All smartphones come preloaded with a plethora of features accompanied by loads of bloatware. The term bloatware is generally used for apps that are shipped with a device as system apps. Some of such apps might be useful for some people but in most cases, they are useless for the end user as they merely tend to crowd the app drawer and consume a considerable amount of space and RAM.

Besides, some of the bloat apps keep running in the background and thus make your device slow and cause battery drain. When it comes to bloatware on Android devices, Samsung is probably the most notorious of all OEMs. All Galaxy devices come with a big number of useless apps that are apparently of no or little use to the users. If you got a carrier-branded Samsung device, you might inherit even a greater number of bloat apps.

While some of such apps are visible in the app drawer, there are so many that remain hidden. You can easily uninstall 3rd-party apps but their OEMs tend to null the uninstall options for the apps injected by themselves. Since we can’t get rid of the bloat apps using normal method, we require root privilege to access and remove them manually.

However, if want to get rid of bloatware and don’t have root access on your device, there are a couple of tools and apps that can help you with the job. Below you’ll find the complete list of bloat apps found on the newly released Samsung flagships, the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. Besides, we would also see how we can remove or disable these apps with or without root.

List of Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge Bloat Apps

Note: Please note that the below list contains the names and all apps and packages. It’s not a list of safe to remove apps. Please take utmost care while selecting the apps to remove or disable. Removing some system apps might result in a bootloop and you might need to reset your Galaxy S6/S6 Edge or restore the stock firmware back.

APK Name → Package Name

AllShareCastPlayer.apk → com.sec.allsharecastplayer

→ com.sec.allsharecastplayer AllshareFileShare.apk → com.samsung.android.allshare.service.fileshare

→ com.samsung.android.allshare.service.fileshare AllshareFileShareClient.apk → com.samsung.android.app.FileShareClient

→ com.samsung.android.app.FileShareClient AllshareFileShareServer.apk → com.samsung.android.app.FileShareServer

→ com.samsung.android.app.FileShareServer AllshareMediaShare.apk → com.samsung.android.allshare.service.mediashare

→ com.samsung.android.allshare.service.mediashare Amazon → com.amazon.mShop.android

→ com.amazon.mShop.android AntHalService.apk → com.dsi.ant.server

→ com.dsi.ant.server ANTPlusPlugins.apk → com.dsi.ant.plugins.antplus

→ com.dsi.ant.plugins.antplus ANTPlusTest.apk → com.dsi.ant.sample.acquirechannels

→ com.dsi.ant.sample.acquirechannels ANTRadioService.apk → com.dsi.ant.service.socket

→ com.dsi.ant.service.socket base.apk → com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox

→ com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox base.apk → tv.peel.app

→ tv.peel.app BBCAgent.apk → com.samsung.android.bbc.bbcagent

→ com.samsung.android.bbc.bbcagent BeaconManager → com.samsung.android.beaconmanager

→ com.samsung.android.beaconmanager Books.apk → com.google.android.apps.books

→ com.google.android.apps.books Briefing → flipboard.boxer.app

→ flipboard.boxer.app CarmodeStub.apk → com.samsung.android.drivelink.stub

→ com.samsung.android.drivelink.stub ContainerAgent2.apk → com.sec.knox.containeragent2

→ com.sec.knox.containeragent2 Dictionary → com.sec.android.app.dictionary

→ com.sec.android.app.dictionary DirectShareManager.apk → com.sec.android.directshare

→ com.sec.android.directshare Drive.apk → com.google.android.apps.docs

→ com.google.android.apps.docs DualSimWidget.apk → com.sec.android.widgetapp.dualsimwidget

→ com.sec.android.widgetapp.dualsimwidget Email → com.samsung.android.email.widget

→ com.samsung.android.email.widget Email → com.samsung.android.email.ui

→ com.samsung.android.email.ui ELMAgent.apk → com.sec.esdk.elm

→ com.sec.esdk.elm EmergencyLauncher.apk → com.sec.android.emergencylauncher

→ com.sec.android.emergencylauncher FBInstagram_stub.apk → com.instagram.android

→ com.instagram.android FlipboardBriefing.apk → flipboard.boxer.app

→ flipboard.boxer.app Google Play Books → com.google.android.apps.books

→ com.google.android.apps.books Google Play Games → com.google.android.play.games

→ com.google.android.play.games Google Play Movies & TV → com.google.android.videos

→ com.google.android.videos Google Play Newsstand → com.google.android.apps.magazines

→ com.google.android.apps.magazines GalaxyApps_3xh_zero.apk → com.sec.android.app.samsungapps

→ com.sec.android.app.samsungapps GalaxyAppsWidget_Phone.apk → com.sec.android.widgetapp.samsungapps

→ com.sec.android.widgetapp.samsungapps Galaxy TalkBack → com.samsung.android.app.talkback

→ com.samsung.android.app.talkback Gear VR Service → com.samsung.android.hmt.vrsvc

→ com.samsung.android.hmt.vrsvc Gear VR SetupWizardStub → com.samsung.android.app.vrsetupwizardstub

