In this practical guide, I will show you how to uninstall an application on Android in various ways. This can be done without prejudice to the OS. You will also learn how to remove system (standard) and. How to uninstall them from internal memory or sd card.
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Why uninstall apps from Android?
- The phone slows down, responds slowly to user actions. As a result, it is inconvenient to work with the phone, and access to important functions is slowed down.
- There is not enough memory on your mobile device. This does not always happen due to the small amount of RAM, but because the phone has unnecessary applications... Because of this, side and unnecessary functions run in the background.
- By removing unnecessary applications, you will focus on the most useful (from the rest) and will not be distracted by unnecessary ones.
- Some developers introduce ads into their products - a popup-screen is displayed on the phone screen or lockscreen (lock screen), which cannot be eliminated in any way other than uninstalling the “culprit”.
reference... Uninstall - delete mobile application(or computer program) from the operating system and from the storage device.
How to remove unnecessary apps from your phone
Through the standard Application Manager
You can find a section with a list of installed programs on Android at: Settings - Applications.
Standard Dispatcher Toolkit Android applications
In the "Applications" section, you can find out how much space a particular application takes, where it is installed - in the internal memory or on the sd card. The bottom of the screen shows how much phone memory is free and in use. By clicking on the line with the name, you will find out the cache size and data consumption in the OS.
Applications installed by the user can be stopped (i.e. unloaded from memory), deleted or transferred from the phone's memory to the sd card (which is useful if you need to free up the phone's memory).
In the SD memory card tab - a list of applications installed on the phone's sd card.
In the Running section - useful information about how long this or that program has been running, how much RAM is consumed. Thus, if an application is wasting resources, it can and should be removed.
It should be noted that the standard Android toolkit is not suitable for the bulk removal of android applications, although it is useful for a single removal of a particular package.
Removing applications via CCleaner
CCleaner is a simple but effective utility for uninstalling Android apps. The intuitive interface allows you to remove everything unnecessary in a few clicks: applications and cache (sometimes occupying hundreds of megabytes), apk installers and temporary files, and other "garbage". Full version the app is free, but contains ads.
Steps to uninstall applications using CCleaner:
- Download and install the utility
- Through the main menu, go to the "Application Management" section.
- Installed, system and disabled applications are divided into tabs. Select the section you want.
- By clicking on the line with the application, information is available: name, size of the program and cache, installation date, version, etc.
- Select the items and click on the Trash icon to remove programs from Android.
- Press "Delete" again and confirm the operation.
Removing applications via CCleaner for Android
Through CCleaner, you can uninstall applications in batch mode, and not one by one, as the standard manager suggests.
CCleaner is suitable for regular cleaning of Android and uninstalling applications from your phone. Delete standard applications Android (such as Google Drive, Gmail) is not possible in CCleaner - neither with root access, nor without it.
Clean Master - uninstall standard and custom apps
Clean master- another program for a comprehensive cleaning of the phone from garbage: temporary files, duplicates and leftover data that this or that application was "too lazy" to clean up after itself. Clean Master does not specialize in uninstalling programs, but it includes a module called Application Manager.
Batch mode of uninstalling applications on the phone is available here. In addition, you can manage apk packages and move apps from your memory card. This will help reallocate space and clear the internal storage of your phone.
Removing Android system apps in Clean Master is not available, you can only uninstall custom programs- installed independently.
Removing system applications via System App Remover Pro
Removing Android system applications will help speed up the OS. However, it makes sense to take on this only if you clearly know what you can delete. To do this, you need root privileges and a System App Remover.
Remove unnecessary applications from your phone
Through the System applications section, you can remove things that ordinary managers do not allow you to do. However, we advise you to follow the recommendations of the uninstaller and deactivate only applications that are marked “Can be removed”. Otherwise, you can disable the Android OS or provoke system errors.
To remove Android system components:
- In the System App Remover menu, go to the "System Applications" section;
- In the list, check the boxes to remove;
- Click the "Delete" button.
By the way, this method will help to remove non-removable applications hidden in the standard Android manager available only in safe mode. For example, adware and spyware.
Advice... If your goal is to free up space on your phone's memory, delete system applications we strongly advise against. It's better to buy a spacious memory card and install all applications on it.
