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Re:HP installs system-slowing spyware on its PCs by zitterbewegung on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @12:28PM (#15799306)
Actually you can choose not to install the latest iOS. When Flappy Bird shut down they didn’t delete the app from phones . I’m pretty sure that android has the same thing.But Android can have preinstalled apps that can’t be installed unless you flash a new rom.
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Re:HP installs system-slowing spyware on its PCs by DaiPlusPlus on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @12:29PM (#15799322)
Always be sure to backup your IPA files (you need the "special" iTunes version for this) so you can reinstall apps you've paid for on other devices.
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Re:HP installs system-slowing spyware on its PCs by cptskippy on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @01:03PM (#15799687)
> But Android can have preinstalled apps that can’t be installed unless you flash a new rom.

Did you mean uninstalled or updated? ROM Apps can be updated but not uninstalled and sometimes not disabled.

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Re:HP installs system-slowing spyware on its PCs by zitterbewegung on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @02:30PM (#15800577)
I mean uninstalled .
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