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 ...

Pixel phones are still often thought of as being "stock Android"—devices that are free from bloat and offer Android in its purest form. But they aren't. Pixel phones are Google phones, and they come ...

When you turn on an Android phone for the first time, it will load all the default apps and services provided by Google, the phone manufacturer, and your wireless carrier. But as you start installing ...