Lists of Android (bloatware) apps

bloatware (uncountable)

1. (computing, informal) Software that is packed with too many features and therefore slow or unwieldy; software that is inefficiently designed and occupies an excessive amount of memory or disk space.
2. (computing) Unwanted pre-installed software, especially on a smartphone.

– https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bloatware

This is an attempt to categorize bloatware apps that are installed on Android phones.

Based on UAD-ng.

Objectives

• Never brick your phone.
• Do not uninstall apps that are not immediately recognized as bloatware.
• Do not attempt to be a security expert (we are not).
• Consider uninstalling Google Play and using F-Droid instead: https://f-droid.org

File organization and naming conventions

The lists are in YAML files inside [./bloatware/](./bloatware) directory.

Most YAML files are named using the first two elements of the Android app ID.

Contributing

Please consider adding any missing apps.

1. Check if app is listed in this repository

   $ grep -r APP_ID .
       

2. Add package entry to appropriate file in following format:

   - id: APP_ID
     description: |
       Describe what this package does.
     removal: recommended # If this app is obviously not needed.