See: Android One https://www.android.com/one/ No bloatware, updates available.
*When the vendor decides to make new versions available...
Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware
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Re: Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware
#62For those that may have missed it: a step by step guide on how to remove Bixby and Facebook: https://20-things.com/Thing?thingId=21
Re: Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware
#63Motorola (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.
>Nokia phones come without bloatware
Chinese spyware is not bloatware?
Re: Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware
#64Most of the bloatware comes from Google itself: on my Samsung Phone I have Google Chrome, multiple Google Play stores, Google Keep, Google Photos (sends your photos to the Google cloud), Google Drive, Google office apps, etc. I've never wanted all those apps, I don't even have a Google account...
I think calling Chrome bloatware is a bit much. Is Safari bloateare on an iPhone? Is the Play store bloatware? How would you even get anything on your phone the first time without the Play store or Chrome being installed?
Chrome is bloatware when Samsung Internet is a much better browser included with my phone.
The Play Store is not bloatware. The Play _stores_ are bloatware (books, games, movies, etc.)
Re: Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware
#65Most of the bloatware comes from Google itself: on my Samsung Phone I have Google Chrome, multiple Google Play stores, Google Keep, Google Photos (sends your photos to the Google cloud), Google Drive, Google office apps, etc. I've never wanted all those apps, I don't even have a Google account...
Is it even possible to use Android without a Google account?
Yes you can, it doesn't force you to log in at installation. You can't use the Play Store to install new applications, but you can update existing apps. Google Play services continue to work too (Location and common APIs)
I personally use Aurora Store, a FOSS reimplementation of Google Play Store, to install new apps without a Google account
Re: Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware
#66Earlier 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,
> 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. Sorry, but WTF kind of world are we living in where a terrible professional network app being permanently stuck to your phone is regarded as almost no bloatware? I'm not disagreeing with your statement that Moto phones are low in bloatware; just that if it's this bad for…
I've become disenchanted with the whole industry. I don't even trust Google phones or Android One to be what I want in a phone. So I've reduced to the lowest common denominator in how to solve this problem: I've stopped caring. My phone is no-longer a highly customized piece of tech I'm glued to. It's pretty much default settings with a handful of extra apps installed.
And to be honest, I kind of like it. I'm hoping to wean off a phone entirely and be able to shut it off and leave it on my desk when I'm at home.
Re: Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware
#67See: Android One https://www.android.com/one/ No bloatware, updates available.
Can you unlock the bootloadr and load your own ROMs for Android one phones?
Re: Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware
#68See: Android One https://www.android.com/one/ No bloatware, updates available.
This is a testament to how messed up Android is these days. Have a look at iOS. The minimal set of Apps they ship their phones with aren't bloated or anything besides useful. Guaranteeing updates if the vendor decides to ship them?
It's basically an example of how Apples strategy with tight grip on their platform makes so much sense. iPhone owners don't have to worry about any of that. Generally phones are supported way longer and updates available even for older phones.
Re: Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware
#69See: Android One https://www.android.com/one/ No bloatware, updates available.
Can you unlock the bootloadr and load your own ROMs for Android one phones?
That's an orthogonal question. AIUI. Android One phones have to follow certain rules, but bootloader locking isn't on the list (or if it is I haven't noticed).
That said, what do you prefer: The ability to install a ROM of your choice, or a guarantee that what you boot is what you bought?
Re: Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware
#70See: Android One https://www.android.com/one/ No bloatware, updates available.
This is a testament to how messed up Android is these days. Have a look at iOS. The minimal set of Apps they ship their phones with aren't bloated or anything besides useful. Guaranteeing updates if the vendor decides to ship them? It's basically an example of how Apples strategy with tight grip on their platform makes so much sense. iPhone owners don't have to worry about any of that. Generally phones are supported…
>> aren’t bloated or anything besides useful.
Really? I have a folder on my iPhone three pages deep called “apple junk” which is nothing but all the apple pre installed bloat apps that I never use.
Do some people find a use case for them? Sure. But there they are on my phone. Pre installed and just taking up space..