→ com.samsung.android.app.vrsetupwizardstub Gear VR Shell → com.samsung.android.hmt.vrshell

→ com.samsung.android.hmt.vrshell GearManagerStub.apk → com.samsung.android.app.watchmanagerstub

→ com.samsung.android.app.watchmanagerstub HancomOfficeViewer.apk → com.hancom.office.viewer

→ com.hancom.office.viewer Hangouts.apk → com.google.android.talk

→ com.google.android.talk HealthService.apk → com.sec.android.service.health

→ com.sec.android.service.health Help → com.samsung.helphub

→ com.samsung.helphub Instagram stub → com.instagram.android

→ com.instagram.android Kies.apk → com.sec.android.Kies

→ com.sec.android.Kies KLMSAgent.apk → com.samsung.klmsagent

→ com.samsung.klmsagent KnoxAttestationAgent.apk → com.sec.enterprise.knox.attestation

→ com.sec.enterprise.knox.attestation KnoxBBCProvider.apk → com.samsung.android.bbc.fileprovider

→ com.samsung.android.bbc.fileprovider KnoxKeyguard.apk → com.samsung.knox.kss

→ com.samsung.knox.kss KnoxSetupWizardClient.apk → com.sec.knox.knoxsetupwizardclient

→ com.sec.knox.knoxsetupwizardclient KnoxShortcuts.apk → com.sec.knox.shortcutsms

→ com.sec.knox.shortcutsms KnoxSwitcher.apk → com.sec.knox.switcher

→ com.sec.knox.switcher KnoxTrustAgent.apk → com.samsung.knox.knoxtrustagent

→ com.samsung.knox.knoxtrustagent KnoxVerifier.apk → com.sec.knox.packageverifier

→ com.sec.knox.packageverifier Magnifier → com.sec.android.app.magnifier

→ com.sec.android.app.magnifier Milk → com.samsung.mdl.radio

→ com.samsung.mdl.radio MobilePrintSvc_Samsung.apk → com.sec.app.samsungprintservice

→ com.sec.app.samsungprintservice MSSkype_stub.apk → com.skype.raider

→ com.skype.raider Music2.apk → com.google.android.music

→ com.google.android.music My Places → com.sec.android.widgetapp.locationwidget

→ com.sec.android.widgetapp.locationwidget My interests → com.samsung.android.keyguardwallpaperupdator

→ com.samsung.android.keyguardwallpaperupdator Newsstand.apk → com.google.android.apps.magazines

→ com.google.android.apps.magazines Nearby Service → com.samsung.android.allshare.service.mediashare

→ com.samsung.android.allshare.service.mediashare NfcNci.apk → com.android.nfc

→ com.android.nfc OneDrive_Samsung.apk → com.microsoft.skydrive

→ com.microsoft.skydrive OneNote → com.microsoft.office.onenote

→ com.microsoft.office.onenote Peel Smart Remote → tv.peel.app

→ tv.peel.app PhotoStudio_WQHD_Zero.apk → com.sec.android.mimage.photoretouching

→ com.sec.android.mimage.photoretouching PlayGames.apk → com.google.android.play.games

→ com.google.android.play.games PlusOne.apk → com.google.android.apps.plus

→ com.google.android.apps.plus QuickConnect_20.apk → com.samsung.android.sconnect

→ com.samsung.android.sconnect RemotePlayer.apk → com.sec.chromecast.remoteplayer

→ com.sec.chromecast.remoteplayer RNB.apk → com.samsung.android.hmt.vrsvc

→ com.samsung.android.hmt.vrsvc RNBShell.apk → com.samsung.android.hmt.vrshell

→ com.samsung.android.hmt.vrshell S Health → com.sec.android.app.shealth

→ com.sec.android.app.shealth SamsungBilling.apk → com.sec.android.app.billing

→ com.sec.android.app.billing Samsung Cloud Data Relay → com.samsung.android.scloud.auth

→ com.samsung.android.scloud.auth Samsung Galaxy 2.0 → com.sec.android.app.sns3

→ com.sec.android.app.sns3 Samsung Link Platform Connectivity → com.sec.msc.nts.android.proxy

→ com.sec.msc.nts.android.proxy Samsung In-App purchase → com.sec.android.iap

→ com.sec.android.iap Samsung Push Service → com.sec.spp.push

→ com.sec.spp.push Samsung Print Service Plugin → com.sec.app.samsungprintservice

→ com.sec.app.samsungprintservice Samsungservice2_xxxhdpi_zero.apk → com.osp.app.signin

→ com.osp.app.signin Samsung SBrowser SyncAdapter → com.samsung.android.scloud.proxy.sbrowser

→ com.samsung.android.scloud.proxy.sbrowser Samsung SNote3 SyncAdapter → com.samsung.android.scloud.proxy.snote3

→ com.samsung.android.scloud.proxy.snote3 Samsung text-to-speech engine → com.samsung.SMT

→ com.samsung.SMT SapaMonitor.apk → com.samsung.android.sdk.professionalaudio.utility.jammonitor

