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About All This Recent DT Ignite and “Carriers Have New Sneaky Bloatware Method!” Talk…

Kellen December 2, 2014 150

If you follow technology news - specifically mobile related news - on a daily basis, then you likely saw the barrage of stories yesterday involving a service or company or back-alley app dealer called DT Ignite. This service was allegedly found to have been...

Verizon Tests New Bloatware Process on the G3: Installs Apps on Setup, But They can be Fully Uninstalled

Kellen July 24, 2014 81

Verizon pinged us this afternoon to point out a new bloatware application installation process they are currently testing with the LG G3. On the G3, users may notice during the activation and setup process that there are apps being installed in the background...

Verizon is Sending Surveys to Customers About Bloatware, Please Answer This Way if Included

Kellen July 14, 2014 120

At least one of our readers received a survey from Verizon within the last week that asked over 20 questions related to the pre-installed apps that came with his LG G2. Yes, we are talking about bloatware, but also about Google and other LG-made apps. We aren'...

How to: Quickly Disable Bloatware on the Galaxy S5

Kellen April 11, 2014 31

If you picked up a Samsung Galaxy S5 today from a carrier partner in the U.S., then you are more than likely already overwhelmed by the amount of bloatware installed on your device. For example, on the Verizon variant alone, we're pushing 20 pre-installed apps...

A Look at Verizon Bloatware on the Moto X

Kellen August 1, 2013 122

The Moto X is not bloatware-free. Early reports suggested that Motorola was going to do everything in their power to keep the bloat to a minimum, possibly on an Apple level, but I'm not sure they won that battle. Sure, they kept the amount down when compared...

Reminder: You Can Uninstall or Disable Most of the Bloatware in ICS on the RAZR

Kellen June 23, 2012 54

When you finally update your DROID RAZR or RAZR MAXX to Ice Cream Sandwich in the coming days, you will likely be blown away by the number of bloatware apps that Verizon and Motorola have included with it. I actually just counted and came up with 25. I'm not...

My Verizon and Backup Assistant Can Be “Disabled” Just Like Any Other System App in Ice Cream Sandwich

Kellen December 1, 2011 143

When Verizon decides that the Galaxy Nexus is fit enough to launch, the first thing many of you will attempt to do is remove the two pieces of bloatware that have been pre-loaded. Thanks to the "disable" feature built into Ice Cream Sandwich, you can...

Even as a Nexus Device, Verizon Still Manages to Sneak in Two Bloatware Apps on the Galaxy Nexus

Kellen November 17, 2011 339

They couldn't let us have just one phone, could they? As many of you noted from the massive video release from this morning, the Verizon version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will indeed have two bloatware apps. Both My Verizon Mobile and Backup Assistant will...