How to Uninstall System Apps on Nokia without Root

If you own a Nokia smartphone and want to remove bloatware and Nokia Evenwell apps from your device, below is a list of Nokia bloatware or safe to remove apps. Following the steps given in this guide, you can easily uninstall the system apps on your Nokia device without root using ADB command.

I recently published a detailed tutorial on removing Samsung bloatware and easy ways to uninstall system apps on Xiaomi devices. Today, we’ll see to achieve the same on Nokia phones.

Nokia Evenwell Apps

So, what is Nokia Evenwell and why do Nokia phones have loads of Evenwell apps. Actually, Evenwell is a Taiwanese company that develops apps for HMD Global.

If you check the list of Nokia system apps that keep running in the background, you’ll find several Evenwell apps.  Most of these apps are either related to battery saving, battery protection, weather, system monitoring, etc. In August 2019, HMD Global confirmed that it would gradually ditch the power-saving Nokia Evenwell apps on Android 9.o Pie and above. Many phones including Nokia 3.1, Nokia 5.1, Nokia 6.1, Nokia 6.2, and Nokia 7.1 running Pie or newer have another poser-saving app called DuraSpeed.

This is how Laura, an HMD staff confirmed the removal of Evenwell apps in the Nokia community forum.

Before Google introduced Adaptive battery on Android P, OEMs had their own solutions for managing system performance and battery life. Evenwell was our solution. With Android 9 Pie’s adaptive battery feature, the need to have an alternate solution no longer exists. Adaptive battery uses deep learning to understand usage patterns and prioritise battery and is more intelligent AI driven approach for battery and performance management and is available across the range of Nokia smartphones running Android 9 Pie. When our devices that launched with Android N or Android O originally upgraded to Android 9 Pie, we started to gradually disable Evenwell while carefully monitoring end user feedback. Now we have completely disabled Evenwell from our legacy devices so even if you see the solution there, it does not do anything. On our new devices launching with Android 9 P (or later) releases we do not have Evenwell at all.

When it comes to Nokia Evenwell power-saving apps, the experience of Nokia users widely differs. Some users believe that Evenwell apps fail to manage the Nokia background apps efficiently and cause battery drain. However, when they uninstalled or disabled those apps, they noticed even worse battery performance. At the same time, a number of Nokia users claimed to get better battery life (an increase of around 2 hours) after they disabled com.evenwell.powersaving.g3 and other Evenwell apps.

Please note some Evenwell apps are very sensitive and removing or disabling them from your phone might cause a force-stop error as shown below.

Unfortunately, power saver has stopped.

Get the List of Nokia System Apps Package Names

While most Nokia phones share the same apps, the preinstalled apps on a device might differ depending on the device model and Android version. It’s always better to have your own list of system apps using an ADB command. There’s an ADB Shell command that can print the list of all system apps that come preinstalled on your Nokia phone.

1. Download the latest ADB and Fastboot tools on your Windows, Linux, or Mac computer and extract them on your desktop.
2. Don’t forget to turn on USB debugging on your Nokia device.
3. Open the ‘platform-tools‘ folder and launch the Windows Command Prompt or PowerShell window inside the folder window. You can set up universal ADB to run commands from any screen on your computer.
4. Connect your Nokia phone to the computer using a USB cable and run the following command.

   adb devices

   

5. In case you get the ‘adb is not recognized’ error message, fix it. However, if you get your device ID in the form of alphanumeric values, you are good to issue the adb shell command followed by

   pm list packages -s

6. You’ll get the list of package names for all system apps installed on your Nokia phone.

Alternatively, you can use apps like Package Browser, App Inspector, Package Name Viewer, etc. to find out the app packages preset on your device.

