While the new device brings speed and new features, what you get along with that is bloatware. Some of these apps are made by the phone brand, while others are added by mobile carriers or partners.

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The Galaxy S26 Ultra costs up to $1,800, but Samsung still packs it with bloatware. All these preinstalled apps are eating your storage.

Pixel phones are still often thought of as being "stock Android"—devices that are free from bloat and offer Android in its purest form. But they aren't. Pixel phones are Google phones, and they come ...