The two most common sources of bloatware I saw when I was using Samsung phones were: AT&T and Samsung. Not only the number of bloatwares is crazy, they keeps coming back (from OS update?).
Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware
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Re: Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware
#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
(Lots of) people like Candy Crush. For them this is like how Windows comes with a nice solitaire game.
The latter is a first-party app; I don't see how it's comparable.
s/solitaire/pinball/
The problem isn't really a third party game. It's that it's bulky and that it keeps coming back.
Re: Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware
#23Could app removal be done via an app?
This app could also provide a scan and tell you which apps are bloatware. Bonus if it was a global registry.
Or is it only thru ADB that you can remove (unless rooted)? https://www.maketecheasier.com/uninstall-system-apps-without...
Re: Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware
#24Motorola (edit: and Google, Nokia, probably other) phones come without bloatware - vote with your wallets. (The preinstalled Moto apps are very small and actually quite useful, like accelerometer-based gestures for quick acces to camera or flashlight)
I buy phones as a platform for software, so it makes sense to pay attention to more than the hardware.
Re: Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware
#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is why I stick to Google's flagship phones- Nexus and now Pixel. Clean, up to date version of Android.
Any Android One phone runs stock Android
I can totally recommend the Nokia phones like the 7.2 or 5.1. They run A1 and have a great feature set for the price.
Re: Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware
#26Cheesy preinstalled apps is the main reason I go iOS not Android.
There are brands without any annoying crap preinstalled. If you want iOS go for it, but "Android has crapware" is not a very strong reason.
Re: Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware
#27I'm blaming mostly Samsung for this. Because of some, for me mind-boggling, reason, Samsung grew to be The Android manufacturer, and still is today. In earlier days I really don't recall their phones being any much better than their competition. But their software was and is bloated beyond good taste. And I guess because of that, other manufacturers just followed along.
Re: Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware
#28Motorola (edit: and Google, Nokia, probably other) phones come without bloatware - vote with your wallets. (The preinstalled Moto apps are very small and actually quite useful, like accelerometer-based gestures for quick acces to camera or flashlight) I buy phones as a platform for software, so it makes sense to pay attention to more than the hardware.
I got a moto because of this. It has _almost_ no bloatware. LinkedIn, DropBoxNativeClient, and a few other apps I don't use cannot be uninstalled.
Edit: some others I can't uninstall from my international, unlocked Moto G6: Google Drive, Duo, Chrome, YouTube,
Re: Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware
#29See: Android One
No bloatware, updates available.
Re: Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware
#30this is why i never run stock rom