Nokia Bloatware List (Safe to Remove Apps)

You may have the full list of Nokia system apps but determining which ones are bloatware is the most tricky part of the whole drill. Below is a list of safe-to-remove system apps that you might try uninstalling depending on your preference.

com.android.calendar.overlay.base.s600ww

com.android.chrome

com.android.dreams.basic

com.android.dreams.phototable

com.android.egg

com.android.facelock

com.android.printspooler

com.android.retaildemo

com.android.stk

com.android.wallpaper.livepicker

com.android.wallpaperbackup

com.android.wallpapercropper

com.evenwell.apnwidget.overlay.base.s600ww

com.evenwell.AprUploadService

com.evenwell.aprUploadService.data.overlay.base.s600ww

com.evenwell.autoregistration

com.evenwell.autoregistration.overlay.base.s600ww

com.evenwell.custmanager

com.evenwell.custmanager.data.overlay.base.s600ww

com.evenwell.customerfeedback.overlay.base.s600ww

com.evenwell.dataagent

com.evenwell.defaultappconfigure.overlay.base.s600ww

com.evenwell.DeviceMonitorControl

com.evenwell.DeviceMonitorControl.data.overlay.base.s600ww

com.evenwell.email.data.overlay.base.s600ww

com.evenwell.fmradio.overlay.base.s600ww

com.evenwell.foxlauncher.partner

com.evenwell.mappartner

com.evenwell.pandorasbox

com.evenwell.pandorasbox.app

com.evenwell.partnerbrowsercustomizations.overlay.base.s600ww

com.evenwell.batteryprotection.overlay.base.s600ww

com.evenwell.DeviceMonitorControl.data.overlay.base.s600ww

com.evenwell.PowerMonitor.overlay.base.s600ww

com.evenwell.powersaving.g3.overlay.base.s600ww

com.evenwell.providers.downloads.overlay.base.s600ww

com.evenwell.providers.downloads.ui.overlay.base.s600ww

com.evenwell.providers.partnerbookmarks.overlay.base.s600ww

com.evenwell.providers.weather

com.evenwell.providers.weather.overlay.base.s600ww

com.evenwell.retaildemoapp

com.evenwell.screenlock.overlay.base.s600ww

com.evenwell.settings.data.overlay.base.s600ww

com.evenwell.SettingsUtils

com.evenwell.SettingsUtils.overlay.base.s600ww

com.evenwell.stbmonitor

com.evenwell.stbmonitor.data.overlay.base.s600ww

com.evenwell.telecom.data.overlay.base.s600ww

com.evenwell.UsageStatsLogReceiver

com.evenwell.UsageStatsLogReceiver.data.overlay.base.s600ww

com.evenwell.weather.overlay.base.s600ww

com.evenwell.weatherservice

com.evenwell.weatherservice.overlay.base.s600ww

com.google.android.apps.cloudprint

com.google.android.apps.inputmethod.hindi

com.google.android.apps.inputmethod.zhuyin

com.google.android.apps.maps

com.google.android.apps.wallpaper

com.google.android.apps.photos

com.google.android.calendar

com.google.android.onetimeinitializer

com.google.android.feedback

com.google.android.gm

com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox

com.google.android.inputmethod.pinyin

com.google.android.marvin.talkback

com.google.android.partnersetup

com.google.android.printservice.recommendation

com.google.android.tts

com.google.android.youtube

Nokia System Apps to Keep

While the Nokia apps listed above have been found safe to remove, there are some apps that you must not uninstall or disable as doing so may cause issues on your device.

