# Universal Android Debloater

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/universal-android-debloater/13791
**Category:** Tool Suggestions
**Tags:** rejected
**Created:** 2023-08-29T07:24:58Z
**Posts:** 4
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## Post 4 by @dngray — 2023-08-30T12:08:12Z

We don’t recommend debloaters see:

> [@Stock Android Guide](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/stock-android-guide/324/7):
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> We don’t recommend that you bother with “debloating” as the apps removed will be replaced as soon as you get a new system image. You cannot remove Google apps unless you have a completely new system image (pushed by system updater, or flashed with [fastboot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fastboot)). We do not suggest disabling any [dm-verity](https://source.android.com/docs/security/features/verifiedboot/dm-verity) features or unlocking your bootloader to do this as Android does various checks of the [device state](https://source.android.com/docs/security/features/verifiedboot/device-state) during the [boot process](https://source.android.com/docs/security/features/verifiedboot/boot-flow), this is to ensure that your device hasn’t been modified by persistent m…

> [@Stock Android Guide](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/stock-android-guide/324/8):
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> We don’t recommend uninstalling, debloating, or removing things because it doesn’t achieve anything more than disabling an app, and modifies system image so if an update is pushed those things will reappear anyway.

Just disable the apps and call it a day.

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