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If non-sustainable energy sources are used to power these devices with bloatware, bloat can contribute to [[wikipedia:Climate_change|climate change]]. This is true for any excessive processing (CPU, GPU, etc.) and network abuse (such as [[Artificial_intelligence/training|AI training]]).

== Tools to deal with bloat ==

This is a list of tools that can be used (or are primarily used) to reduce bloat. This is not a guide, just a list of suggestions.

*[[wikipedia:UBlock_Origin|uBlock Origin]] (uBO). A general-purpose content blocker for the web. It's worth noting that its "Cosmetic Filtering" (element hiding) can, in rare cases (such as animated elements), improve performance.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-02-03 |title=html - Does hiding an animated GIF with CSS conserve browser resources? |url=https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33762652/does-hiding-an-animated-gif-with-css-conserve-browser-resources/35169688#35169688 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251215062718/https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33762652/does-hiding-an-animated-gif-with-css-conserve-browser-resources/35169688#35169688 |archive-date=2025-12-15 |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=Stack Overflow}}</ref>

*[[wikipedia:Noscript|NoScript]]. Much more specialized than uBO, as it only deals with [[JavaScript]].

*<code>[https://privacy.sexy/ privacy.sexy]</code>. A tool for improving security and privacy on popular operating-systems, it also serves as a "debloater".

*[[Android]] debloaters:

**[https://github.com/Universal-Debloater-Alliance/universal-android-debloater-next-generation Universal Android Debloater Next Generation] (UAD-NG). A native app that uses ADB to disable (or "freeze") and pseudo-uninstall almost (OEMs block some) any app (including system packages) without [[Jailbreak|root]]-access.

**[https://github.com/samolego/Canta Canta]. An Android app that uses UAD-NG's bloat-lists as its knowledge-base (KB), and [https://shizuku.rikka.app/ Shizuku] as ADB replacement.

**[https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager AppManager]. An "all-in-one"/general-purpose package manager that runs on Android. It uses a derivative of UAD's lists as its KB. It can show '''a lot''' of hidden info about apps, which can sometimes be used for reverse-engineering.

**[https://github.com/lavafroth/droidrunco Droidrunco], superseded by [https://github.com/lavafroth/zilch Zilch]

*[https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard NetGuard]. An app that uses [https://developer.android.com/develop/connectivity/vpn the Android VPN API] to filter internet traffic. It can be used like [[Pi-hole]] to [[Ad block|block ads]] using [[wikipedia:Hosts_(file)|<code>hosts</code>-files]] as rules.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bokhorst |first=Marcel |date=2016-03-20 |title=Ad Blocking with NetGuard |url=https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/blob/7308869411ff87649bf3a46a9c7c08f1e5353801/ADBLOCKING.md |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=GitHub}}</ref>

==See also==

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 If non-sustainable energy sources are used to power these devices with bloatware, bloat can contribute to [[wikipedia:Climate_change|climate change]]. This is true for any excessive processing (CPU, GPU, etc.) and network abuse (such as [[Artificial_intelligence/training|AI training]]).
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+== Tools to deal with bloat ==
+This is a list of tools that can be used (or are primarily used) to reduce bloat. This is not a guide, just a list of suggestions.
+*[[wikipedia:UBlock_Origin|uBlock Origin]] (uBO). A general-purpose content blocker for the web. It's worth noting that its "Cosmetic Filtering" (element hiding) can, in rare cases (such as animated elements), improve performance.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-02-03 |title=html - Does hiding an animated GIF with CSS conserve browser resources? |url=https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33762652/does-hiding-an-animated-gif-with-css-conserve-browser-resources/35169688#35169688 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251215062718/https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33762652/does-hiding-an-animated-gif-with-css-conserve-browser-resources/35169688#35169688 |archive-date=2025-12-15 |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=Stack Overflow}}</ref>
+*[[wikipedia:Noscript|NoScript]]. Much more specialized than uBO, as it only deals with [[JavaScript]].
+*<code>[https://privacy.sexy/ privacy.sexy]</code>. A tool for improving security and privacy on popular operating-systems, it also serves as a "debloater".
+*[[Android]] debloaters:
+**[https://github.com/Universal-Debloater-Alliance/universal-android-debloater-next-generation Universal Android Debloater Next Generation] (UAD-NG). A native app that uses ADB to disable (or "freeze") and pseudo-uninstall almost (OEMs block some) any app (including system packages) without [[Jailbreak|root]]-access.
+**[https://github.com/samolego/Canta Canta]. An Android app that uses UAD-NG's bloat-lists as its knowledge-base (KB), and [https://shizuku.rikka.app/ Shizuku] as ADB replacement.
+**[https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager AppManager]. An "all-in-one"/general-purpose package manager that runs on Android. It uses a derivative of UAD's lists as its KB. It can show '''a lot''' of hidden info about apps, which can sometimes be used for reverse-engineering.
+**[https://github.com/lavafroth/droidrunco Droidrunco], superseded by [https://github.com/lavafroth/zilch Zilch]
+*[https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard NetGuard]. An app that uses [https://developer.android.com/develop/connectivity/vpn the Android VPN API] to filter internet traffic. It can be used like [[Pi-hole]] to [[Ad block|block ads]] using [[wikipedia:Hosts_(file)|<code>hosts</code>-files]] as rules.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bokhorst |first=Marcel |date=2016-03-20 |title=Ad Blocking with NetGuard |url=https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/blob/7308869411ff87649bf3a46a9c7c08f1e5353801/ADBLOCKING.md |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=GitHub}}</ref><!-- TO-DO: mention libredirect and ytdlp -->
 ==See also==