How to remove a program from your phone. How to remove an application from your phone. Removing installed applications via Google Play Store

Android comes preinstalled with many different apps that you may not need at all - they just take up space and use up your device's RAM. Any of them can be removed, and how to do this is described in this manual.

First of all, you need to get root rights on your smartphone or tablet. They make it possible not only to remove standard applications, but also to easily launch specialized applications that significantly expand the capabilities of the device.

For each device, the method of obtaining Superuser rights is different, but the most universal utilities are:, and.

Then you need to install a file manager that supports access to system directories and editing system files. For example ES File Explorer, File Manager from Cheetah Mobile or. For this tutorial I will use ES Explorer.

How to uninstall stock apps in Android. Method 1

1. First, you need to grant editing rights to the root directory to the file manager. How to do this for ES Explorer is described in.

2. In the internal memory, go to the folder "/ System / app".

3. Select the .apk file of the required application and in the appeared context menu click "Delete".

4. In addition, you must delete the .odex file with the same name, if any.

On Android 5.0 and up along the way "/ System / app" all built-in system applications are in separate folders, so you need to select them and erase them.

5. Many system applications in the folder "/ Data / app" updates are stored, from where they will also have to be deleted.

Again in Android 5.0, pre-installed app updates are along the way "/ Data / app" in separate folders. Highlight and delete unnecessary ones.

6. Now it remains only to erase the caches and databases of built-in system applications and services that are in the folder "/ Data / data".

Remove preinstalled apps like Gmail, Google Drive, or Maps. It is better not to touch system applications with the Android icon (for example, CertInstaller.apk or PackageInstaller.apk), as there may be problems with the system.

Removing Android System Applications Using Root Uninstaller

Standard Android apps can be uninstalled using the Root Uninstaller app. Download the .apk from our website and install.

1. After installation, open it and grant Superuser access.

2. Select the application you want to get rid of.

3. Click Remove. Before deleting, you can make a backup.

In addition to this application, you can freeze and not delete. This will stop working and disappear from the menu, but will not be completely removed.

How to uninstall standard applications via ES Explorer

Some file managers have a special option for working with program files. Let's look at this function using ES Explorer as an example:

1. In the sidebar under Libraries, select APPs.

2. At the top, click on "Custom", thereby expanding the hidden menu. Select the "System" item in it.

3. Highlight the programs you no longer need. In the list of options, select "Uninstall".

I think that the methods I have proposed will be enough to remove standard Android applications. Yes, there are analogues of Root Uninstaller and other file managers that have the function of quickly removing built-in applications. But the 3 ways I have described are the most convenient.

An Android smartphone or tablet should not freeze, restart or shut down without the user's knowledge. How to deal with intrusive standard Android applications launching and running without the knowledge of the smartphone owner? It's not that hard.

The essence of the problems that arise when operating a mobile device with Android

Choosing a smartphone or tablet based on the Android system is only half the battle. But the owner of such a device is faced with Android applications and components that are absolutely unnecessary for him. These applications present a number of problems:

Of the pre-installed Android applications, you often need such as:

• "Email",
• "Browser",
• "Telephone",
• SMS / MMS ("Messages"),
• "Downloads",
• "Camera",
• "Settings",
• "Engineering menu",
• Play Store,
• SIM-menu,
• "Contacts",
• FM radio,
• "Google Settings",
• "Clock",
• "Tasks",
• "Music",
• "Video Player",
• "Backups (Google Drive)",
• "Organizer",
• "The calendar",
• "File Manager",
• "Voice recorder",
• "Weather",
• "Navigation".

The manufacturer and / or distributor may also install other Android applications, such as Skype, Google Mail, Google Chrome browser (alternative to the system browser), OK Google (Google voice search), Movie Studio and their own applications.

Cellular operators are developing their own Android apps. So, the mobile operator "Beeline" includes in the applications by default the program "My Beeline". If smartphones or tablets are sold by MTS, these are applications “Where are the children”, “Second memory”, “Personal account”, “Direct transfer” and others, created for convenient management of additional services on the MTS SIM card number. In the case of the Yota operator, this is the Yota application. It is very easy to find these applications - each of them is branded with the brand of the operator company. These “secondary” apps can be easily removed without rooting — even if they were installed by default before the device was displayed at the point of sale.

Can Android system apps be uninstalled

To do this, you will need Root rights - the ability to not only read, but also write to the Android system folders. By default, the system / app folder, which contains the files of all installed applications, is closed for writing.

