Millions of Android users urged to delete list of 17 ‘common’ apps to avoid ‘killer bloat’ that takes up your storage
ANDROID users have been warned about 17 common apps that can slow down their devices.
Like most smartphone owners, you probably have many apps downloaded onto your device.
However, not all apps are friendly and some even slow down your device, making it harder to use.
These apps are known as bloatware, and they typically comprise software that is pre-loaded onto your smartphone.
However, sometimes users end up downloading them inadvertently.
These apps can be handy, but oftentimes people end up never touching them.
As a result, they end up just taking up a lot of space on your device, but thankfully you can remove most of them.
Still, it’s important that you don’t remove essential apps from your Android device.
These include the likes of Camera, Google Play Store, Android Auto, and Maps.
To help you determine which apps you can safely remove, we have shared the top 16 apps that are considered bloatware below.
Apps to delete now
Here are the common apps you can uninstall or deactivate from your Google smartphone:
- Calculator
- Calendar
- Google Docs
- Files by Google
- Google Meet
- Google Home
- Google News
- Google One
- Gmail
- Google TV
- Meet
- Photos
- Pixel tips
- Recorder
- Google Wallet
- Google Podcasts
- YouTube Music
HOW TO DELETE AN APP
If you’re interested in deleting apps from your device, you can follow the steps below.
First, go to your device, then select Settings and scroll to Apps.
Tap See all apps > find an app you want to remove > tap it.
Select Disable or Uninstall from the pop-up menu.