System App Remover requires payment for its fully functional work in the pro version (in the free edition, ads are displayed at the bottom of the window). Symbolic $ 1.88 gives access to functions:
- Management of system and user applications;
- Moving any installed application to sd memory card or internal phone memory;
- Use as a basket for the phone;
- Allows you to remove Android system applications;
- Batch uninstall mode: can only be checked required applications and delete them in a few clicks.
- Flexible management of standard and custom applications: sorting, filtering by name, package name and path, searching for applications, and more.
What applications can be safely removed on Android
Let's note the applications that it makes sense to remove in order to increase the speed of the mobile device.
- Remove clients social networks... In particular, the Facebook / Messenger app consumes a lot of memory on Android, and you are constantly distracted by notifications.
- Feel free to remove unnecessary user programs - those that you installed yourself through Google play or by downloading the apk file from an unverified source.
- Uninstall antivirus software. It would seem a controversial decision, but if you are confident in the safety of your mobile device or you do not have a special need for constant protection, remove the antivirus.
- You can remove optimizers and cleaners. Programs like CleanMaster and DU Battery Saver are useful on an irregular basis. Over time, they begin to bother and hang like a dead weight in random access memory Android.
- Games are not only the main time killers: they take up a significant amount of megabytes in the memory of a mobile device.
One last tip: only install the apps you need on your phone
Leave only the apps you need on your phone. Try alternatives, experiment, but always be in control of what is installed.
If you install any program through the Google Play application, be sure to test it and conclude: leave the program or uninstall. On the one hand, this approach takes time and patience, on the other, you save your nerves. A phone loaded with dozens of apps won't run as fast as it did after purchase.
Answers to readers' questions
I can not update applications on my phone, they write that there is not enough memory. But I deleted some of them, in addition to the standard ones, and still can't download and install anything. There are very few programs on the phone, and it is impossible to do anything. What to do, why applications are not installed on the phone?
Answer... The first tip is to buy a roomy sd card. This is the most simple and quick way solutions to the problem with the missing memory on the phone. There is no need to uninstall applications and constantly clean memory to “carve out” space in the internal storage.
We also advise you to carefully read the guide on how to uninstall applications on Android. Perhaps you need not only the Android application manager, but something more flexible, like the uninstaller from the developer Jumobile (see above). It will allow you to delete on your phone even hidden apps, as well as Chinese or system.
On the phone ( Sony Xperia M4 Aqua), notifications come that there is little memory on the phone. I decided to transfer some applications to the SD card and leave only the necessary applications for Android in the internal memory. A little time passed and notifications began to come again, there was no more space on the SD card and I decided to clean it up with the psycho, forgetting that I had transferred applications there, and now the icons of these applications are lit on my screen, but they cannot be entered and the SD card icon is lit on top of these icons. And the most important thing is that I cannot download the programs again and I cannot delete the application from my phone.
Answer... All applications transferred to the sd card (or even deleted user applications) can be easily returned - just go to Google Play and find a particular program for Android through the search, then click on the Install button.
You can transfer applications to the sd card as follows:
- Go to Settings - Applications (Application Manager).
- Go to the SD Card or USB storage section
- Find in the list the application that you want to transfer to the sd card
- Confirm Action
By the way, removing unnecessary or transferring Android system applications in this way is impossible, this will require third party programs Jumobile type.
I installed a memory card on my smartphone, I want to download the application. It is not installed, writes: uninstall applications, there is not enough memory. The phone memory is full. How to remove unnecessary apps from Android?
Answer... If you wish, you can remove unnecessary applications using CCleaner programs, CleanMaster or Jumobile's app manager. These utilities, by the way, will allow you to clean up free space by deleting cache, temporary files and other unnecessary data on your phone.
If the system memory is clogged with applications, it is better to transfer them to the sd card (I wrote above how to do this in the text).
I deleted some program on my phone. On the screen (in the lower left corner) the inscription “Safe Mode” was displayed. Some applications are no longer visible. I downloaded the Undelete recovery program, I can not go, but in Play Store this program is installed. What kind of program could it be that caused problems after removing it?
Answer... You may have uninstalled a system application on Android, or installed program conflicts with the phone. Exit from safe mode reboot the device helps. If after rebooting you still enter this mode, try turning off the phone and turning it on using the power and volume down buttons, held down at the same time.
