The “Application Manager” built into the Android operating system copes with the task of clearing internal or external memory of unnecessary software with a solid four - the cache that remains in the directories after cleaning, and a strange search that does not take into account some settings that rush into eyes.
Therefore, it is commonplace to see third-party “Program Managers” downloaded from Google Play on Android smartphones and tablets.
Uninstaller
A classic application for cleaning and removing programs with a simple interface, a standard set of functions and two operating modes. The first involves semi-automatic cleaning: Uninstaller will collect a list of unused programs for a long time, mark the cache that should be cleared, find duplicates, and even transfer some of the entertainment from internal memory to external memory. You can start changing the problems found in one click, and Uninstaller will handle the rest.
If this approach is too drastic and a manual control option is needed, then there will be no problems either. Here it’s easy to mark programs that you want to remove, and then proceed to uninstall and clean up the accumulated garbage. There will be no difficulties with either the first or the second mode, and the main reason for this is the intuitiveness of the interface. They won’t miss the buttons even if they really want to!
Final tip: install only necessary applications on your phone
Keep only the apps you need on your phone. Try alternatives, experiment, but always control what is installed.
If you install any program through the Google Play application, be sure to test it and make a conclusion: keep the program or delete it. On the one hand, this approach requires time and patience, on the other hand, it saves your nerves. A phone loaded with dozens of applications will not work as quickly as after purchase.
APP Remover
A legend of the genre, working in two directions at once. In the first case, it gets rid of software downloaded from Google Play and third-party sources (cleaning occurs either in a step-by-step mode or “at a time” when applications are marked), and in the second, it helps to free up space occupied by system software.
And we’re not just talking about the software that manufacturers of smartphones or tablets add, but even about those things that Google forces you to install - like services that calculate the performance of entertainment or tools that force you to endlessly update some files.
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To get rid of system software, you will have to immediately deal with obtaining ROOT rights, but the rest of the functionality is available even without additional settings. By the way, App Remover is distributed free of charge and without advertising.
How to remove unnecessary apps from your phone
Through the standard Application Manager
You can find a section with a list of installed programs on Android at: Settings - Applications.
Standard Android Application Manager Toolkit
In the “Applications” section you can find out how much space a particular application takes up and where it is installed – in the internal memory or on the SD card. The bottom of the screen shows how much phone memory is free and occupied. By clicking on the line with the name, you will find out the cache size and data consumption in the OS.
Applications installed by the user can be stopped (that is, unloaded from memory), deleted, or transferred from the phone memory to an SD card (which is useful if you need to free up phone memory).
In the SD Memory Card tab – a list of applications installed on the phone’s SD card.
In the Running section - useful information about how long a particular program has been running and how much RAM is consumed. Thus, if an application is wasting resources, it can and should be removed.
It should be noted that the standard Android tools are not suitable for mass removal of Android applications, although they are useful for single removal of a particular package.
We recommend trying any third-party app manager for Android. There are a lot of cleaning programs on Google Play, and below we will look at the most intelligent of them.
Uninstalling applications using CCleaner
CCleaner is a simple but effective utility for uninstalling applications on Android. An intuitive interface allows you to remove everything unnecessary in a few clicks: applications and cache (sometimes occupying hundreds of megabytes), apk installers and temporary files, and other “garbage”. The full version of the application is free, but contains advertising.
Sequence of steps to remove applications using CCleaner:
- Download and install the utility
- Through the main menu, go to the “Application Management” section.
- Installed, system and disabled applications are distributed among the tabs. Select the desired section.
- By clicking on the line with the application, information is available: name, program and cache size, installation date, version, etc.
- Select the items and click on the Trash icon to remove programs from Android.
- Click “Delete” again and confirm the operation.
Uninstalling applications using CCleaner for Android
Through CCleaner, you can remove applications in batches, and not individually, as the standard manager offers.
CCleaner is suitable for regularly cleaning Android and uninstalling applications from your phone. It is not possible to remove standard Android applications (such as Google Drive, Gmail) in CCleaner, either with or without root access.
Clean Master – removal of standard and custom applications
Clean Master is another program for comprehensively cleaning your phone from garbage: temporary files, duplicates and remaining data that one or another application was “too lazy” to clean up. Clean Master does not specialize in uninstalling programs, but it does include a module called Application Manager.
