How To Remove Facebook Bloatware From OnePlus Nord?

Posted on the 18 August 2020 by Thiruvenkatam Chinnagounder @tipsclear

OnePlus' OxygenOS is known as one of the cleanest and closest to stock Android skins available on the market. OnePlus is extremely proud of the user experience that its smartphone offers, thanks to OxygenOS. One of the standout features of OxygenOS is that there is no bloatware, a persistent issue in other Android skins, including Xiaomi's MIUI, Huawei's EMUI, and Samsung's OneUI.

However, things are changing at a rapid rate and OnePlus is determined to add bloatware to its recent smartphones. OnePlus has added bloatware apps, including Facebook and Netflix, to its OnePlus Nord and OnePlus 8 series. Users cannot uninstall bloatware on these devices. Even though some of the apps could be uninstalled, the services of Facebook-owned apps, including Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger, run in the background.

Also Read: How to Remove Bloatware From Android Devices?

If you have a OnePlus 8/8 Pro or OnePlus Nord and want to remove Facebook bloatware from OxygenOS, here's something to help.

How to remove Facebook bloatware from OnePlus Nord or OnePlus 8/8 Pro?

1. Activate the "Developer" options

  1. Go to Settings> About phone and find the build number.
  2. Tap the build number 7 times and you will see a message saying "You are now a developer"

2. Download ADB Binary

  1. Enable the USB debugging device on your smartphone by following the steps mentioned in this article.
  2. Download the ADB binary from here depending on your operating system: the Windows, Mac, and Linux.
  3. Extract the zip file to a folder on your PC.
  4. Connect your OnePlus Nord to your PC and change its USB mode from 'Charge only' to 'File transfer mode (MTP)'.
  5. Allow the USB debugging prompt.
  6. Navigate to the folder where you extracted the ADB binary. Hold Shift and right click on the folder screen and choose "Open PowerShell Window Here" from the context menu.
  1. Start by typing "adb devices" and press Enter.
  2. You will now see a number and a "device" under the list of connected devices
  3. Type the command "adb shell" and then press Enter.

3. Commands to remove Facebook bloatware from OnePlus Nord

Enter the following commands to remove the Facebook bloatware:

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.appmanager pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.services pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.system

After executing these ADB commands, Facebook bloatware will be removed from your OnePlus Nord.

Likewise, you can remove Netflix bloatware from OnePlus Nord using the following commands:

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.netflix.mediaclient

Take note that after receiving an OTA (Over-the-Air) update, you will need to perform the above actions again as an OTA update will restore the " uninstallable " Facebook bloatware and other applications preinstalled.