Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Jan 13, 2020, 1:05 PM UTC

ahartmetz wrote: post #31

Waterluvian wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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,

Oh wow. My Moto phones never had anything like that. Moto G3, G5, and One Vision. Bought in Germany without contract. Edit: I don't see Google apps as an (additional) problem. Google already controls the phone and its apps don't waste CPU time or memory while not active.

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Jan 13, 2020, 1:07 PM UTC

ahartmetz wrote: post #31

Waterluvian wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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,

Oh wow. My Moto phones never had anything like that. Moto G3, G5, and One Vision. Bought in Germany without contract. Edit: I don't see Google apps as an (additional) problem. Google already controls the phone and its apps don't waste CPU time or memory while not active.

Post by scarface74 » Mon, Jan 13, 2020, 1:13 PM UTC

salex89 wrote: post #27

I'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.

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Jan 13, 2020, 1:17 PM UTC

owenwil wrote: post #35

Google actually had a program that addressed this head-on a few years back, where it retailed 'Google Play Edition' versions of flagship phones like the Galaxy 7, updated directly from Google, with their own factory image and no bloatware. For whatever reason, they killed the program without it really going far or being marketed well, which was a real shame: https://www.xda-developers.com/discontinued-a-look-at-googl…

Post by scarface74 » Mon, Jan 13, 2020, 1:17 PM UTC

Mindwipe wrote: post #5

As far as I can see Google's antitrust settlement with the European Union specifically prohibits them doing most of these things in the EU. Not sure why the organisations didn't think of that.