If you are Xiaomi user than you must be aware of bloatware weight that the company adds in every Xiaomi phone launches in the market. And that’s all nothing worth to use in your daily life. So, it is annoying to see them every day on the home screen every time when you scroll, right? In this post, I will show you how to remove bloatware from Xiaomi without root.
If you are not interested in following ADB commands, I have another simple method to remove MIUI bloatware using JAVA Development kit. Go on the post;
What is Bloatware?
Unwanted applications included on your new smartphone by the manufacturer which are supposed to be used by the user to make stuff easy but people hates them. So, they called ‘Bloatware’.
Well, in the case of Xiaomi devices, you might have seen bloatware like Email, FM Radio, Mi Cloud, Feedback app, Mi Payment, Scanner, Compass, Mi Account, Recycle, File Explorer (if you don’t like), etc. The list still goes on. And that’s why people usually think to remove MIUI bloatware.
You cannot uninstall the system default applications from your device without root!? No just kidding, now, you can remove all those bloatware from your smartphone without rooting your device. That means your device will still remain under warranty. It is super simple. You might think there are so many steps to follow. But I tried to make it understandable with more steps. So, let’s dig into the detailed information on how to remove Xiaomi bloatware easily.
How to remove bloatware from Xiaomi without root
01. Unable Developer Option
To enable developer options, go to Settings -> About phone. Now tap seven times on MIUI Version to enable Developer options. Once you will tap, you will get a message says ‘You are now a developer!’.
02. Turn on USB Debugging
To do so, go to Settings -> Additional Settings -> Developer Options -> Turn on the toggle next to the USB Debugging.
It will show a small dialogue box might say this option is only for development purposes. But, it’s okay. Tap on ‘Ok’ to proceed further.
03. Turn on Other Following Options
After turning on USB Debugging, you have to enable some other options as well. Turn on the following options except ‘Revoke USB debugging authorizations’;
- Install via USB
- USB Debugging [Security Settings]
04. Get onto the PC
Now, you will need to download platform-tools to follow up on the next steps. I have attached the link below.
Once downloaded, extract the ZIP file and paste it in C-drive of your computer in a new folder and name that folder as ‘adb’.
05. Apply Commands
Now, connect your Android device to your computer using a USB cable. Once connected, you have to give some commands as I have written below through command prompt (cmd). You can take help of my screenshot attached below.
cd..
cd..
cd adb
adb devices
Once you will give all of these commands, you should get a dialogue box on your smartphone screen as I have attached in the screenshot below. Simply click on ‘Ok‘.
Now, again give the following command. When you will press enter, on a second you will get your find your device connected. If you get your device connected, then you are good to go for the next step. If you don’t get, maybe you should check into developer options, if there is any setting turned off.
adb devices
06. Run Commands to Uninstall Applications
Apps
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.xiaomi.mipicks
Browser
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.android.browser
Calculator
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.miui.calculator
Calendar
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.android.calendar
Compass
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.miui.compass
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.android.email
Feedback
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.miui.bugreport
File Explorer
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.mi.android.globalFileexplorer
FM Radio
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.miui.fm
Gallery
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.miui.gallery
Games
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.xiaomi.glgm
Mi Account
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.xiaomi.account
Mi Cloud
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.miui.micloudsync pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.miui.cloudbackup pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.miui.cloudservice
Mi Drop
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.xiaomi.midrop
Mi Pay
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.mipay.wallet.id pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.mipay.wallet.in
Mi Payment
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.xiaomi.payment
Mi Recycle
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.xiaomi.mirecycle
Mi Roaming
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.miui.virtualsim
Mi Video
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.miui.videoplayer
Music
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.miui.player
Notes
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.miui.notes
Recorder
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.android.soundrecorder
Scanner
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.xiaomi.scanner
Screen Recorder
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.miui.screenrecorder
Security
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.miui.cleanmaster pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.miui.securitycenter pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.miui.securityadd
System App Updater
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.xiaomi.discover
Wallpaper
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.miui.miwallpaper
Weather
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.miui.weather2 pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.miui.providers.weather
Yellow Pages
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.miui.yellowpage
AntiSpam
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.miui.antispam
SIM Activate Services
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.xiaomi.simactivate.service
MSA
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.miui.msa.global
Google Drive
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.google.android.apps.docs
Gmail
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.google.android.gm
Google Play Music
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.google.android.music
Google Play Videos
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.google.android.videos
Google Photos
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.google.android.apps.photos
Talkback
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.google.android.marvin.talkback
Facebook Apps
pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.facebook.appmanager pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.facebook.services pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.facebook.system
Hope this will help you to get rid of the bloatware you get on your Xiaomi phones. If you are facing any problem, Right Brothers are here to help. Leave a comment in the box below.
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Awesome instructions, so clear! Got as far as stage 6 with minimal difficulty but then hit a problem on trying to delete individual bloatware. I copied your command lines exactly but kept getting this message with any command beginning “pm”:
‘pm’ is not recognised as an internal or external command, operable programme or batch file.
So I’m stuck. Any suggestions?
Thank you so much
Paul
Hey Paul,
Sorry for the late reply. We were off from our job. Talking about your problem, you are a little bit late. Since this method doesn’t work in all cases. And so many of our readers facing the same problems. So, we found a new method in which you do not have to use the command prompt, no require root and even no need an unlocked bootloader.
You can catch that article here: http://right-brothers.net/how-to-remove-bloatware-from-miui-no-need-of-command-prompt-root-unlocked-bootloader/
I am damn sure it will work and you will be so much happy. It is a super easy method.
Hello Yash, Thanks for your reply to Paul, that was really helpful. I could uninstall using the method of .jar file as suggested
Hey Girish,
Thank you very much for your update. I am happy that method worked for you. 🙂
If pm command is not recognized, do before adbe shell and then perform the above commands
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