android.autoinstalls.config.NBB_E1M
android.btl.s600ww.overlay
android.framework.base.s600ww
com.android.backupconfirm
com.android.bluetooth
com.android.bluetoothmidiservice
com.android.bookmarkprovider
com.android.calendar.overlay.base.s600ww
com.android.calllogbackup
com.android.captiveportallogin
com.android.carrierconfig
com.android.carrierconfig.atl.mccmnc20201
com.android.carrierconfig.btl
com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver
com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver.overlay.base.s600ww
com.android.certinstaller
com.android.contacts.overlay.base.s600ww
com.android.cts.ctsshim
com.android.cts.priv.ctsshim
com.android.defcontainer
com.android.documentsui
com.android.emergency
com.android.externalstorage
com.android.frameworks.telresources
com.android.htmlviewer
com.android.inputdevices
com.android.keychain
com.android.launcher3
com.android.launcher3.overlay.base.s600ww
com.android.location.fused
com.android.managedprovisioning
com.android.mms.service
com.android.mtp
com.android.musicfx
com.android.pacprocessor
com.android.partnerbrowsercustomizations
com.android.partnerbrowsercustomizations.btl.s600ww.overlay
com.android.phone
com.android.providers.blockednumber
com.android.providers.calendar
com.android.providers.contacts
com.android.providers.downloads
com.android.providers.downloads.ui
com.android.providers.media
com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks
com.android.providers.settings
com.android.providers.settings.btl.s600ww.overlay
com.android.providers.telephony
com.android.providers.userdictionary
com.android.proxyhandler
com.android.server.telecom
com.android.settings
com.android.sharedstoragebackup
com.android.shell
com.android.smspush
com.android.soundrecorder.overlay.base.s600ww
com.android.statementservice
com.android.stk
com.android.storagemanager
com.android.systemui
com.android.systemui.overlay.base.s600ww
com.android.vending
com.android.vpndialogs
com.dsi.ant.server
com.evenwell.badgeinfo
com.evenwell.camera2
com.evenwell.camera2.overlay.base.s600ww
com.evenwell.cellbroadcastreceiver.overlay.base.s600ww
com.evenwell.CPClient
com.evenwell.CPClient.overlay.base.s600ww
com.evenwell.DbgCfgTool
com.evenwell.deskclock.overlay.base.s600ww
com.evenwell.documentsui.overlay.base.s600ww
com.evenwell.emm
com.evenwell.factorywizard
com.evenwell.fmradio
com.evenwell.fqc
com.evenwell.nps
com.evenwell.nps.overlay.base.s600ww
com.evenwell.OTAUpdate
com.evenwell.OTAUpdate.overlay.base.s600ww
com.evenwell.permissiondetection
com.evenwell.permissiondetection.overlay.base.s600ww
com.evenwell.phone.overlay.base.s600ww
com.evenwell.PowerMonitor
com.evenwell.pushagent
com.evenwell.simappmanager
com.evenwell.sre
com.evenwell.support.overlay.base.s600ww
com.fih.infodisplay
com.google.android.apps.messaging
com.google.android.apps.photos
com.google.android.backuptransport
com.google.android.calculator
com.google.android.calendar
com.google.android.configupdater
com.google.android.contacts
com.google.android.deskclock
com.google.android.dialer
com.google.android.ext.services
com.google.android.ext.shared
com.google.android.gms
com.google.android.gsf
com.google.android.gsf.login
com.google.android.ims
com.google.android.inputmethod.latin
com.google.android.onetimeinitializer
com.google.android.packageinstaller
com.google.android.partnersetup
com.google.android.setupwizard
com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts
com.google.android.tag
com.google.android.webview
com.hmdglobal.support
com.qapp.secprotect
com.qti.dpmserviceapp
com.qti.qualcomm.datastatusnotification
com.qti.service.colorservice
com.qualcomm.cabl
com.qualcomm.embms
com.qualcomm.fastdormancy
com.qualcomm.location
com.qualcomm.qcrilmsgtunnel
com.qualcomm.qti.CdmaCallOptions
com.qualcomm.qti.confdialer
com.qualcomm.qti.embmstuneaway
com.qualcomm.qti.ims
com.qualcomm.qti.qcom_accesslogkit
com.qualcomm.qti.simsettings
com.qualcomm.qti.telephony.vodafonepack
com.qualcomm.qti.telephonyservice
com.qualcomm.qti.tetherservice
com.qualcomm.svi
com.qualcomm.timeservice
com.qualcomm.wfd.service
com.quicinc.cne.CNEService
org.codeaurora.bluetooth
org.codeaurora.btmultisim
org.codeaurora.ims

Uninstall Nokia Apps without Root

Whether you want to freeze, disable, or uninstall system apps to get rid of bloatware or put a check on the background apps to save battery, data, and system resources, you do all these things without rooting your Nokia phone.

Just launch the Command Prompt and use the following command to uninstall system apps.

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

Head over to my detailed tutorial describing all possible ways to debloat or uninstall system apps on Android devices in detail. Alternatively, you can remove bloatware on your Nokia smartphone in a safe and easier way using the Universal Android Debloater GUI tool.

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