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The Nothing Bloatware Saga Takes a Big Turn

Kellen November 4, 2025 3

A couple of weeks ago, Nothing confirmed that it wants to add to its various revenue streams by including bloatware on its non-flagship devices. They were mostly upfront about this move, noting that everyone else does it and that they too wanted to bring in...

Nothing Adding Bloatware to Phones Because It Wants the Revenue Stream

Kellen October 24, 2025 12

This morning, Nothing began rolling out the first Nothing OS 4.0 beta build to its mid-range Phone 3a series. While that would normally be something to celebrate, owners of those devices who grabbed the update noticed something new that certainly looked like...

Verizon’s Use of AppFlash Software Sure Sounds Like Another Dirty, Privacy Invading Bloatware Bonanza (Updated)

Kellen March 31, 2017 65

Earlier in the week, when no one was paying attention because Samsung was on the verge of announcing the Galaxy S8, Verizon quietly announced a new service it plans to begin pushing to its Android devices. AppFlash is its name and so far the service is raising...

Verizon’s Bloatware on the Pixel Will be Minimal, Maybe Just 3 Apps

Kellen October 6, 2016 155

Worried about all of the bloatware in Verizon's arsenal that it could try and pre-load onto your pre-ordered Pixel or Pixel XL? I have good news! It might not be all that bad! According to Verizon's business sales portal, there may be just three apps that load...

Verizon Wanted to Charge Companies $1-$2 Per Install to Get Bloatware on Your Home Screen

Kellen August 17, 2016 70

A headshake-worthy but not necessarily surprising story about Verizon looking to flood your phone with even more bloatware is making the rounds this week, and yes, we've been keeping an eye on it. The report comes from Ad Age, who claims that as recent as late...

Verizon Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge Get Updates That Fix Google Play Issues, Kill Bloatware

Kellen May 24, 2016 26

Verizon will begin pushing an update to the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge this morning that should fix a couple of nagging bugs, while tweaking some behaviors on the side. The updates are rolling out as version VRU4CPD2 for each and can be pulled for...

Question of the Day: Have You Ever Used Bloatware? Which Apps and Why?

Kellen February 16, 2016 129

After reading the announcement from HTC and Keeper about a partnership that will be used to add more pre-loaded apps to your next phone, it got me wondering - do any of you use any of the bloatware on your phones? We talk a lot of trash about bloatware...

HTC Partners With Keeper to Add New Bloatware to Future Phones

Kellen February 16, 2016 30

This morning, HTC and Keeper Security announced a new partnership that will allow the password locker company to pre-install their Keeper app on your newly purchased Android device. If you are at all like me, you just read that as "HTC has partnered with...