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De-Bloater

De-Bloater is an Android utility for removing unwanted system apps without permanently deleting their original system partitions.

About De-Bloater

De-Bloater is an Android utility for removing unwanted system apps without permanently deleting their original system partitions. It uses a root-management environment to create a module that hides selected apps from system and vendor locations after a reboot. Users choose apps from within the app, apply the removal, and restart the device for the change to take effect. Apps can be restored individually or together by resetting the module or selecting items to restore. The app includes suggested packages from a community-maintained list and switches between light and dark appearance automatically. It is designed for devices with root access through supported root frameworks and requires a functional module environment; it does not work with other rooting methods or a core-only setup. De-Bloater is intended for advanced users managing preinstalled system applications. The removal is systemless in the sense that the app’s module controls which packages are hidden, and a reboot is needed to apply or reverse changes. The supplied information notes that removing an important system app can prevent normal startup, so choices should be made carefully.

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System Utilities

Platforms

Android

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