There are more than a dozen Android apps that allow one-touch Root access - among them Easy Rooting Toolkit, Gingerbreak, HTC Quick Root, RootExplorer, SuperOneClick, VISIONary, Unlock Root, Unrevoked, z4root, etc. for your model of smartphone or tablet - will show a test of each of them.

The RootExplorer application allows you to change the access level for system folders by setting the Read / Write attribute for them. After that, the user will be able to create, edit, rename, transfer and delete files within the system / app folder. The RootExplorer program is available both in the Play Market and as a separate APK file.

Which applications to remove first

Note. Removed from the list applications, the removal of which is in question: it could negatively affect the operation of the Android OS and your smartphone.

Table: applications that can be removed without harm to the device

How to uninstall an application: step by step instructions

So, you got Root access to all folders in the internal memory, including system ones, and now you can do whatever you want with the built-in Android applications.

Problems when uninstalling stock Android apps

When removing applications, you need to remove not only APK files, but also files of the same name with the ODEX extension. Removing the ODEX description of any of the applications allows you to get rid of unnecessary entries in the registry of the Android operating system, thereby having a beneficial effect on the speed of the smartphone. The fact is that when Android starts up, the entire registry is loaded into RAM and works "all the way" "with full parade", and when you turn off or restart, the Android system saves data to the internal flash memory of the smartphone.

Before uninstalling any Android system application, it is recommended to disable it ("freeze") and continue using the smartphone. If something goes wrong, other applications stop running, they start to "freeze", there are malfunctions in the Android operating system, then this application should not be deleted, but "unfrozen".

Do not try to uninstall applications "Phone", "Messages", SIM-menu, "Settings", "Navigation" and "File manager" - this is the "backbone" of the Android operating system and your device, without which it will lose its value. Otherwise, you will have to reflash your smartphone - and start the process of "cleaning" the Android system again.

After erasing unnecessary Android applications, information about them remains in other Android system files located in the “/ system / lib” and “/ data / dalvik-cache” folders. The first one should not be touched - this can lead to the inoperability of the smartphone. The second one is cleaned using a hard-reset Android.

As with all third-party applications, you need to be careful with SystemApp Remover - it is advisable to back up any application to an SD card before uninstalling any application, otherwise you can damage the Android firmware. System applications, which directly depend on Android processes and services, require the utmost care. And although "reflashing" is not difficult, think about whether it is worth bringing this very delicate matter to extreme measures?

A hasty and thoughtless deletion can irreversibly damage the operation of the smartphone: SMS will not be sent or calls made / received, access to wireless Wi-Fi networks and gadgets with Bluetooth will be lost, the Android operating system will go into a cyclic restart or “freeze” at startup, etc. ...

How to get back deleted Android system apps

Before uninstalling, make a backup (backup) of the uninstalled Android applications. Not only the APK files should be copied, but also the ODEX files corresponding to all the applications to be removed. Let's consider saving information and user data using the Titanium Backup tool as an example. Naturally, Root rights on the smartphone should already be available.

1. Install and run Titanium Backup, assign superuser rights to it.

   Access the system folder for Titanium Backup

2. Open the "Backups" tab. The program will show you which Android system apps you can copy.

   Go to the backups tab

3. Select the properties of the list of Android applications by which it will be shown to you.

   Sort the list of apps by one of the main criteria

4. Open the action bar above the selected application by tapping its name. Click on the "Freeze!"

   Press the freeze key to create a backup

5. Click "Save" to save the application. Open each application and save a copy. Thus, you will hedge against accidental deletion of applications, without which the Android system can perform significantly worse.
6. To unlock the launch and operation of this Android application, repeat all steps. Only instead of the "Freeze" key there will be a "Unfreeze" key.
7. To restore a deleted application, start Titanium Backup again, sort the list of applications by the presence of their backups and restore each of them separately (the "Restore" button).
8. You can save all applications in one go. To do this, open the tool to create a full "system" copy of Android in Titanium Backup. Select "Back up all system data". If you want to copy your applications as well, select "Back up all user software and system data."

   Back up all apps and system data

9. If you have uninstalled some system applications, you may need to restore them. Run Titanium Backup Recovery Tool.

   Recover all apps that were removed

10. Select "Restore All System Data". If you also uninstalled custom applications, but want to restore them too, select "Restore missing software and all system data."

How to uninstall all unnecessary Android system apps at once

So, by experimenting with freezing applications, you have compiled a list of unnecessary Android system software that slows down the performance of your smartphone. You are now exactly sure which applications you do not need, but you do not want to delay the issue of cleaning the Android system from unnecessary system junk. Tired of wandering through backup programs and performing actions on each application? The time has come to act quickly and decisively. In addition to Root access, you need any file manager on your PC or in the smartphone itself.

