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if you dont want to fuck around with custom roms, but you want to get rid of the bloat. look around closely in each apps description, cause deleting everyting can easily break moto gestures https://github.com/Universal-Debloater-Alliance/universal-android-debloater-next-generation
Alternatively, if you want to do the same thing without a USB, try Shizuku and Canta from Fdroid. Shizuku allows mods over WiFi and Canta does almost the same thing as the tool linked above, but it doesn't seem to have apk descriptions like the desktop debloater tool. It's just a way to do something similar on your phone. However, iirc the debloater allows more options like saving which apks you deleted or disabled or some such.
not a fan of shizuku, cause everything after a restart just loses permission
I didn't notice.