Tip: do not delete system or custom applications on Android without knowing their purpose. Removal can lead to serious consequences: at best, you will have to reflash your phone.
The firmware of many smartphones and tablets running Android contains the so-called bloatware: applications of dubious utility preinstalled by the manufacturer. As a rule, you will not be able to remove them in the usual way. Therefore, today we want to tell you how to uninstall such programs.
In addition to bloatware, virus software cannot be removed in the usual way: malicious applications use loopholes in the system to present themselves as the administrator of devices for which the uninstall option is disabled. In some cases, for the same reason, it will not be possible to remove a completely harmless and useful program like Sleep as Android: it needs admin rights for some options. System applications like Google's search widget, standard dialer or Play Store are also protected from uninstallation by default.
The actual methods for uninstalling non-removable applications depend on whether your device has root access. It is not required, but with such rights it will be possible to get rid of unnecessary system software. The options for devices without root access are somewhat limited, but in this case there is a way out. Let's consider all the methods in more detail.
Method 1: Disable Administrator Rights
Many applications use elevated privileges to control your device, including screen lockers, alarms, some launchers, and often viruses that disguise themselves as useful software. A program that has been granted access to Android administration cannot be uninstalled in the usual way - if you try to do this, you will see a message stating that uninstallation is impossible due to active device administrator options. What to do in this case? Here's what you need to do.
- Make sure developer options are enabled on your device. Go to "Settings".
Pay attention to the very bottom of the list - such an option must be present there. If not, then do the following. At the very bottom of the list there is an item "About the phone"... Go to it.
Scroll down to "Build number"... Tap it 5-7 times until you see a message about unlocking developer options.
- Enable USB debugging mode in developer settings. To do this, go to Developer options.
Activate the options with the switch at the top, and then scroll through the list and put a checkmark in front of USB Debugging.
- Return to the main settings window and scroll down the list of options to the general block. Tap on the item "Security".
On Android 8.0 and 8.1, this option is called Location and Protection.
- Next, you'll find the Device Administrators option. On devices with version Android 7.0 and below, it is called that Device Administrators.
In Android Oreo, this feature is called Device Administrator Applications and is located almost at the very bottom of the window. Enter this setting item.
- A list of apps that are allowed will appear. additional functions... As a rule, inside there are remote control device, payment systems(S Pay, Google Pay), customization utilities, advanced alarms and other similar software. Surely this list will also include an application that cannot be removed. To disable administrator privileges for him, tap on his name.
On newest versions OS from Google given the window looks like this:
- In Android 7.0 and below - there is a button in the lower right corner "Switch off" to be clicked.
- You will automatically return to the previous window. Please note that the check mark in front of the program for which you turned off administrator rights has disappeared.
In Android 8.0 and 8.1 - tap on Disable Device Administrator Application.
This means that such a program can be removed in any way possible.
This method allows you to get rid of most non-removable applications, but may be ineffective in the case of powerful viruses or bloatware embedded in the firmware.
Method 2: ADB + App Inspector
A complex, but most effective method of getting rid of non-removable software without root access. To use it, you need to download and install on android computer Debug Bridge, and on the phone - App App Inspector.
Having done this, you can proceed to the procedure described below.
- Connect your phone to your computer and install drivers for it, if required.
- Make sure the archive with ADB is unpacked to the root system disk... Then open Command line: call "Start" and type in the search box the letters cmd... Right click on the shortcut and select "Run as administrator".
- In the window "Command line" write the commands sequentially:
cd c: / adb
adb devices
adb shell - Go to the phone. Open the App Inspector. A list of all the apps available on your phone or tablet will be presented in alphabetical order. Find among them the one you want to delete and tap on its name.
- Take a close look at the line "Package Name"- we will need the information recorded in it further.
- Go back to your computer and « Command line»
... Type the following command in it:
pm uninstall -k --user 0 * Package Name *
Instead of * Package Name *, write information from the corresponding line from the page of the application to be removed in the App Inspector. Make sure you entered the command correctly and press Enter.
- After the procedure, disconnect the device from the computer. The app will be removed.
