following transition: R/W- System/app - desired application - Delete.
- After rebooting the device, the standard application will be missing.
You can “customize” your Android to suit your desires and preferences by downloading various programs. But the more the phone’s memory gets clogged, the sooner the battery reserve runs out and performance drops. Therefore, delete unnecessary files more often.