A batch mode for uninstalling applications on your phone is available here. You can also manage apk packages and move apps from your memory card. This will help redistribute space and clear the phone's internal memory.
Removing Android system applications is not available in Clean Master; you can only uninstall user programs - those you installed yourself.
To remove a program via Clean Master, do the following:
- Download and install the application on Android
- After launch, click the Start button
- Go to the Tools section - Application Manager
- Click the “Grant” and then “Allow” buttons in the dialog that opens
- In the Clean Master application manager, check the applications that need to be removed from the phone.
- Click the “Delete” button and OK to confirm the uninstallation
- If you're not sure you want to remove the app, click Cancel.
Clean Master Uninstaller allows you to quickly remove unnecessary applications on Android
System App Remover Pro
Removing Android system applications will help speed up the OS. However, it only makes sense to undertake this if you clearly know what can be deleted. To do this you will need root rights and System App Remover.
Remove unnecessary applications from your phone
Through the System Applications section, you can remove things that regular managers do not allow you to do. However, we advise you to follow the uninstaller’s recommendations and deactivate only applications that are marked “Can be removed.” Otherwise, you can disable the Android OS or cause system errors.
To remove Android system components:
- In the System App Remover menu, go to the “System Applications” section;
- In the list, tick the items to be deleted;
- Click the "Delete" button.
By the way, this method will help you remove uninstallable applications hidden in the standard Android manager, accessible only in safe mode. As an example, advertising viruses and spyware.
Advice . If your goal is to free up space in your phone's memory, we strongly advise against deleting system applications. It’s better to buy a large memory card and install all applications on it.
System App Remover requires payment for its full-featured work in the pro version (the free version displays advertising at the bottom of the window). A symbolic $1.88 gives you access to the following features:
- Management of system and user applications;
- Moving any installed application to an SD memory card or internal phone memory;
- Use as a phone basket;
- Allows you to remove Android system applications;
- Batch uninstallation mode: you can select only the necessary applications with checkboxes and remove them in a few clicks.
- Flexible management of standard and custom applications: sorting, filtering by name, package name and path, searching for applications, etc.
Root Uninstaller
Root Uninstaller performs its main function of removing unnecessary applications from the phone only on a rooted device. That is, the owner of the smartphone first needs to obtain administrator Root rights in order to get rid of the programs preinstalled by the manufacturer.
Without administrator status, the application can also be useful, but the functionality cannot be fully appreciated. The following functions work on an unrooted phone:
- Removing garbage, clearing cache
- Installing and removing APK files
- Backup
- Factory reset
- Search for applications by type, location and other characteristics.
To remove system applications, you first need to obtain root rights and install Root Uninstaller from the Play Market. Next we follow the instructions:
- 1. Launch the application.
- 2. Go to the “System Applications” tab (all installed programs on the smartphone are divided into sections).
- 3. Select the application you want to remove from the list.
- 4. Three action options will appear in the proposed menu - delete, block, create a backup copy.
- 5. If necessary, make a copy and then uninstall the application.
- 6. Reboot the smartphone.
Advantages:
- For free
- There is a separate paid version
- Multifunctionality (in addition to deleting system applications, there are many other useful functions).
Uninstaller
An application with simple controls, a clear interface and a standard set of functions. Shows basic information about each installed program - installation time and date, build version, size. There is sorting by name and other parameters. Filters undeletable system files. The utility takes up little space in the phone's memory.
With Uninstaller, you can quickly remove unnecessary applications in batch cleaning mode - select several applications from the list at once and click on the delete button, no need to stop at each application separately.
Advantages:
- Small program size
- Convenient sorting
- Moving apps to a removable memory card
- Anti-deletion protection feature for apps
- Two design options to choose from: regular and black theme.
Flaws:
- Doesn't work with system apps
- There is no Russian version, the entire interface is completely in English.
After uninstalling applications, no additional memory cleaning is required, since Uninstaller removes all unnecessary files created while the programs are running.
The application is free, with advertising. There is no paid version available. You can download it from the link.
Uninstaller
This program for deleting files from Android has standard functionality and simple operation. Supports batch uninstallation of applications. Has a system for sorting and searching files. Shows parameters - size, creation date, name. All applications can be filtered using the same characteristics.