→ com.samsung.android.sdk.professionalaudio.utility.jammonitor SBrowser.apk → com.sec.android.app.sbrowser

→ com.sec.android.app.sbrowser S Beam → com.sec.android.directshare

→ com.sec.android.directshare S Finder → com.samsung.android.app.galaxyfinder

→ com.samsung.android.app.galaxyfinder S Voice → com.vlingo.midas

→ com.vlingo.midas SCONE_Android_ProxyService_Lib.apk → com.sec.msc.nts.android.proxy

→ com.sec.msc.nts.android.proxy SecEmailComposer.apk → com.samsung.android.email.composer

→ com.samsung.android.email.composer SecEmailProvider.apk → com.samsung.android.email.provider

→ com.samsung.android.email.provider SecEmailSync.apk → com.samsung.android.email.sync

→ com.samsung.android.email.sync SecEmailUI.apk → com.samsung.android.email.ui

→ com.samsung.android.email.ui SecEmailWidget.apk → com.samsung.android.email.widget

→ com.samsung.android.email.widget SFinder_L.apk → com.samsung.android.app.galaxyfinder

→ com.samsung.android.app.galaxyfinder SHealth4.apk → com.sec.android.app.shealth

→ com.sec.android.app.shealth Smart Manager → com.samsung.android.sm

→ com.samsung.android.sm SmartcardService.apk → org.simalliance.openmobileapi.service

→ org.simalliance.openmobileapi.service SNS_v2.apk → com.sec.android.app.sns3

→ com.sec.android.app.sns3 SPlannerWidget_Material.apk → com.sec.android.widgetapp.SPlannerAppWidget

→ com.sec.android.widgetapp.SPlannerAppWidget SPPPushClient_Prod.apk → com.sec.spp.push

→ com.sec.spp.push SPrintSpooler.apk → com.android.printspooler

→ com.android.printspooler S-Voice_Android_phone.apk → com.vlingo.midas

→ com.vlingo.midas TouchWiz easy home → com.sec.android.app.easylauncher

→ com.sec.android.app.easylauncher T-Mobile My Account → com.tmobile.pr.mytmobile

→ com.tmobile.pr.mytmobile T-Mobile Name ID → com.whitepages.nameid.tmobile

→ com.whitepages.nameid.tmobile T-Mobile TV → com.mobitv.client.tmobiletvhd

→ com.mobitv.client.tmobiletvhd Videos.apk → com.google.android.videos

→ com.google.android.videos VoiceNote4Z_32.apk → com.sec.android.app.voicenote

→ com.sec.android.app.voicenote VoiceWakeUp.apk → com.samsung.android.voicewakeup

→ com.samsung.android.voicewakeup VRSetupWizardStub.apk → com.samsung.android.app.vrsetupwizardstub

→ com.samsung.android.app.vrsetupwizardstub Visual Voicemail → com.tmobile.vvm.application

→ com.tmobile.vvm.application withTV 1.0 → com.samsung.android.app.withtv

→ com.samsung.android.app.withtv YouTube.apk → com.google.android.youtube

Request: If you own the AT&T, Sprint or Verizon model of the Galaxy S6/S6 Edge, please share the carrier bloats via comments. Thanks!

Debloat Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge

If you want to get rid of the bloat apps on your Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, there’s an amazing tool appropriately called Debloater. It has been developed by XDA member gatesjunior and is available for Windows and Mac.

Features

Disable and re-enable apps on your device

Enable all applications at once on your device

Filtering of the displayed packages

Export and import the disabled/enabled apps listing to a file (Right click on Read Device Packages after list is loaded)

Lets you remove apps if your device has root access

Download Debloater Tool

You can download the latest version of Debloater for your Windows or Mac computer here.

How to Use Debloater

Download the Debloater tool from above and install it on your computer. When the tool is installed, launch it. Now enable USB Debugging on your Samsung Galaxy S6/S6 Edge Install Samsung USB Drivers on your computer if you have not installed it already. Connect your phone to the computer using a USB cable Make sure the Device Connected and Synced status on the bottom of the tool shows green dots.

If everything is fine, click the Read Device Packages found the button on the top-left corner of the Debloater window. Just wait a few seconds until it shows you the list of apps installed on your device. No tick the app/s you want to disable/remove. When you are done with the selection, just click the Apply button. Debloater will start disabling/removing the selected bloat apps. When it’s done, you’ll see “Finished applying application changes to device !!” message on the tool.

Done! You can now close the tool and disconnect the USB cable. Just reboot your Galaxy S6/S6 Edge. Enjoy you debloated phone!

Disable Bloats Using Package Disabler

If you want to disable bloat apps on your Galaxy S6 without using a desktop computer, you can use an app called Package Disabler. The app does not require root privilege.

[googleplay url=”https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ospolice.packagedisabler”]

Just install Package Disabler and open it. Look for the app package you want to disable and tap the Disable option.

Also See

Root Samsung Galaxy S6 and Install TWRP Recovery (All Models)