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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...

DROID RAZR Bloatware: More Than Ever Can Be Removed, the Rest Easily Hidden

Kellen November 10, 2011 97

When you pick up your DROID RAZR tomorrow (or if your pre-order arrives today), you'll probably notice that Verizon has slightly changed their stance on the bloatware that will come preloaded. It still has a boatload of it, but after long pressing on a...

DROIDX2 Allows for Certain Bloatware Removal

Kellen June 3, 2011 72

We're still putting the DROIDX2 through a few more tests before we drop a review, but we were just tipped to one thing that will surely be receiving some positive marks: bloatware removal. As you all know by now, unremovable software is not on our list of...

City ID is Now the Greatest Bloatware App in History…Because it can be Uninstalled (Sort of) (Updated)

Kellen April 26, 2011 67

I don't know how long City ID has been allowing this to go on, but today when notified that my trial of their service was over, I was able to uninstall it. Yes, you read that correctly. City ID, known for their notification annoyances on phones like the...