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  • The European Union wants to force OEMs to let users uninstall bloatware

    From OSnews@21:1/5 to All on Wed Sep 30 22:01:07 2020
    Bloatware and carrier phones: name a more iconic duo. The number of preinstalled apps on some smartphones has grown so much these days that people still come to our forums to flash stock Android builds to get rid of the bloat. Bloatware is often
    preloaded on smartphones by carriers or even smartphone manufacturers themselves. They are often annoying services you will probably never use but you probably can't uninstall, either. Since carrier devices are often fairly locked down, most users can't
    get rid of these unwanted apps without mucking around with ADB. Thankfully, the European Union has a plan: It wants to force smartphone manufacturers to let users uninstall the bloatware that comes preloaded on these devices, according to the Financial
    Times.

    This measure is part of a much broader act aimed at reducing the power of big technology companies, especially when it comes to the use of advertising data and platform owners'; power over companies doing business on said platforms. I hope this gets
    passed, since using ADB to remove bloatware can get a little tedious.

    https://www.osnews.com/story/132398/the-european-union-wants-to-force-oems-to-let-users-uninstall-bloatware/

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  • From Rink@21:1/5 to All on Sat Oct 16 14:59:40 2021
    Op 1-10-2020 om 3:01 schreef OSnews:


    Bloatware and carrier phones: name a more iconic duo. The number of preinstalled apps on some smartphones has grown so much these days
    that people still come to our forums to flash stock Android builds to
    get rid of the bloat. Bloatware is often preloaded on smartphones by
    carriers or even smartphone manufacturers themselves. They are often
    annoying services you will probably never use but you probably can't uninstall, either. Since carrier devices are often fairly locked
    down, most users can't get rid of these unwanted apps without mucking
    around with ADB. Thankfully, the European Union has a plan: It wants
    to force smartphone manufacturers to let users uninstall the
    bloatware that comes preloaded on these devices, according to the
    Financial Times.

    This measure is part of a much broader act aimed at reducing the
    power of big technology companies, especially when it comes to the
    use of advertising data and platform owners'; power over companies
    doing business on said platforms. I hope this gets passed, since
    using ADB to remove bloatware can get a little tedious.

    <https://www.osnews.com/story/132398/the-european-union-wants-to-force-oems-to-let-users-uninstall-bloatware/>


    And....
    Did the EU succeeded?

    Rink

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