How To Uninstall Multiple Apps at Once (Without Root Access)

If you’ve amassed dozens of unused and useless apps, and they’re starting to take up valuable space and memory while running in the background, it might be time for an app cleanup. Some might even be eating away at your data limit. Intuitive or not, the best way to uninstall multiple apps in one go without rooting your Android device is to install another app, specifically ES File Explorer, which can be found for free in the Google Play store.

This procedure is really for removing apps you’ve installed that you no longer need, but if you wish to remove bloatware instead, try rooting it by finding it’s rooting procedure here and then following these steps.

I. Install ES File Explorer

1. Open the Play Store on your device.

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2. Search for and install ES File Explorer.

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II. Uninstall The Apps

1. Open ES File Explorer by going into your app drawer and tapping the ES File Explorer app (on the bottom right in my app drawer).

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2. Tap the screen three times to get past the first-time use tutorial.

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2. Tap the blue globe/phone icon on the top left of the screen when the tutorial clears.

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3. Tap the “Tools” option when the menu appears on the left.

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4. Tap “App Manager.”

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4. Tap and hold an app you want to uninstall until you see check-boxes appear on each app icon.

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5. Continue tapping all the apps you want to uninstall.

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6. Tap the “Uninstall” button marked with a trash can icon on the bottom left after selecting the apps you want to uninstall.

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7. Hit “OK” on each of the popup notifications that appear until they stop.

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III. Uninstall ES File Explorer (Optional) 

Once you are done uninstalling all the apps you need to, you can optionally uninstall ES File Explorer (or you can just hang on to it as it is a great file explorer app, up to you).

1. Open the app drawer on your device and find the ES File Explorer app.

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2. Tap and hold the ES File Explorer app icon.

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2. Drag it to Uninstall at the top left of the screen when it appears.

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3. Press “OK” in the notification popup and you’ll be returned to your phone’s home screen.

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Your phone isn’t much different than a computer; the more stuff you have on it, the slower it’s going to get. Most phones these days are so powerful that a few stray apps here and there won’t make much of a difference, but running your phone as lean as possible will let it work faster and longer.

4 thoughts on “How To Uninstall Multiple Apps at Once (Without Root Access)”

    1. It does uninstall them, just not system apps (ones that were installed by the manufacturer/carrier before you turned it on) that DOES require root. This is just a tip to remove multiple apps from your device that YOU installed instead of having to do it one at a time. That works just fine.

      1. you can optionally uninstall ES File Explorer (or you can just hang on to it as it is a great file explorer app, up to you).

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