pixel-debloat

Debloater, tweaker, and app installer for Google Pixel — ADB only, no root

        

Stock Pixel ships with apps you never opened and settings that quietly report back to Google. pixel-debloat fixes both.

Quick Start

1. Settings → About Phone → tap Build Number 7× to unlock Developer Options
2. Developer Options → USB Debugging → on
3. Connect via USB, accept the prompt on your phone
4. Install adb — brew install android-platform-tools on macOS or Platform Tools elsewhere

bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/emylfy/pixel-debloat/main/pixel-debloat.sh)

Alternative: clone locally

git clone https://github.com/emylfy/pixel-debloat.git
cd pixel-debloat && bash pixel-debloat.sh

🧹 Debloater

Scrollable list — only installed packages shown, grouped by category. Optionally revokes unnecessary permissions from apps that stay on the device.

44 packages across 5 categories

AI & ML

• Android System Intelligence — predictions, smart actions
• Pixel Studio — AI image generator
• On-device ad personalization
• Ambient sensing — background context analysis
• Generative AI features (older builds)
• OK Google voice enrollment
• Assistant voice enrollment ×2

Google Apps

• Google TV · YouTube Music · Google Meet · Google Chat
• Google One · Google News · Google Play Games
• Google Arts & Culture · Google Opinion Rewards
• Android Auto · Google Home / Chromecast
• Wear OS companion · Chrome Remote Desktop · Google Fi

Pixel Features

• My Pixel shortcut app · Pixel Tips
• Dynamic / AI wallpapers · AI Wallpapers · Live wallpaper picker
• Sound Amplifier · Live Transcribe

Telemetry & Tracking

• Crash/usage reports · Media content scanning · Private Compute Core
• One-time Google initializer · Partner Setup · Instant Apps
• Bug Reporter · On-device app diagnostics · Google Glass/AR core
• Digital Wellbeing

Connectivity

• Built-in print service · SIM Toolkit · PAC proxy
• Wallpaper backup · Google WiFi Provisioner

7 permission revokes (optional)

Revokes permissions from apps that stay on the device.

• Google Search — camera, SMS, call log, calendar access
• Digital Wellbeing — activity recognition
• Adaptive Connectivity — activity recognition
• Google Photos — media location (GPS in photos)

⚙️ Tweaks

Scrollable list — only shows tweaks that differ from the target. Tweaks with side effects show a warning when selected.

39 tweaks across 3 categories

Privacy — 17 tweaks

• Disable APK data upload to Google
• Disable app activity logging
• Disable crash telemetry
• Disable screen content capture
• Disable Bluetooth diagnostics upload
• Disable background BT / Wi-Fi scanning
• Disable Wi-Fi auto-wakeup
• Disable Nearby device scanning
• Disable Wi-Fi watchdog (Google network monitoring)
• Disable face-based auto-rotate
• Hide notification content on lockscreen
• Disable Now Playing (ambient mic)
• Disable Smartspace on lockscreen and home screen
• Disable OK Google hotword
• Disable auto sync

Comfort — 14 tweaks

• Disable haptic feedback, keyboard vibration, UI sounds, lock sounds, dial tones, charging sound
• Enable double-tap to sleep
• Enable one-handed mode
• Disable flip to shush
• Screen timeout → 1 min
• Disable auto-rotate
• Gradual ringtone volume increase
• Show notification snooze button
• Enable freeform floating windows

Network — 8 tweaks

• Private DNS via Cloudflare (DNS-over-TLS)
• NTP server → Cloudflare (replaces Google)
• Disable always-on mobile data
• Disable open network suggestions
• Disable "Wi-Fi available" notifications
• Connectivity checks → Cloudflare (replaces gstatic.com)

📦 Apps

Installs privacy-friendly replacements for Google apps. Only shows apps not already on your device. Requires fdroidcl — offered automatically if not installed.

Privacy — Proton Mail, Proton Pass, Ente Photos
Browser — IronFox, Cromite
Tools — Neo Store, YTDL-ng

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