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.
- Download the latest ADB and Fastboot tools on your Windows, Linux, or Mac computer and extract them on your desktop.
- Don’t forget to turn on USB debugging on your Nokia device.
- 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.
- Connect your Nokia phone to the computer using a USB cable and run the following command.
adb devices
- 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 bypm list packages -s
- 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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