This is a guide on utilizing ADB tools to uninstall packages on your bloated Xiaomi Phone, just so it reduces the spooky tracking from Big Tech, and not hog your system resources for a more minimalistic user experience. There's no root required to uninstall these packages.
NOTE: Running all commands listed in "command.txt" will safely remove the applications,yet it is recommended to find a replacement of some applications you require. These commands cannot harm your device or put your phone into a loop. However, you may lose functionality of some services like, Xiaomi Cloud Services, so make sure you don't take out something you need.
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Install chocolatey (original steps can be found on chocolatey's website https://chocolatey.org/install)
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Run Windows powershell as administrator and type the following command:
Chocolatey choco install adb
Open the terminal and type the following command: sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb
- Open Settings, and select “About Phone”
- Tap on “MIUI version” seven times
- Go to Additional Settings, and scroll down to select Developer options
- Scroll down further and enable “USB debugging”
- Plug your device into your computer.
- On the computer, open up a terminal/command prompt and type
adb devices - A dialog should appear on your device, asking you to allow USB Debugging. Tap “OK"
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| adb devices | shows all connected adb devices |
| adb shell | launches a shell on the device |
| adb reboot | reboots system |
| adb shell pm list packages | list all installed packages on the device |
| adb install "filename" | installs the given .apk file to your device |
| adb uninstall com.package.name | uninstalls package from shell pm list packages |
If you encounter [DELETE_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR] while uninstalling packages, bypass it by using:
adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 <packagename>
you can use the following command to list installed packages by name.
pm list package | grep <package name>
For example, to list all installed packages with Google in their name, you'd type:
pm list package | grep google