Space doesn't come at as much of a premium as it used to on phones, tablets, and computers, but it can still run low in a hurry given the size of modern apps and media. Even the 256GB on the base ...

Android smartphones frequently arrive equipped with an assortment of built-in Android apps, widely referred to as bloatware. This term encompasses a variety of software that, while intended to offer ...

I just got a new Lenovo x230. Lenovo seems to have pre-installed significant amounts of software (See the pic below). Some I obviously want to remove like the Norton Internet Secuirity Suite but with ...

According to reports, India is planning to introduce a policy requiring the removal of pre-installed apps or bloatware and mandatory pre-screening of software ...

A hot potato: The Google Play Store is notorious for harboring apps that contain malware, adware, or some flavor of spyware or fleeceware. A lesser-known fact is that hackers are increasingly ...

One of the lessons to be learned from the Lenovo Superfish fiasco is just how dangerous the pre-installed software on a Windows machine can be. In the old days, pre-installed software was a ...

Escuelas Linux is free to download and install on as many computers as you need. With a wealth of pre-installed software and a simple user-restore tool, this makes for a great education environment.

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

Apple has reportedly agreed to show users a prompt when first setting up a device in Russia to pre-install government-approved apps, in compliance with a new law from the Ministry of Digital Affairs, ...