How to uninstall an android app from command line on the device

Question

I can uninstall an app on the device from my computer using adb uninstall <package_name>, but I'd like to do the same with a script on the actual device.

I've also tried running an android.intent.action.DELETE intent using am but it prompts the user for confirmation.

Given that the device is rooted, is it possible to run a command on the device to uninstall an app without requiring user action/confirmation ?

Answer 1

Trying using the pm command:

pm uninstall <package_name>

or

pm uninstall -k <package_name>

The -k flag keeps the data and cache directories after the package is removed.

I haven't tested this myself, but I don't think this should show a warning message.

Answer 2

adb shell pm uninstall *your.package.name*

Did the trick for me.

Answer 3

To forcefully uninstall the system user apps:

Use:

adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 <package_name>

Answer 4

I had fail on uninstall some system launchers (for example NovaLauncher) In this case I recommend to use "disable" instead "uninstall":

pm disable <package_name>

In result you hide this system launcher (sys app) from list of launchers when you have a few launchers

Answer 5

Some Apps can't be uninstalled,so below command gives the error:

adb shell pm uninstall package_name
Failure [DELETE_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR]  

Try to run disable command instead,

adb shell pm disable package_name
Package package_name new state: disabled 

Answer 6

Simple command to remove any app from the device, try this:

 pm uninstall --user 0  

This command will forcefully remove that app from the device.

Answer 7

And if you want to re-install back package removed for a user (i.e. pm uninstall --user 0), without root:

pm install --user 0 $(pm dump <package name> | awk '/path/{ print $2 }')

This will locate .apk of the uninstalled package: pm dump <package name> and search for a line starting with path: to obtain path to the .apk (note that pm path <package> won't work for an uninstalled app) and install it using pm install --user 0 (note that pm install without --user argument wont' work).

This works for any system app, this is a good alternative to pm disable-user <package> which still allows you to easily enable app back via Settings. For example, you could uninstall Play Store (pm uninstall --user 0 com.android.vending) and have no way to enable/install any application on default non-rooted device without access to adb or pm.