Samsung phones arrive pre-loaded with dozens of apps you never asked for - including Facebook, Microsoft Office, Netflix, and Samsung's own browser, email, calendar, notes, cloud, payment, and voice apps. Many cannot be uninstalled because the delete button is greyed out, and they run in the background consuming battery, storage, and your data. Xiaomi and other brands often include even more aggressive bloat like games and shopping apps that push full-screen ads, while carriers add their own unwanted software.

A free, open-source tool called Universal Android Debloater (written in Rust) lets users safely remove all this pre-installed bloatware on non-rooted devices using ADB. It works across Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Oppo, Vivo, Huawei, Motorola and major carriers worldwide on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Users gain immediate improvements in battery life, storage space, and privacy, with the ability to restore any removed app in one click.

The tool uses a community-maintained database of known bloatware and gives owners real control over the device they paid for.