Post #3334563

2026-06-16 19:12 UTC

You can’t remove lot of apps in most Android phones. I have an older phone S7 Edge which I installed an alternative Android OS called “/e/OS”. Its way more private by default. Besides all the benefits of privacy, I also do not use the Google Play Store and do not have any social media on it installed.

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@wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-06-16 19:30

You absolutely can remove every app through ADB, or through tools like Shizuku that give you effectively “on-device” ADB. There are GUI based apps to do this for both PC and runnable on Android itself. It’s not easily accessible for the average user, but it’s literally easier than flashing a custom OS, if you’re already looking into that level of things.

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@morto@piefed.social 2026-06-16 23:37

A custom rom is great and the best path for the techie users. For the general public, you can still disable non needed invasive apps. For minimalist usage aimed at reducing overall phone usage, that’s mostly enough. There’s also a launcher called baldphone available on fdroid that turns any android phone in a minimalist phone, aimed at the elderly, but still nice for any minimalism enthusiast. It requires some tech skill to install though.

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