This is where system apps come into play. Granted, it’s hard for OEMs to pick which apps can be uninstalled or not. What I think of as bloatware may not be the same as what you think of as bloatware. On the contrary, similar apps on other vendors can only be disabled. Xiaomi will also allow users to remove Downloads, File Manager, Themes, Music, and Video apps. Going forward, Xiaomi users on MIUI 12.5 and above can uninstall system apps like Notes, Screen recorder, Recorder, Weather, Compass, Scanner, Calculator, and FM Radio. This is a one-of-a-kind move in the Android market and it shows the dedication the company has towards giving users freedom of choice. Xiaomi MIUI 12.5 lets you uninstall system appsīeginning with the update to MIUI 12.5, Xiaomi users will now be able to uninstall system apps that have in the past been impossible to completely remove from Mi and Redmi phones. This explains the affordable price tags you see on most Chinese phones that come preloaded with bloatware and while some vendors allow uninstalling of some of the apps, others don’t. This cost-saving is then reflected in the price of the phone, making it affordable for consumers. OEMs get paid by bloatware developers to pre-install apps/services on phones resulting in some form of cost-saving. As you may have guessed, there is some incentive for installing these apps. Heck, even LG, which is having a terrible run, is also among the few OEMs whose phones ship with a smaller number of pre-installed apps. While the likes of Samsung, Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, and other OEMs fill their phones with many useless apps, others like Nokia, OnePlus, Sony and Motorola don’t. Of course, the number of such apps varies across OEMs. Similarly, Android bloatware means those pre-installed apps and services that you never asked for and maybe even aren’t interested in using them but they still appear on your phone.įor those in the dark, this practice is often used by smartphone makers to push their own apps and services instead of Google’s stock Android offers, but more often than not end up on top of Google apps. Long-term Windows OS users will know this from the days when PCs would come pre-loaded with a plethora of third-party apps and utilities depending on the OEM. ![]() New updates are being added to the bottom of the story… Original story (from Feb 14, 2021) follows:
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