How to Debloat Xiaomi Redmi 8 Olive

I don't usually do tech tutorials like this, but I needed to perform this task at some point.

WARNING: I'm not responsible for whatever you do with your device using this guide. These great Xi**mi devices are very unpredictable. If this worked for me, it is not guaranteed to work for you. If you brick your device, that is your fault.

Basic Setup

So, I assume that you've tried to unlock the bootloader, flash TWRP recovery and install custom ROM such as Lineage. This would be way better than simply "deconstructing" and "debloating" default MIUI piece by piece. It didn't work for me though (because of device), so I could only do the latter. If you haven't unlocked your bootloader, this may work as well.

Back up your data.
Install ADB-tools on your computer.
Download official ROM (MIUI) image and flash it via ADB. This works better if you have TWRP and an unlocked device. If not, you may either simply wipe your phone data in settings and return to defaults or flash the latest MIUI version using the official desktop app. Basically you want to have a fresh official MIUI and an ability to reisntall it if it doesn't boot.
Enable USB debugging.
Connect your phone to your computer via USB, open up the terminal/command prompt and type

adb shell

You're now ready to delete bloatware and spyware app by app.

What to Delete

Here's essentially the list of commands to run inside ADB shell to remove certain apps. These apps have been grouped and I recommend you to read through the commands and choose what you really want to uninstall. I've uninstalled all of them months ago and my phone works perfectly fine. I also should mention these articles, as they are really helpful and probably much better than this "guide": list-of-bloated-MIUI-apps; MIUI-package-description; detailed-list; more-apps-to-remove. I couldn't find an XDA post which I owe many of these lines and comments, unfortunately.


    #HELLO FROM XI

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.browser # the default Browser

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.appmanager # Facebook

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.katana # Facebook

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.services # Facebook

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.system # Facebook

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.gallery # Mi Gallery app

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.mi.android.globalminusscreen # this is the mi screen to the left e. g. App Vault in settings

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.bugreport #I still get report windows when settings crashes.

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.calculator # Mi Calculator

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.cleanmaster # the cleaner that removes apks in private folders

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.fm # Mi FM Radio app

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.fmservice # removed no issues

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.mishare.connectivity # No more Mi Share in the settings menu.

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.misound #Mi Audio Player

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.notes # Mi Notes app

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.player #don't know what this does but I've removed it no issues

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.translationservice # removed no issues

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.weather2 # Mi weather app

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.netflix.mediaclient # Netflix app

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.midrop # Mi Drop

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.payment # removed no issues

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.scanner # Mi scanner app

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.cloudbackup

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.cloudservice

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.cloudservice.sysbase

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.mipay.wallet.id

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.mipay.wallet.in

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.backup

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.micloudsync

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.translation.kingsoft

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.translation.xmcloud

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.translation.youdao

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.bttester

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.yellowpage

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.account

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.miservice # Mi Service App!!

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.mi_connect_service

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.micloud.sdk

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.mipicks

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.miplay_client

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.milink.service

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.duokan.phone.remotecontroller # Mi Remote

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.android.fashiongallery # Fashion Gallery Caroussel??

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.hybrid # Mi Quick Apps

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.userguide # Mi Manual

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.glgm # Mi Game Center

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.xmsf # Mi Cloud Framework

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.micredit.in # Mi Credit

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.joyose

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.vsimcore

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.msa.global

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.netflix.partner.activation # Netflix Partner Activation

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.tachyon # Google Duo

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.huawei.hwvplayer # Huawei(!) Video player

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.instagram.android # Instagram

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.hybrid.accessory # another part of Xiaomi Quick Apps

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.egg

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.mi.globalbrowser

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.thememanager

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.thememanager.module

pm uninstall -k --user 0 cn.wps.xiaomi.abroad.lite

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.calendar

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.videoplayer

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.providers.downloads.ui

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.mi.android.globalFileexplorer

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.compass

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.analytics

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.stk # optional if you don't need SIM Toolkit. kinda bloatware but doesn't spy on you

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.stk2 # same for SIM2

#Google

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.youtube

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.ar.lens

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.gm

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.music

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.wellbeing

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.docs

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.maps

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.partnersetup

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.feedback

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.syncadapters.calendar

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.documentsui

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.tts

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.turbo

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.hotwordenrollment.okgoogle

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.hotwordenrollment.xgoogle

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.gms.location.history

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.chrome



pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.contacts

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.dialer # Use Simple Dialer instead

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.messaging

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.projection.gearhead

# Disable some stuff

pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.gms

# REMOVE ONLY AFTER INSTALLING AN ANALOG

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.inputmethod.latin # analog is OpenBoard

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.vending # analog is FDroid or ApkPure. I use both

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.gms # only after installing Signal and Banking Apps you need. many PlayMarket apps require this crap for installation but then work normally without it. it's an absolute piece of spyware so remove.