1. If you are operating directly from the smartphone itself, open the standard Android file manager. APK files of the applications being removed are shown first.
2. Go through the list of the system / app folder and remove any applications that interfere with you. If you know exactly the names of the files you need, use the file manager search.

With the file manager you can uninstall all applications you don't need

Components that are part of the Android operating system and are mirrored with a web address as com.android.<ресурс>, or having an icon in the form of a green Android robot - cannot be deleted. Choose others that do not have this signature, with normal names that match the names of the programs that need to be removed, for example, Clock 2.2.5. The result of inept interference is the crash of the Android firmware, requiring a full software recovery of the smartphone. In this case, only specialists from the service center of the Android Shop, which is in every major city, will help.

Video: how to uninstall Android system apps

Removing debris from the device is also not difficult.

Video: cleaning Android from garbage, detailed instructions

Correct measures will help to secure the Android system from sudden losses of the firmware built into it, insure you against the failure of your smartphone. In addition, the internal memory of the device will become more spacious, after restarting the smartphone, the Android system will work faster, the battery consumption will decrease and the consumption of Internet traffic will decrease - these are the benefits that you will be rewarded for your experience and correct actions.

Much to my surprise, many still do not know how to delete applications from tablets on Android OS. But such things are written in instructions, by the way. I will show you three ways to uninstall apps from your tablet. I have already told in another article. Consider removing both the usual applications that we installed ourselves and the standard system applications that are not easy to remove.

The first way is through the application manager

The most standard one, and which everyone uses - through the application manager in Android itself. Go to settings -\u003e applications. And you see a list of programs installed on the device. Choose what you want to delete - and click on the "delete" button.

If you suddenly see a message that the application is in use, press the adjacent "force stop" button, and then delete it. Helps to remove conventional applicationswhich we installed ourselves.

The second way is using third-party applications

Using special applications. For example Root Explorer, Titanium Backup, SystemApp Remover. All similar applications require! Install one of the applications, launch it, and already in it you delete what you want through the built-in application manager. Thus, you can remove applications built into the system or firmware... By the way, many sophisticated file managers have similar functionality.

The third way is through Google Play

Through the Google Play store. It's funny, but many people do not even realize that through the official store you can not only install, but also remove installed applications. To do this, go to the additional menu -\u003e my applications. Again, you see the list. Then you know what to do: choose a program, its page in the store opens. Only instead of the "install" button there will be "uninstall". Suitable for removal applications installed by the user.

An important point!

When you uninstall apps, it doesn't always (almost never) uninstall itself completely. After it, files with settings or cache (if it is a game) remain. Therefore, be sure to go through the files after deleting, and manually remove the "tails".

You know how it happens. Run out of space, remove the large toy, and there is no more space. Why? Because only 20 MB was removed from that toy, and the 1.5 GB cache remained. The cache is in modern games in sdcard / Android / data / obb, in earlier games - sdcard / Android / data.

Readers' ratings for this article:

(328)

When buying a new smartphone on Android, the user is often faced with a huge variety of incomprehensible applications pre-installed by the manufacturer. What are they needed for? Are they even needed? Can they be removed and will it not affect the operation of the smartphone?

Some manufacturers prohibit uninstalling applications that come “bundled” with a smartphone. For example, this cannot be done on Xiaomi smartphones (you need to get root access, which is not so easy for an ordinary user to do). Other manufacturers (for example, Samsung or Huawei) only allow you to disable unnecessary standard applications without completely removing them.

How do I uninstall an app on Android?

Before we get to the heart of the matter, let's remember how to uninstall apps on an Android smartphone. On some smartphones, just press your finger on the application icon and hold it for a couple of seconds. In the menu that appears, select the item Delete or Disable:

But, in most cases, to uninstall the application, you need to go to Settings smartphone, select the item there Applications... After selecting the desired application, open it and click Delete (or Switch off). Depending on the brand of smartphone, things may look a little different, but the principle is the same:

List of applications to uninstall immediately

Today we will look at the most common pre-installed applications that you can safely remove from your new smartphone, not only freeing up additional memory, but also increasing the smartphone's operating time (since unnecessary applications can run in the background and waste battery power).

So, check if you have any applications from our list:

Disk

This is cloud storage from Google. The application allows you to store some files / documents on the Google server in order to access this data from any smartphone or even through a computer browser. If you do not use cloud storage, feel free to remove / disable this application.

