Uninstall list of apps with adb | Usage: ./adb-uninstall.sh <file with apps list> | Example: ./adb-uninstall.sh bloatware.txt or ./adb-uninstall.sh https://example.com/bloatware.txt | Video demo: https://youtu.be/knvvIPyttRs

adb-uninstall.sh

#! /usr/bin/env bash

set -euo pipefail

[[ -v 1 ]] || { echo "Usage: $(basename -- "$0") <file/URL with apps list>"; exit 1; }

echo "Waiting for device"
adb wait-for-device

if [[ $1 == https://* ]]; then
  apps="$(wget -qO- "$1")"
else
  apps="$(< "$1")"
fi

while IFS="" read -r app || [[ -n $app ]]; do
  [[ -n $app && $app != \#* ]] || continue

  result="$(adb exec-out pm uninstall --user 0 "$app")"
  echo "$app - $result"

  if [[ $result = "Failure [-1000]" ]]; then
    echo "! $app uninstall failed, trying to disable"
    adb exec-out pm disable-user "$app"
  fi
done <<< "$apps"