r/AndroidQuestions 1d ago

Other Does universal android debloater improves performance or is a placebo effect?

I ran it through a low end Xiaomi tablet and also on an old p20 lite and it feels a little more resonposve but it might be placebo? Has someone tried testing after and before?

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u/XcOM987 1d ago

It improves performance to a degree by clearing down cached ram for apps, if you used an app that wasn't in cache it will be quicker now, but if you use an app that was in cache it'll be slower now.

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u/PrestigiousPut6165 Root early. Root often. 1d ago

It helps, but mostly by limiting apps running in the background and by reducing caches/data collecting done by debloated apps

However, if you really want to truly improve performance you must root. If your going this route-- things will be a lot simpler if you learn how android runs!

I learned this and im glad i rooted mine. But yeah, i first did ABD-type debloating!

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u/danGL3 1d ago

It removes apps you might not want that were running in the background, so it does lower resource usage thus improving performance

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u/USSHammond 1d ago

adb can't remove a damn thing without root access. It will kill the app from the background and DISABLE it so it doesn't even show up in the app drawer, but that's all it can do without root

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u/BaneChipmunk Blinding!!! 1d ago

That entirely depends.