Protected folder

An application from Samsung that allows you to hide various files or even applications from strangers. You can get anything from this folder only with a password / fingerprint. If you do not work for special services, you can part with this application.

Google maps

If you do not use navigation on your smartphone, then it is better to uninstall this application immediately. In addition to navigation, this application quite actively discharges the smartphone's battery, since, firstly, it keeps track of your movement all the time and saves the history of places where you have been daily (a rather funny function that allows you to "rewind time" and find out where and in what moment in time you were a certain number). And secondly, this application constantly monitors the situation on the roads in order to warn you about traffic jams.

Behind the laconic name is the Google Assistant (an analogue of Apple's Siri). This service is usually launched on any Android smartphone with a long press of a button Home... If you do not want to communicate with virtual assistants or you are simply not interested in the information they provide - delete this application!

Vocabulary

Also found frequently on Samsung smartphones. This application is, as it is not difficult to guess from the name, a dictionary. The principle of operation is as follows: you download the dictionaries you need, then select any text, in addition to commands Copy\Paste\Highlight, you will have a command Vocabulary, by selecting which, the selected word \\ text will be translated in a pop-up window. If you don't need this function, uninstall the application.

Briefing

A pretty useless application for most people, which, moreover, wastes battery power. This is a dedicated news desk. It can be opened by swiping to the right on the main screen with icons (not on all smartphones). If you are not using this news reader application - delete it! Moreover, there are much more convenient applications and ways to receive news.

This application can be safely named the most useless application from Google. Of course, the idea itself (making video calls) is great, but no one uses this application, since there are much more popular analogues: Skype, Viber, WhatsApp or Facebook Messanger. Feel free to delete!

Do you have a Samsung smartwatch or fitness band? If not, uninstall this application, as it is used only to connect wearable devices from Samsung to a smartphone.

This is an email client from Google. And here everything is not as simple as it might seem at first glance. The fact is that almost every smartphone manufacturer provides its own application for working with mail, and Google is trying to keep everyone on its client. As a result, the vast majority of smartphones have two email programs installed and running, each of which separately consumes battery power, checking email in the background. Therefore, leave one application (from the smartphone manufacturer or from Google), and be sure to delete the second. If you don't use mail, uninstall both applications at once.

Google photos

This app should only be uninstalled if you don't really need it. Thanks to him, all photos and videos from your smartphone are uploaded to the cloud (on servers) Google and are stored there for an unlimited amount of time. The convenience is obvious here. If you have changed / lost your smartphone or there was some kind of failure - all this will not affect the safety of your photos, they will always be available via the Internet or from another smartphone (using your password). If you really don't need this feature, then be sure to uninstall the app as it is relatively heavy on your battery.

Google Music

A very handy application for listening to music. The only problem is that you need to pay for his monthly subscription. And if you do not listen to music by subscription, there is no point in this application, because there are many more convenient and functional analogs for listening to your mp3s.

Google Movies

If the previous application for music still makes sense to leave (and many people, including me, use it), then this application can be safely removed. Unless, of course, you don't mind paying $ 10- $ 20 to watch one movie (or renting it for $ 1), and even without translation (many films come only with the original track).

LinkedIn

OneDrive

Above we looked at the Google Drive app. OneDrive is Microsoft's counterpart with one advantage - it's already installed on every Windows laptop. But, if you are not interested in storing files on Microsoft servers, delete it (moreover, such applications are constantly running in the background to synchronize any changes).

PowerPoint

When was the last time you created or viewed a PowerPoint presentation on your smartphone? Feel free to delete this application if it was installed on your smartphone from the store.

Applications for mobile devices based on the Android operating system are in the App format, and are, in essence, software that is installed directly on the hard drive of a smartphone, even if the installation files themselves are on the memory card. In this regard, the removal of such programs can present some difficulties, since to free up the maximum amount of memory, it is not enough just to delete the shortcut and the installation file, but you also need to clear the cache, delete all data saved by the application. How to permanently uninstall deleted apps on Android?

How do I uninstall an app from Android?

How to uninstall an application on an Android phone? There are two main ways of how to do this most simply and quickly:

1. Use the default application manager of your operating system on your mobile device.
2. Download, install and use third-party programs to remove unnecessary applications and all their traces on your mobile device.

The first method is good in that it does not require the involvement of additional third-party programs, which not only reduces the likelihood of a virus entering a mobile device, but is especially important when applications need to be deleted just because of the full memory, and there is simply nowhere to put a new application.