The only drawback of this method is that the application can be removed only for the default user (the "user 0" operator in the command provided in the instruction). On the other hand, this is a plus: if you uninstalled the system application, and encountered problems with the device, you just need to do a factory reset to return the deleted one to its place.
Method 3: Titanium Backup (Root only)
If your device has rooted rights, the procedure for uninstalling non-removable programs is greatly simplified: just install Titanium Backup on your phone, an advanced application manager that can remove almost any software.
This method is the simplest and most convenient solution to the problem of uninstalling programs on Android. The only problem - free version Titanium Backup is somewhat limited in capabilities, which, however, are sufficient for the procedure described above.
Conclusion
As you can see, it is quite easy to deal with non-removable applications. Finally, we remind you - do not install dubious software from unknown sources on your phone, as you run the risk of running into a virus.
Applications for mobile devices based on the Android operating system are in the App format, and are, in essence, software installed directly on HDD 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 remove deleted applications 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:
- Use the default application manager of your operating system on your mobile device.
- 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 being introduced into mobile device, but it is especially important when applications need to be deleted just because of overflowing 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 simpler 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 the top to 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. Will open full list applications on your device. 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 delete 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 there is no Delete button on the application page, it means that this software is from the basic preinstalled 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 up 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. is 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 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. Will open main screen software, which will display the state of the device's memory and the scanning process, which determines the presence unnecessary files and programs. Find the button with three parallel horizontal lines on the left upper corner 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 works constantly in the background, unless it was forcedly 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
Download this program you can follow 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 application names, and then - on the red Delete 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 standard ways are not deleted? This requires specialized software which 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 this method cannot remove updates - 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 remove 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.
Mobile device manufacturers often install a ton of unnecessary apps on them. And the operating room itself Android system sins by the fact that it contains a lot of "garbage" programs. Fortunately, there are several ways to get rid of these unwanted applications.
Removing third-party applications
Removing non-system programs on Android goes smoothly enough. You just need to go to settings, open the Applications menu and select third-party programs that you don't need. After that, all that remains is to click on the "Delete" button. In a more convenient form, this function is implemented in a program called "ES Explorer". Install "ES Explorer" on your Android, launch the program and select "Application Manager" from the menu. In the window that opens, you will see all the programs installed on your smartphone or tablet. If you long press on the program icon, the "Uninstall" button will appear.
In this way, you can uninstall applications that were not originally preinstalled in the operating system.
Removing system applications
To uninstall system applications, you need to obtain Superuser rights (the so-called "root-rights"). There are many programs for Android that allow you to get these rights. But on Google market they cannot be found, tk. Software that allows you to obtain Superuser rights, from the point of view of Google, is not good and is often used to pirate Android applications.
Popular programs for obtaining root rights include Unlock Root, Framaroot, VRoot and Kingo Android Root... The last application is installed on the computer to which the mobile device connects via USB cable... First, the program installs the drivers it needs to work. After that, just click on the large "Root" button and restart your smartphone or tablet. Upon completion of these actions, you will have Superuser rights.
Now you need to install on Android program to uninstall system applications. One of the most popular programs of this kind is Root Explorer. This application is capable of deleting files that are written in the system / app directory. Often, system applications located in this folder, in addition to the file with the .apk extension, have another file with the same name, but with the .odex extension - you need to delete both the first and the second.
Remember that rooting will automatically take away your warranty service... If your mobile device fails - none service center it will not be taken under warranty.
If you constantly install programs on the tablet and do not uninstall them, then after a while you will simply run out of physical memory on the tablet and in fact nothing will be able to install. A large number of applications lead to the slowdown of the device. Therefore, now I will tell and show you how to remove the program from the tablet.
Select the unnecessary application and click the "Stop" button.
The system will warn us that the forced closing of the application may affect its performance. We agree, we press "ok".
Now you need to erase the data and clear the cache, click on the appropriate buttons and agree with the warning.
In principle, it is not necessary to delete data and cache, but then you will have the files created by this application.
How to uninstall a program from a tablet via Play Store
Launch Play app Market and go to the settings, for this you need to make a swipe on the left side of the screen. We select the item "My applications".
The page of this application will open, where you need to click the "Delete" button.
We confirm the deletion.
We observe the deletion process, which lasts a few seconds. That's all.
