In this tutorial, we will show you how to remove bloatware and ads from Poco X5 and X5 Pro 5G. Poco X5 5G and Poco X5 Pro 5G feature a sleek 120Hz AMOLED display, standing out from the competition which is powered by Snapdragon 695 5G and Snapdragon 778G 5G processor.
Furthermore, these devices run on Xiaomi’s customized OS skin dubbed MIUI. This is highly regarded by many as among the most customizable and feature-rich skin. While all these are quite commendable, they also have a few downsides. First and foremost, Xiaomi, Redmi, and Poco devices run on MIUI, which is always known to incorporate many bloatware apps.
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Furthermore, these apps are treated as system apps. Hence you cannot uninstall or remove them from the App Info page. However, the issue doesn’t stop here. Xiaomi has gone ahead and incorporated ads inside the OS itself. These ads are present everywhere, even inside the device’s Settings page. This infuriates the users, and rightly so. However, you could now remove all these ads as well as the bloatware with the help of some ADB commands and a few handy tweaks. Here are all the required instructions to carry out these tasks on Poco X5 and X5 Pro 5G.
How to Remove Bloatware from Poco X5 and X5 Pro 5G
First, we will look at the steps to remove the bloatware or the pre-installed apps, including the apps belonging to Mi. There are two different methods for the same: using the Xiaomi ADB Fastboot Tools or via the ADB commands. Instructions for both are given below. But first, make sure you go through the requirements section and carry out the mentioned steps.
Hey, I just followed the steps until disabling MSA. However, after closing adb and uninstalling the bloatware, my phone doesnt load the “normal” desktop. It just shows the background theme with a “Just a sec…” in the middle. No apps appear, i can use the dropdown menue however. Rebooting does not help. What shall i do? I’ve already waited for several minutes and fear that I might have done something wrong.
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Nianmor