Added comments for all packages + some cleaning & addition

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declare -a amazon_bloat=(
"com.amazon.mShop.android"
"com.sec.android.app.dictionary"
# Amazon Shopping (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.mShop.android.shopping)
"com.amazon.fv"
# Amazon App suite. Provides access to Amazon digital content
"com.amazon.kindle"
# Amazon Kindle (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.kindle)
"com.amazon.mp3"
# Amazon Music (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.mp3)
# Amazon streaming app
"com.amazon.venezia"
# Amazon AppStore
"com.amazon.aa"
# Amazon Assistant app. Nice spyware !
# Show you recoomanded products available on Amazon and price compare as you shop across the web.
# NOTE : https://www.gadgetguy.com.au/amazon-assistant-spies-on-you/
"com.amazon.aa.attribution"
"com.amazon.aa"
# Amazon Assistant Attribution. A spyware again !
# Tracking tool. Allows sellers to measure the impact of media channels **off Amazon** on sales.
# https://www.repricerexpress.com/amazon-attribution/
"com.amazon.mShop.android.shopping"
"com.amazon.clouddrive.photo"
# Amazon Shopping (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.mShop.android.shopping)
# Same package as com.amazon.mShop.android.
"com.amazon.clouddrive.photos"
# Amazon Photos (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.clouddrive.photos)
"com.amazon.avod.thirdpartyclient"
# Amazon Prime Video (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.avod.thirdpartyclient)
# https://www.primevideo.com/
)
declare -a facebook_bloat=(
# Facebook packages always run in background and send data to Facebook even if you don't have a Facebook account.
"com.facebook.katana"
"com.facebook.system"
# Facebook app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.katana)
"com.facebook.system"
# Facebook App Installer (empty shell app which incite you to install the Facebook app)
"com.facebook.appmanager"
# Facebook app manager handles Facebook apps updates.
"com.facebook.services"
# Facebook Services is a tool that lets you manage different Facebook services automatically using your Android device.
# In particular, the tool focuses on searching for nearby shops and establishments based on your interests.
# I don't know if this a dependency for com.facebook.katana but nobody cares because we all want to delete all the Facebook stuff right ?!!
"com.facebook.orca"
# Facebook Messenger (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.orca)
"com.instagram.android"
#"com.whatsapp"
# Instagram (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.instagram.android)
"com.whatsapp"
# Whatsapp (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp")
)
declare -a microsoft_bloat=(
"com.microsoft.skydrive"
# Microsoft OneDrive (Cloud) (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.skydrive)
"com.skype.raider"
"com.microsoft.office.excel"
"com.microsoft.office.word"
"com.microsoft.office.outlook"
"com.microsoft.office.powerpoint"
# Skpype (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skype.raider)
"com.microsoft.office.excel" # Excel
"com.microsoft.office.word" # Word
"com.microsoft.office.outlook" # Outlook
"com.microsoft.office.powerpoint" # Powerpoint
"com.skype.m2"
# Skype Lite (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skype.m2)
"com.microsoft.office.officehubhl"
# Office Mobile hub (on Samsung Phone)
# Includes the complete Word, PowerPoint, and Excel apps to offer a convenient office experience on the go.
"com.microsoft.office.officehub"
# Microsoft Office Mobile
# Includes the complete Word, PowerPoint, and Excel apps to offer a convenient office experience on the go.
"com.microsoft.office.officehubrow"
# Microsoft Mobile Office Beta
"com.microsoft.appmanager"
# Your Phone Companion - Link to Windows (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.appmanager)
# Microsoft app for synchronising your phone with a W10 PC.
)
declare -a misc_bloat=(
"com.audible.application" # Cover Audible Audiobooks (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.audible.application)
"com.blurb.checkout"
"com.audible.application"
# Cover Audible Audiobooks (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.audible.application)
"com.blurb.checkout"
# Blurb Checkout
# Provides book purchase and checkout for Samsungs Story Album app (discontinued)
"com.booking"