A significant disadvantage of the method is the preservation of residual application data, which also takes up space, and the inability to remove a number of preinstalled developer programs.

As for the second method, its main plus is its easier use, the ability to delete all traces of the application from the phone's memory. Some even allow you to remove software from the base developer package.

Standard application manager

Let us first consider the simplest technique that does not require the involvement of third-party programs. It is enough to use the available resources of your device. Follow the algorithm:

Step 1. Unlock your mobile device. In the start screen mode, swipe down from top to bottom, which will open the top main menu. In this menu in most versions of the operating system there is a Settings button (an icon with tools or a gear) - tap on it.

Step 2. The settings section of your mobile device will open. Find the Device section in it - it will contain the Applications subsection, on which you need to tap.

Step 3. A complete list of apps on your device will open. Using the tabs or the drop-down list of sections (depending on the firmware version of the device), go to the section that contains the software that you are going to uninstall (All applications, Downloaded, Active, Disabled and others). Tap on the name of the program you no longer need.

Step 4. The application page will open, where you can uninstall it - for this you need to find the corresponding button. Depending on the version of Android and the shell, it can be located both at the top and at the bottom of the screen - click on it. If the Delete button is not present on the application page, then this software is from the basic pre-installed developer package and cannot be removed (alternatively, you can stop it, which will not allow it to load the processor, but still will not free memory).

Step 5. After clicking on the appropriate button, a pop-up window will appear in which you need to confirm your decision to remove. After that, the removal procedure will begin, which can take up to several minutes, depending on the volume of the software. After that, you can immediately check the state of the memory and see that part of it has been freed.

In this way, the installation file of the software, its folder, etc. are deleted, however, the cache is still capable of taking up memory. You can get rid in this way only of the software that you yourself downloaded and installed.

Ccleaner - final cleaning of deleted files

The program is designed for complete and high-quality cleaning of the smartphone from unnecessary programs, their cache and residual files, traces in the operating system. You can download the software by entering its name in the Play Marketa search bar or from the official website. Use the program as follows:

Step 1. Launch from a shortcut on your desktop. The main screen of the software will open, which will display the state of the device's memory and the scanning process that determines the presence of unnecessary files and programs. Find the button with three parallel horizontal lines in the upper left corner of the screen - click on it.

Step 2. A menu of the main functionality of the software will open. Select the Application Manager section in it, which will open a list of all programs installed on your phone.

Step 3. Pay attention to the tabs at the top of the screen, in which applications are divided into system, installed and disabled. Go to the tab that contains the unnecessary software and click on the button with the trash can in the lower right corner. Then, one by one, select all the applications that you want to remove.

Please note that after installation, this software runs continuously in the background, unless it was forcefully stopped through Settings. Therefore, if you have a weak device or you are going to use resource-intensive programs, then force it to stop.

Clean master

You can download this program following the link, and on many phones it is preinstalled. Consider the rules for using the software:

Step 1. Run the software from the shortcut on the device desktop. You will see four icons at the bottom of the start screen. The Applications button is located in the lower right corner - click on it.

Step 2. You will see a list of applications installed on the device. At the top there are two buttons - Delete and Backup (rollback) - tap to delete.

Step 3. Now click on the check marks to the right of the application names, and then on the red Uninstall button. Wait for the uninstallation process to finish.

The main advantage of this software is that it allows you to uninstall many applications at once.

Remove system applications via System App Remover

How to remove unnecessary applications on Android if they were preinstalled by the developer and cannot be removed by standard methods? This requires specialized software that can be downloaded or. Use it like this:

Step 1. Launch from a shortcut on your desktop. You will see that there are two buttons at the bottom of the screen - Common Applications and System. If you need to remove the preinstalled software, click on the System button.

Step 2. A list of system applications installed on your smartphone will open. Find what you no longer need and tap on it - this will start the uninstallation process.

A significant drawback of the application is that for it to work, you must have root rights to the device.

Which applications can be removed

Any software that you downloaded and installed yourself, as well as some programs of the pre-installed developer package (different, depending on the version of the operating system), on which the functioning of the entire system does not depend, is subject to simple removal through the built-in resources of the tablet.

You cannot remove any software that depends on the operation of the device and most of the pre-installed Google applications in this way. And also you cannot remove updates in this way - only a rollback to a system restore point or to factory settings will help here.

By attracting third-party programs, as in the examples above, you can uninstall any applications, including those from Google. But this should be done carefully - it is important not to clean the utilities in this way, without which your smartphone will not be able to function.