Not all preinstalled apps on your
smartphone will be of use to you. By removing apps you don't want or need,
you'll be able to improve your phone's performance and free up storage space.
Apps you don't need but cannot uninstall are called bloatware. With our tips,
you can delete, remove, disable, or at least hide your preinstalled apps and
bloatware.
What
is Bloatware?
Bloatware is an informal term for software
that is packed with too many features and therefore slow or inefficient.
Bloatware is often commercial software that is preinstalled on a device by the
manufacturer, whether it's useful or not, and tends to waste memory and
resources.
Most users never touch a lot of
pe-installed apps on their new phone, but rather than leave them there wasting
precious computing power and slowing down your phone, it's best to remove or at
least disable them, and this guide will show you how.
Disabling
bloatware: general guidance
Many apps continue to consume resources
while they’re not in active use. They also take up space in the app drawer.
Since Android 4.0, however, there has been the option to disable apps.
Head to Settings > Apps/Applications.
Here, on most phones, you will find three
tabs: All Apps, Disabled, and Enabled.
By tapping on this or that app, you will
notice that some apps can be uninstalled. This applies to apps you may have
downloaded yourself but there will also be unnecessary bloatware that you can
remove.
Some apps cannot be uninstalled or disabled
(the Settings app, for example). These applications are essential for Android
to run properly.
Anything that does not fall into one of
these two categories can usually be disabled, unless it is on a protected
system partition (some manufacturers deliberately do this with their apps).
Some apps, as with TalkBack in the next
screenshot, you can disable, but there is also the option to Uninstall Updates,
which will reset the app to its factory state.
Or, if you use a third-party app for
emails, you can make the default email app on Android disappear. When disabling
an app, the system warns you that some programs might not work properly
afterwards. This refers to applications that rely on the app in question to
function normally.
Should you change your mind, you can return
to the app list and reverse the process. Every application will continue to be
listed there, even if it is invisible in the app drawer. Although the layout
can vary slightly depending on the manufacturer's OS, the process is very
similar on most smartphones. Below you can learn how easy it is to uninstall
Samsung apps.
How
to delete or disable Samsung's preinstalled apps
Samsung's UI deviates from stock Android in
a few ways, and it comes with an alternative process to disable apps:
Simply open the App Drawer
Then long press on any app to bring up a
bubble that will allow you to disable the app, or uninstall if possible.
A disabled app will no longer run in the
background and will not receive any updates, eliminating unnecessary drain on
resources.
How
to delete preinstalled apps
It can be frustrating when you really want
to delete an app but the system only lets you disable it. If you really know
what you're doing, there's a way to get complete control over your phone's
software.
If you are not afraid of voiding your
warranty, and getting rid of apps like Samsung Pay, you can also root your
device. Then you can completely uninstall any app. System app remover (ROOT)
helps you do just that. However, be warned
- by doing this it might make any number of other apps stop functioning properly.
What
happens if I disable Android apps?
Once disabled, the apps disappear from your
app drawer, stop receiving updates and no longer run silently in the
background. In addition, any apps that depend on the disabled app will stop
working. Should you disable Google Play Services, for example, several system
applications will go down and, more than likely, a few apps that are not
directly related to Google will start to behave erratically.
It is therefore important to have a
reliably researched list of apps that do not cause collateral damage when you
disable them. The above list is incomplete, and will remain that way without
your help. Therefore, we invite you to share your experiences with deactivated
apps in the comments.
Uninstall
tons of apps
We are all guilty of being at least a
little lazy when it comes to cleaning up our smartphones. Apps that we no
longer use can quickly accumulate out of sight. Uninstalling individual apps
through the Play Store is time consuming, so it is more practical to remove a
load all at once. In our guide, we have summarized how multiple applications
can be deleted at once using the free app ES File Explorer.
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