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Protect Your Android Phone By Killing All Its Crapware

Posted by timothy on from the easier-said-than-done dept.

jfruh writes "Like Windows, Android has built a dominant market share because any hardware manufacturer can license it — and as they did with Windows, those manufacturers are loading up Android devices with their own proprietary crapware. Although the process is a bit convoluted, you can get this crapware off your phone — and in doing so you'll actually make the device more secure."

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  1. Re:Or buy an iPhone by Tukz · · Score: 4, Funny

    If I remove the crapware on an Apple iPhone (iOS), it won't work at all.

    Let's see how many Apple fans got a sense of humour.

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    - Don't do what I do, it's probably not healthy nor safe. -
  2. Crapware on the website by Infiniti2000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I bet there isn't as much crapware on the phone as there is on that fucking IT World website.

  3. Re:Disable is disabled by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just like the article says, which supposedly nobody on slashdot needs to read.

  4. A story about rooting a phone? On Sashdot? by rodrigoandrade · · Score: 4, Funny

    Seriously?????

    What's next? A story about the great wonders of alternate current?

    (including Edison vs Tesla flame wars, to boot)