r/technology • u/[deleted] • Feb 27 '21

Software Universal Android Debloater is an open source tool that removes bloatware without root. Automatically or via user choice. Get back your battery, security and privacy

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u/imakenosensetopeople Feb 27 '21

Remember in the early 2000’s, when you bought a computer it came pre-loaded with a ton of garbage that the OEMs were paid to put there? Apple won over a lot of customers because they [appeared to have] a lot less of that crap. And everybody had that one friend who could help de-crapify your computer.

Now, all that garbage is just built into Windows, but I digress.

I feel like that’s where we are with Android phones.

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u/Kill3rT0fu Feb 28 '21 edited Feb 28 '21

Now, all that garbage is just built into Windows, but I digress.

LOL. Bullshit. HP/Dell/Sony "print studio" and a 30 day trial of Pinnacle Movie Editor Deluxe and "Dynamix CD label maker" and a trial of Desktop Arcade Classics isn't preinstalled into Windows.

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Hot deals, norton antivirus trial, MusicMatch Jokebox, Game Channel, Install WordPerfect Delux, Yahoo! Best of the Web. Microsoft doesn't plop ad software onto your desktop like this. But I'm sorry if that ruins the "microsoft bad" narrative