Quick App Manager
A convenient assistant for working with files on a smartphone. Supports basic functions for convenient application management in one place. The new program from the developers of Root Uninstaller has received the main feature for the uninstaller, such as removing standard applications. But the removal is not complete: Quick App Manager only updates the application to the original version, that is, all personal data, settings, cookies and cache files are deleted. The application itself remains in memory, and when you try to delete it again, a notification appears indicating that this action is impossible.
The application has many useful features:
- File backup can be configured automatically
- Installing applications from an external memory card
- Sorting programs according to different parameters
- Clearing the cache.
The disadvantage is that the application is entirely in English, there is no choice of language or translator.
SD Maid
A kind of explorer with the function of memory cleaning, optimization and data analysis. The program will help you keep all the files on your phone in order, get rid of junk in a timely manner, and manage installed and system applications.
What you can do with SD Maid:
- Delete a game from a tablet or smartphone
- Get storage usage analysis
- Find identical photos and delete unnecessary ones (as well as other duplicate files - music, documents, etc.)
- Clear device memory of unused files
- Sort by date, file name or content.
An additional distinctive feature of the application is setting up automatic launch through widgets or on a schedule.
The “Overview” section of the application menu contains information about the device, including whether it has Root rights. This is an important detail for the functioning of SD Maid, since superuser rights significantly expand the capabilities of the application.
Easy Uninstaller App Uninstall
A program for clearing memory from applications and all garbage remaining after its use. Supports both single and mass deletion - several files at a time. Convenient sorting by required parameters is provided.
The utility divides installed applications into the most frequently and rarely used ones, shows them in a list, which allows you to clear memory of unnecessary files.
Advantages:
- You can set a reminder to scan your storage and remove junk files in a timely manner
- Energy Usage Monitoring – Calculates the apps that drain your battery the most
- History of deletions with the ability to return the application if you change your mind.
Flaws:
- When deleting in batches, you must confirm the action separately for each program being deleted (this is more a feature of the Android system, not a utility)
- The system for tracking the energy consumption of programs also wastes battery power
- It does not have advanced functions, such as uninstalling an uninstallable application - the program does not clean system and pre-installed files.
A decent uninstaller that performs its functions and has a number of additional interesting features. The Russian-language interface adds convenience. The program is free, ad blocks are installed organically and do not interfere with use.
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As it became clear from the review, not all uninstallers can remove standard applications. This requires root rights, which are separately configured on the smartphone using flashing and special programs. Basically, standard phone cleaning applications are used for the convenience of file management - they display a list of all applications on the screen, allow you to delete them in bulk, create backups, and clean up all the garbage that always remains in memory after deletion in the standard way through the smartphone menu.
Easy Uninstaller
A non-standard working platform with a convenient search for software, entertainment and applications by name, version and size, with batch and step-by-step removal, with the function of downloading updates.
Among the non-standard features is cleaning up garbage accumulated in TEMP folders and directories that collect information about calls made, messages received and sent. Otherwise, the functional set is modest and hardly stands out from its competitors. But everything works great - without crashes, errors or settings that don’t work.
File Manager
A multifunctional file manager that protects the Android operating system on all fronts. The developers offer to clean out folders with music and photos, transfer files to the cloud, organize backups, monitor applications and saves, downloads and individual settings.
Even superficially listing each function is a task, but File Manager is in no hurry to stop developing and is constantly updated. So, for example, the interface has recently been improved, and at the same time a function has appeared to work with internal or external memory directly from a computer via a wireless network. Instructions and details of the mode are given in the settings and supplemented with screenshots.
Why remove applications from Android?
- The phone slows down and responds slowly to user actions. As a result, working with the phone is inconvenient and access to important functions is slower.
- There is not enough memory on your mobile device. This does not always happen because of the small amount of RAM, but because unnecessary applications are installed on the phone. Because of this, side and unnecessary functions run in the background.
- By deleting unnecessary applications, you will focus on the most useful ones (of the remaining ones) and will not be distracted by unnecessary ones.
- Some developers introduce advertising into their products - a popup screen is displayed on the phone screen or lockscreen (lock screen), which cannot be gotten rid of in any way except by uninstalling the “culprit”.
Reference . Uninstallation – removal of a mobile application (or computer program) from the operating system and from the storage device.
