samolego/canta

Canta is an Android app that lets you uninstall pre-installed apps and bloatware from your phone without needing root access. Many Android devices come with apps you cannot normally remove, and Canta provides a way to get rid of them directly on the device, with no computer required. To make this work without root, Canta relies on a separate helper app called Shizuku. Shizuku acts as a bridge that grants elevated permissions to apps that need them, using Android's built-in developer tools under the hood. You install and activate Shizuku first, then install Canta, and from there removing apps is a matter of selecting one and tapping the trash button. The app works on Android 9.0 and newer. Canta is integrated with the Universal Debloat List, a community-maintained database of pre-installed Android apps. For each app you consider removing, Canta can show a description of what it does and whether it is safe to remove. This helps you make an informed choice rather than guessing at unfamiliar app names. There is an important warning in the documentation: removing critical system apps can cause your phone to get stuck in a boot loop and may require a factory reset to fix. The app does not prevent you from uninstalling things that are dangerous to remove, so some care is needed. Canta also keeps a list of apps you have previously uninstalled, including ones that got reinstalled after a factory reset. Canta is available through F-Droid, IzzyOnDroid, the Google Play Store, and direct GitHub releases. Translations are managed through Crowdin, and the project credits the Universal-Debloater-Alliance and the creator of Shizuku for making the tool possible.