GitHub - AdhwaithAS/ZeroBloat: A lightweight desktop utility to safely and silently uninstall unwanted system apps, carrier bloatware, and trackers from Android devices via ADB. No root required.

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ZeroBloat is a desktop app for removing unwanted Android system apps and bloatware using ADB — no root required.

Built with Go, Svelte, and Wails.

License Wails Svelte

Screenshot

ZeroBloat ZeroBloat

Features

  • Detects connected Android devices automatically

  • Lists installed packages

  • Separates apps into:

    • Bloatware
    • System apps
    • User-installed apps

  • Search and filter packages

  • Select multiple packages and uninstall at once

  • Warns before removing important system packages

  • Runs ADB commands silently in the background

Download

Prebuilt binaries are available from the Releases page:

ZeroBloat Releases

Before using

Enable USB debugging on your Android device:

  1. Open Settings → About Phone
  2. Tap Build Number 7 times
  3. Open Developer Options
  4. Enable USB Debugging

Run

  • Windows → ZeroBloat.exe
  • macOS → ZeroBloat.app
  • Linux → chmod +x ZeroBloat.AppImage

Connect your phone with a USB cable and the app will detect it automatically.

Development

Requirements

  • Go 1.21+
  • Node.js 18+
  • Wails CLI

Install Wails:

go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/cmd/wails@latest

Clone

git clone https://github.com/AdhwaithAS/ZeroBloat.git
cd ZeroBloat

Run in development mode

Build

License

MIT License.

Author

GitHub: @AdhwaithAS

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