# Booking.com app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.booking)
# Seriously, you shouldn't use it !
# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booking.com
# https://blog.usejournal.com/why-i-would-never-trust-booking-com-again-so-you-should-too-a2ab535ed915?gi=7ebe86eaa880
# https://ro-che.info/articles/2017-09-17-booking-com-manipulation
"com.cequint.ecid"
# Caller ID from Cequint (https://www.cequint.com/)
# https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/t-mobile-to-launch-caller-id-service-from-cequint
# NOTE : Never trust a company which promotes call ID/spam blocking features.
# Cequint was acquired by TNS (https://tnsi.com/)
# That was not a good thing : https://www.geekwire.com/2013/earnouts-bad-cequint-execs-sue-parent-company/
"com.discoveryscreen"
# Appflash (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.discoveryscreen)
# Verizon Spyware.
# https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/04/update-verizons-appflash-pre-installed-spyware-still-spyware
"com.ebay.mobile"
"com.enhance.gameservice"
# Ebay app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ebay.mobile)
"com.evernote"
"com.gotv.nflgamecenter.us.lite" #Football NFL (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gotv.nflgamecenter.us.lite)
# Evernote app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.evernote)
"com.gotv.nflgamecenter.us.lite"
# Football NFL (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gotv.nflgamecenter.us.lite)
"com.hancom.office.editor.hidden"
# Legacy Hancom Office Editor (Korean alternative to Microsoft Office). Featured in Samsung and LG phones
"com.imdb.mobile"
# IMDb mobile app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imdb.mobile)
"com.infraware.polarisoffice5"
# Polaris Office from US Infraware Inc company (Microsoft Office like)
# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polaris_Office
# https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.infraware.office.link
"com.linkedin.android"
"com.lookout" # Lookout Security & Antivirus (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout)
# Linkedin app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkedin.android)
"com.lookout"
# Lookout Security & Antivirus (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout)
"com.micredit.in"
# Mi Credit. Personal Loan app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.micredit.in.gp)
"com.netflix.mediaclient"
# Netflix app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netflix.mediaclient)
"com.netflix.partner.activation"
"com.niksoftware.snapseed" #Snapseed (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.niksoftware.snapseed)
# Netflix activation via partner manufacturer ?
"com.niksoftware.snapseed"
# Snapseed (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.niksoftware.snapseed)
"com.nuance.swype.input"
"com.opera.app.news"
# Swype keyboard by Nuance
# https://www.nuance.com/mobile/mobile-applications/swype/android.html
# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swype
"com.opera.branding"
# Opera Branding Provider
# Don't know what it really does.
"com.opera.branding.news"
# Opera News Branding Provider
# Don't know what it really does.
"com.opera.mini.native"
# Opera Mini web browser (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opera.mini.native)
"com.s.antivirus"
"com.slacker.radio" # LiveXLive - Streaming Music and Live Events (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.slacker.radio)
"net.sharewire.parkmobilev2" # ParkMobile - Find Parking (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sharewire.parkmobilev2)
# AVG Antivirus (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.s.antivirus) for Sony Xperia.
"com.slacker.radio"
# LiveXLive - Streaming Music and Live Events (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.slacker.radio)
"net.sharewire.parkmobilev2"
# ParkMobile - Find Parking (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sharewire.parkmobilev2)
"com.spotify.music"
# Spotify app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotify.music)
"com.til.timesnews"
"com.turner.cnvideoapp" # Cartoon network App (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.turner.cnvideoapp)
# India News (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.til.timesnews)
#
"com.turner.cnvideoapp"
# Cartoon network App (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.turner.cnvideoapp)
"com.tripadvisor.tripadvisor"
# Trip advisor (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tripadvisor.tripadvisor)
# You should never trust and use trip advisor
# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TripAdvisor (see 'Controversy and fraudulent reviews' section)
# https://nypost.com/2016/03/01/why-you-should-never-ever-trust-tripadvisor/
"com.UCMobile.intl"
"com.yahoo.mobile.client.android.liveweather" # Yahoo Weather (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yahoo.mobile.client.android.weather)
"flipboard.app" # Flipboard App (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=flipboard.app)
"flipboard.boxer.app" #Briefing app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=flipboard.boxer.app)
"in.mohalla.sharechat" #ShareChat (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.mohalla.sharechat)
"net.sharewire.parkmobilev2" # ParkMobile - Find Parking (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sharewire.parkmobilev2)
