Android phones will often contain apps that you aren’t able to uninstall. All of the OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) stick their own apps on your phone before it ever reaches you, and the ...

Tamping down on preinstalled garbage on an Android is a tradition as old as the OS itself. Unlike Apple, which tightly controls both the hardware and software of its smartphones, Android phones aren't ...

Toggle off the automatic system update switch in Settings. For app updates, open the Play Store settings to Network Preferences This article teaches you how to turn off automatic updates on your ...

Consumer-grade phone surveillance apps aren’t only intended to stay stealthy; some of these apps are also making it increasingly difficult to remove them ...

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Toggle off the automatic system update switch in Settings. For app updates, open the Play Store settings to Network Preferences These directions apply to Android phones from Samsung and Google.