lastest update: 2023-1-6 Preface:Some applications called “XiaomiStore”, we can’t remove it from our smartphone. The “adb”(Android Debug Bridge) will make it.

Tips: This is my first blog in English, whose mistakes could be sent to cww.lhame@foxmail.com.

Firstly, download adb in windows10.

Visit this page, and download it.(Recommended in C:\Users\ _*usename*_ \adb)

\adb is a directory created by yourself, you will get a “zip flie” called platform-tools_r33.0.1-windows.zip if you click the link above.

Then you should unzip it in this path, the directory should be like C:\Users\LHame\adb\platform-tools, where you can find the file adb.exe.

Then, add it to environment variable.

On Windows, just follow these steps:

• Copy the path where you have saved the platform-tools, for example C:\Users\LHame\adb\platform-tools.
• Right click This computer, chose properties(No This computer in your Desktop? Just right click on your desktop and chose the Personalize, themes on the left, Desktop Icons Settings upper right, chose the computer)
• Click Advanced system settings on the right
• Click environment variable on the bottom
• Chose the path in the system variable, then click new, add, paste what you copy before
• Finally, click the OK to save changes.

Check if the adb is OK.

Open a terminal, a software we can do some interesting jobs with it, which can be installed by serching words including “terminal” in Microsoft Store. What’s more, you can chose press Win + R in keyboard to open the CMD, alse called command prompt.
Then ,type adb version and you should get some messages like here:

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PS C:\Users\LHame> adb version
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.41
Version 33.0.1-8253317
Installed as C:\Users\LHame\adb\platform-tools\adb.exe

changes for your smartphone

This page will tell you how to do.
(Emmmm, I am a lazy boy, so I just link a post from Bing. Also many posts about how to unlock the USB-debug options for your mobile can be found by Bing. )

Now, evething is OK.

Get start.

Type adb devices to list the infomation your smartphone, your will get message as:

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PS C:\Users\LHame> adb devices
List of devices attached
xxxxxxxx        device

You can not make sure your mobile is OK until you have gotten the code of your device.(must be a number)

list the applications

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adb shell pm list packages

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PS C:\Users\LHame> adb shell pm list packages
package:com.miui.screenrecorder
package:com.qualcomm.qti.haven.telemetry.service
package:com.android.cts.priv.ctsshim
package:com.qualcomm.qti.auth.sampleextauthservice
package:com.qualcomm.qti.perfdump
package:com.android.providers.telephony
package:com.miui.powerkeeper
package:com.miui.qr
package:com.mi.liveassistant
package:org.codeaurora.bt_wipowersdk
package:com.android.providers.calendar
package:com.android.providers.media
package:com.milink.service
package:com.qti.service.colorservice
package:com.xiaomi.powerchecker
package:com.xiaomi.account
package:com.android.wallpapercropper
package:com.quicinc.cne.CNEService
package:com.qualcomm.qti.autoregistration
package:com.xiaomi.micloud.sdk
package:com.qualcomm.qti.smcinvokepkgmgr
package:com.android.updater
package:com.leiting.xian
package:com.android.documentsui
package:com.android.externalstorage
package:com.qualcomm.uimremoteclient
package:com.xiaomi.gamecenter.sdk.service
package:com.android.htmlviewer
package:com.qualcomm.svi
package:com.qualcomm.qti.uceShimService
package:com.android.companiondevicemanager
package:com.miui.gallery
package:com.android.quicksearchbox
package:com.android.mms.service
package:com.android.providers.downloads
package:com.qualcomm.qti.auth.sampleauthenticatorservice
package:com.xiaomi.payment
......
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uninstall what you want to remove

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adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 <apps name>

for example: I want to remove a application called “XiaomiPayment”, we can find it from above list.

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PS C:\Users\LHame> adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.xiaomi.payment
Success

The application has been uninstalled successfully when you get “Success”.

Of course, you shouldn’t remove some important packages(apps) for the Android.(Bing or Google for more info.)