PyAdbUninstall 0.2.0

Thinker GUI for uninstall Android bloatware Apps via 'adb' without root.

PyAdbUninstall

Thinker GUI for uninstall Android bloatware Apps via “adb” without root.

• activate “Developer Options”

• enable “USB Debugging”

• install Android Debug Bridge (e.g.: sudo apt install adb)

• connect device via USB

• start adb_uninstall

See also:

• de: https://www.kuketz-blog.de/android-system-apps-ohne-root-loeschen/

• en: https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-6x/how-to/guide-list-bloat-software-emui-safe-to-t3700814

created 2019 by Jens Diemer GNU General Public License v3 or later (GPLv3+)

• https://github.com/jedie/PyAdbUninstall/

• https://pypi.org/project/PyAdbUninstall/

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notes

You can’t just install all listed apps. Some of them are essential system app and deinstall will brick or damages the OS!

There are two modes:

• uninstall apps - Will deinstall the package for the current user

• deactivate apps - Will only deactivate the package for the current user

It’s safer to just deactivate the apps ;)

uninstall / locked apps

There is a list of apk package names that are “locked” in PyAdbUninstall

But this list is incomplete!

The list is LOCKED_APPS in:

• adb_uninstall/constants.py

Please help to complete this list by github pull request ;)

package actions by hand via adb

Check / init adb connection:

# Just show version information:
$ adb version
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.36
Revision 1:7.0.0+r33-2

# List of devices attached:
$ adb devices -l

# kill the adb server if it is running:
$ adb kill-server

# Kick current connection from host side and make it reconnect:
$ adb reconnect

List all installed apk packages:

$ adb shell pm list packages

Deactivate one apk package:

$ adb shell pm disable-user <packagname>

Uninstall one apk package:

$ pm uninstall -k --user 0 <packagname>

• -k - keep the data and cache directories

• --user 0 - Deinstall only for current user

dev. startup

# clone repository from github:
~$ git clone https://github.com/jedie/PyAdbUninstall.git

# create virtualenv
~$ cd PyAdbUninstall
~/PyAdbUninstall$ ./create_env.sh

# activate virtualenv
~/PyAdbUninstall$ source bin/activate

# Start GUI:
(.virtualenv) ~/PyAdbUninstall$ adb_uninstall

help wanted

• Fix tkinter GUI (scaling the app)

• Complete LOCKED_APPS list (see above)

Pull Requests are welcome ;)