I was excited to dive into my new smartphone only to once again waste precious time uninstalling bloatware before I could enjoy it.
  • Tinidril@midwest.socialEnglish
    7·
    5 months ago

    I used to buy my phones with a specific eye towards avoiding bloat. It was still possible to avoid most of it 8-10 years ago, but not anymore.

    • DaGeek247@fedia.io
      1·
      5 months ago

      This is a wild take for me. I had bloatware on my dumbphone. Hell, the old nokia phones had app/ringtone dlc bullshit in them too. My old palm pilot had bloatware. Where did you get a phone without it?

      • Tinidril@midwest.socialEnglish
        2·
        5 months ago

        Not without it, just a lot less. 1plus used to be not too bad. Not like today where dozens of apps come with everything.