Most Android phones ship with preinstalled apps nobody asked for, and several categories of them can be removed without affecting how the phone runs.

Smartphones, especially Android devices, come preloaded with a lot of bloatware. Some of these apps do nothing but occupy space and use data every time they receive updates. Not to mention that ...

Tamping down on preinstalled garbage on an Android is a tradition as old as the OS itself. Unlike Apple, which tightly controls both the hardware and software of its smartphones, Android phones aren't ...

Google has silently removed the ability to uninstall updates for system apps via the Play Store. There’s no longer an uninstall button. Instead, the app listings only show an open button. Users will ...

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If you’re running out of storage on your Android phone or tablet, you might be wondering how to delete some apps. Deleting an app is an easy task that doesn’t take much time. In this post, we’ll take ...

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The very useful “Uninstall Update” button was removed from the Google Play Store about a week ago. No official communication was provided for the reason of removal. The company has now, thankfully, ...