Most Android phones ship with preinstalled apps nobody asked for, and several categories of them can be removed without affecting how the phone runs.
Consumer-grade phone surveillance apps aren’t only intended to stay stealthy; some of these apps are also making it increasingly difficult to remove them ...
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These are the first 5 apps I remove from any new Android phone, no matter the brand
Begone bloatware!
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