# UC Browser by Alibaba (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.UCMobile.intl)
# !! Unsecure chinese web browser !!
# https://www.quora.com/Whats-wrong-with-UC-Browser
# https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2019/05/url-spoofing-uc-browser-android.html
"com.yahoo.mobile.client.android.liveweather"
# Yahoo Weather (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yahoo.mobile.client.android.weather)
# Please boycott Yahoo ! (all of their services are crappy so it's not so difficult)
# If you're not aware : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Yahoo!
"flipboard.app"
# Flipboard News App (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=flipboard.app)
"flipboard.boxer.app"
# Briefing app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=flipboard.boxer.app)
"in.mohalla.sharechat"
# ShareChat (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.mohalla.sharechat)
"net.sharewire.parkmobilev2"
# ParkMobile - Find Parking (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sharewire.parkmobilev2)
#### QUALCOMM ####
# QTI = Qualcomm Technologies Inc
# Qualcomm is an American multinational semiconductor and telecommunications equipment company
# that designs and markets wireless telecommunications products and services.
# Qualcomm tracking : https://forum.fairphone.com/t/telemetry-spyware-list-of-privacy-threats-on-fp3-android-9/55179/20
"com.qualcomm.atfwd"
# Qualcomm's WiFi display. It allows you to mirror your devices display on a TV
# Seems to be used by Mircast. Need to be confirmed tho.
"com.qualcomm.qti.auth.fidocryptoservice"
# Qualcomm FIDO implementation.
# FIDO : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIDO_Alliance
# Fido is a set of open technical specifications for mechanisms of authenticating users to online services that do not depend on passwords.
# https://fidoalliance.org/specs/u2f-specs-1.0-bt-nfc-id-amendment/fido-glossary.html
# https://fidoalliance.org/specs/fido-v2.0-rd-20170927/fido-overview-v2.0-rd-20170927.html
"com.qualcomm.qti.perfdump"
# Performance dump (logging)
# Enable a more accurate overview of the running services (and maybe how much power/RAM they take?)
#"com.qualcomm.qti.qms.service.connectionsecurity"
# ?????
# Background-Connection to tls.telemetry.swe.quicinc.com (Host/Domain belongs to Qualcomm)
# CURRENTLY IN TEST / MAY NOT BE SAFE
"com.qualcomm.qti.qms.service.telemetry"
# Telemetry service.
# Yeah obviously it phone to Qualcomm.
"com.qualcomm.qti.rcsbootstraputil"
"com.qualcomm.qti.rcsimsbootstraputil"
"com.qualcomm.qti.qms.service.connectionsecurity" #CURRENTLY IN TEST / MAY NOT BE SAFE
"com.qualcomm.qti.services.secureui"
"com.qualcomm.qti.auth.fidocryptoservice"
"com.qualcomm.qti.perfdump"
"com.qualcomm.atfwd"
"com.qualcomm.qti.qms.service.telemetry"
"com.qualcomm.timeservice"
# RCS Service
# RCS = Rich Communicatin Services.
# It's a communication protocol between mobile telephone carriers and between phone and carrier, aiming at replacing SMS messages
# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Communication_Services
# Used vorte VolTE and VoWifi.
#"com.qualcomm.qti.services.secureui"
# Qualcomm Secure UI Service.
# Uncertain role...
# CURRENTLY IN TEST / MAY NOT BE SAFE
"com.qualcomm.qti.uceshimservice"
# UCE shim service
# UCE = Unified Communications for Enterprise ? (not sure)
#"com.qualcomm.timeservice"
# Qualcomm Time Service
# It maybe keeps the real time clock in the Qualcomm processor synchronised with Android time.
# Not safe to remove
#### FONTS ####
"com.monotype.android.font.chococooky"
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# ANT+ plugin service (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dsi.ant.plugins.antplus)
"com.dsi.ant.sample.acquirechannels"
# I don't know why there is "sample" in the name. Is this package really useful to find ANT channels ?
"com.dsi.ant.server"
# ANT HAL(Hardware Abstraction Layer) Server
"com.dsi.ant.service.socket"
# ANT Radio Service (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dsi.ant.service.socket)
# it is NOT related to Radio FM !
)