Your Android's bloatware clutters your device's home screen, takes up valuable space, and creates a drag on performance.

Nothing's latest update finally brings solutions to the many problems users had with its software late last year.

Pixel phones have a lot less bloatware than most other Android brands. But they still come packed with a whole raft of Google ...

Android phones will often contain apps that you aren’t able to uninstall. All of the OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) stick their own apps on your phone before it ever reaches you, and the ...

Windows Insiders testing out the upcoming 25H2 update for Windows 11 have found that it's letting them remove some of the default applications that Windows 11 ships with. That includes apps like ...

Bloatware has been a long-time problem for Android devices, but some brands have stood against it for a while. OnePlus, though, seems to be sneaking more bloatware onto its devices as of late. OnePlus ...

OnePlus 12 and OnePlus Open now have as many as four third-party apps pre-selected for installation during device setup. The OnePlus Open also continues to ship three Meta apps that cannot be easily ...

Android smartphones frequently arrive equipped with an assortment of built-in Android apps, widely referred to as bloatware. This term encompasses a variety of software that, while intended to offer ...

Nothing’s first phone with third-party bloatware has arrived, with the new Nothing Phone (3a) Lite shipping out of the box with Instagram and Facebook pre-installed. Nothing OS has long been praised ...

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...