Or if you use another antivirus software program, check their virus protection options. Windows 10 More Need more help? Expand your skills. Get new features first. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve? Even the smartphones from Google which are released with the stock version of Android which is essentially the purest version of Android comes with bloatware or unnecessary apps like Google Play Movies or Google Play Books which most users may not use.
So, if you are looking for a way to permanently uninstall or remove pre-installed apps and bloatware from your Android device in an attempt to increase its performance or battery life, here are a few ways to remove pre-installed apps and bloatware from Android.
While this method is the easiest one in the list and it does not require root access, it essentially just disables the app you want instead of uninstalling it and completely removing it from your phone. However, it will still be present on your device and you can revert the action and enable the app to use it, in case you change your mind in the future.
To disable a pre-installed app or bloatware on your Android phone, first, open the settings app on your device and then click on the Apps option from the menu.
Now, click on the app which you want to remove from your phone from the list of installed apps on your device. Proceed with caution as disabling or removing any essential system app from your device might cause any issues with the normal functioning of your Android phone.
Once you are in the app page of the app you want to remove from your phone, just click on the disable option and allow the app to remove all associated data from your device and rollback to the version it was when you first got your phone.
The app is now disabled from your phone, which basically means that it can no longer be used and will not run in the background. Alternatively, you can also long press an app and select the disable option to disable or remove app directly from your home screen or app drawer.
However, this method is not recommended as some apps may not have a disable option in the long press menu. If you want to completely uninstall an app from your Android phone instead of just disabling it, then follow the below steps.
Note : This method does not require root access, however, you need access to a laptop or a PC to follow this method. If not, you can head over to your device manufacturers website and download and install the latest official drivers on your device. Open the settings app and navigate to the developer options on your device. Now tap on the build number details seven times until you get the option to unlock the developer options. You can now access the developer options at the end of your settings app.
From there, navigate to the USB debugging option and then enable it. Now connect your Android device to your PC using your USB cable and make sure that the file transfer mode is selected. Early on, the infamous whistleblower claimed the hit mobile game was siphoning loads of data from users, but no one really took him seriously until it became national news that the U.
National Security Agency and its British counterpart, the Government Communications Headquarters, actually were collecting and transmitting personal data about the game's users. An ad platform hidden in some of the game's code let the company target advertisements to its users and, in an unfortunate twist of fate, that ad data was completely visible.
That meant sensitive data like phone numbers, call logs, location, political information and even information about users' sexual orientation were public and available to those government agencies and beyond. The developers say it's safe to use the app now, but maybe you should just take a break from shooting pigs and flinging birds for a bit. VPNs, or virtual private networks, rose in popularity over the last 10 years, but they've been around since Their purpose is to mask your internet activity and provide online privacy and anonymity by creating a private internet network from a public connection.
VPNs mask your internet protocol IP location , making it virtually impossible to trace you. You can even make it look like you're browsing from Slovakia when you're actually in the U. YouTubers and other influencers heavily push the paid service because it has a lucrative affiliate program. However, in , IPVanish was found to be logging customers' data and providing it to U.
Weird, right? Since it was caught, IPVanish quit that practice, but it caused a myriad of trust issues for users, leading many to cancel their subscription and delete the app. That relationship with the government, while kaput, begs the question: Who else could IPVanish be sharing data with, while not adequately notifying customers?
Nobody should be surprised by this one, but if you haven't already, you should seriously consider deleting Facebook. Just like Instagram and Twitter, its users waste far too much time on the app, which often results in anxiety or depression, studie s have found. But the cybersecurity issues are of equal cause for concern.
Last year's Cambridge Analytica scandal led to 87 million compromised profiles, whose contents were breached in a massive data leak that resulted in a U.
Federal Trade Commission probe. Not only does Facebook continue to have data breaches almost constantly including one this month , already , but the company itself is also harvesting your data to build a profile of you for advertisers. Facebook's app can take photos and video, record audio, add and delete contacts, read your texts and your calendar, and more.
The app is also constantly running in the background and sending you annoying push notifications that drain your battery and data limits if you don't have an unlimited data plan through your cell phone provider. If you just can't quit, you can add a shortcut to the Facebook site to your phone's home screen on Android or bookmark under your favorites on iPhone to keep the data harvesting to a minimum.
Just remember to close out the tab or screen when you're done. Have you heard of the "Joker Malware" yet? Just this month, it turned out that two dozen Android apps have been infected with the malware, which is designed to sign you up for subscription services without your permission. That could cost you hundreds or thousands of dollars if you don't routinely check your bank and credit card statements. Some of the code's notes, he found, were written in Chinese, so that could indicate where the threat originated.
Once the malware was identified, Google moved the impacted apps from its store, but if you've already purchased or downloaded one of the following apps, not only should you uninstall them immediately, but you should also check your bank and credit card statements to identify any fraud.
Phones and computers rely on random access memory, or RAM , to store data that is needed right now or in the near future. Think about it like fast memory—without it, everything would be slower. But to actually increase the RAM space in a device, you'll have to buy external drives that are often quite pricey.
That's something that your phone already has the capacity to do on its own, so these apps seem to be nothing more than an excuse to serve you adds and collect your data.
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