How to remove bloatware on Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 / Flip 4
Step 1: Install Android SDK
To start off, install the Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC or computer. It’s the official ADB and Fastboot binary provided by Google. You should download it and extract it to a convenient location on your PC. Doing this will give you the necessary platform-tools folder.
Step 2: Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking
Then, you will need to enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking on your smartphone. The former makes your smartphone recognizable by the PC in ADB mode. Meanwhile, it’ll allow you to easily boot your smartphone to Fastboot Mode. OEM Unlocking will be needed to carry out the bootloader unlocking process. You’ll need to go to Settings -> About Phone -> Tap on Build number 7 times -> Return to Settings -> System -> Developer Options -> Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking.
Step 3: Establish ADB shell connection
Step 4: ADB commands to remove bloatware from Galaxy Z Fold 4 / Flip 4
Steps to re-enable any disabled system app
Now to re-enable any app, you will have to execute the following command:
Say, if you wish to enable Game Tools that has the package name com.samsung.android.game.gametools, the command will be:
Re-Install Bloatware Apps on Samsung
If you remove a bloatware app and then find that your device or one of its apps doesn’t work as expected, you can easily reinstall that app.
Use the below command to do that (after executing the adb shell command). Make sure to change PackageName to the right thing:
For instance, if you want to reinstall the programme Game Tools, whose package name is com.samsung.android.game.gametools, the preceding command will become:
That’s all there is to it. Here are the steps to debloat a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 / Flip 4 by removing bloatwares. If you have any questions about the steps listed above, let us know in the comments.
