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I am using Samsung Galaxy A50, Android 11, One UI 3.1. I use Samsung Secure folder. There are many bloatware in it and I could not find a way to uninstall (and disable) them via ADB.

Owner profile user is 0, Secure Folder user is 150.

pm uninstall -k --user 150 com.android.chrome 

Exception occurred while executing 'uninstall': java.lang.SecurityException: Shell does not have permission to access user 150
com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService.handleIncomingUser:17947 
android.app.ActivityManager.handleIncomingUser:4863 
com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerShellCommand.translateUserId:3125
    at com.android.server.am.UserController.handleIncomingUser(UserController.java:2375)
    at com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService.handleIncomingUser(ActivityManagerService.java:17947)
    at android.app.ActivityManager.handleIncomingUser(ActivityManager.java:4863)
    at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerShellCommand.translateUserId(PackageManagerShellCommand.java:3125)
    at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerShellCommand.runUninstall(PackageManagerShellCommand.java:2024)
    at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerShellCommand.onCommand(PackageManagerShellCommand.java:237)
    at android.os.BasicShellCommandHandler.exec(BasicShellCommandHandler.java:98)
    at android.os.ShellCommand.exec(ShellCommand.java:44)
    at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.onShellCommand(PackageManagerService.java:26662)
    at android.os.Binder.shellCommand(Binder.java:965)
    at android.os.Binder.onTransact(Binder.java:839)
    at android.content.pm.IPackageManager$Stub.onTransact(IPackageManager.java:5206)
    at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.onTransact(PackageManagerService.java:5281)
    at android.os.Binder.execTransactInternal(Binder.java:1195)
    at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:1159)
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    Samsung has restricted privileges of adb (shell) user from making changes to packages installed under user 150. There is nothing we can do. This is a design choice (probably to ensure bloat continues to float in the device). Rooting is the only solution to remove bloatware in such situations.
    – Firelord ♦
    Commented Dec 5, 2021 at 1:09
  • If no way without root then i should stop searching for answere. Thank you
    – Halilb1978
    Commented Dec 5, 2021 at 12:20

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Uninstall the Samsung Secure Folder from the Settings.

Settings -> Lock screen and security -> Secure Folder -> Enter your lock details -> Uninstall.

Refer to this blog.

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  • Perhaps you might want to edit and clarify if this is the only solution since the question stated "I use Samsung Secure folder", thus uninstalling Samsung Secure Folder might defeat the purpose.
    – Andrew T. ♦
    Commented Feb 22, 2023 at 16:40
  • @AndrewT. I am not sure if this is the only solution, but this worked for me.
    – Ashwin
    Commented Feb 23, 2023 at 7:54
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    I want to uninstall some bloatwares from secure folder, not uninstall secure folder.
    – Halilb1978
    Commented Feb 23, 2023 at 11:13
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    It works. Confirmed for S22 with Android 13. Jun 10 2023
    – Boris D. Teoharov
    Commented Jun 10, 2023 at 1:33
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I've encountered the same messages after trying to get to the list of packages. Nonetheless, knowing the name of the package, I was able to get rid of bloatware using the standard pm uninstall -k --user 0 command with no root.

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    Are you sure this is what the asker wants? Note that the question is specifically about apps on Samsung Secure folder (user 150), not the owner profile (user 0).
    – Andrew T. ♦
    Commented Dec 26, 2022 at 18:13
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I am expanding on Ashwin's answer. If you have Secure Folder enabled (usually by default), in order to uninstall any other app or even have permission to do something simple with ADB shell such as listing packages, you need to uninstall secure folder.

Example from before the uninstall for running pm list packages | grep google: Shell does not have permission to access user 150

And right after uninstalling Secure Folder, I ran the same command and it worked!

pm list packages | grep google

Now you can uninstall apps via: adb shell pm uninstall — user 0 com.example.app

(optionally can add -k before - user to keep app data)

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    Did you able to uninstall any app which can be uninstalled/disabled only via adb insade the secure folder? I am looking for solution to uninstall/disable system apps insade Secure Folder. Adb comments working fine outside secure folder.
    – Halilb1978
    Commented Nov 20, 2023 at 13:10
  • @Halilb1978 your question didn't state that.
    – A P
    Commented Nov 20, 2023 at 13:37

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