New Android-based smartphones to come with fewer pre-installed app

[Thakur]

Thanks to Google’s little tweak to its app requirements, upcoming Android smartphones will be manufactured with fewer pre-installed apps.

Pre-installed apps or bloatware tend to eat up the default internal storage offered by smartphone manufacturers and leaving just a part of it for actual use.

However, Google has now relaxed its requirements about which apps have to be permanently installed, which means apps like Google+, Google Play Games, Google Play Books and Google Newsstand will no longer come pre-installed, The Verge reports.



Google’s handset partnership requires manufacturers to develop devices with app requirements. If HTC wants to build an Android handset with Gmail app, it would also be required to offer customers Google+ and Newsstand.

Relaxing the policy doesn’t mean the apps will no longer be available. These will instead be regularly updated and available for download through the Google Play Store.


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[Rahulan Raj]

They should give the option uninstalling these apps also :dodgy

 

[Shadow]

They should give the option uninstalling these apps also :dodgy

you can uninstall it if you want ..all u need is a rooted phone...

 

[Sarkar]

But phones are by default not rooted so for most users they cannot uninstall as Rooted device will void warranty

 

[Shadow]

But phones are by default not rooted so for most users they cannot uninstall as Rooted device will void warranty

you don't need software warranty on rooted phone:dodgy .. just install custom roms if u face problems :shy

 

[Sarkar]

you don't need software warranty on rooted phone:dodgy .. just install custom roms if u face problems :shy

:no:no I am talking about 1 year warranty applicable on new phone. If you take one rooted phone to some companies service center then they will refuse to provide 1 year warranty. They will just say that you have breached their warranty agreement by rooting the phone :u

 

[Rahulan Raj]

My phone is purchased 2 years ago ; No warranty issues ! I want to turn it as rooted phone

 

[Anup Tiwari]

They should give the option uninstalling these apps also :dodgy

good said

 

[Siva]

Good decision by Google. Hope there will be less bloatware on phones going forward.

 

[Shadow]

Good decision by Google. Hope there will be less bloatware on phones going forward.

blotware might be less, but the new updates of play services will still leave u short on space...