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Re:Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware by randyrand on Monday January 13, 2020 @01:41PM (#22037230)
Does that mean these apps can't be updated? Or are only updated when the OEM updates android? That's a crazy design deciscion, especially for Chrome!
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Re:Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware by kevin_thibedeau on Monday January 13, 2020 @06:36PM (#22040019)
They update but the original copy on the system partition hangs around. The only way to clean them out is with a rooted phone.
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Re:Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware by izacus on Monday January 13, 2020 @02:23PM (#22037640)
No, it means nothing of the sort. They're updated as usual from Play Store.
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Re:Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware by kmonsen on Monday January 13, 2020 @02:52PM (#22037915)
Also updates can be uninstalled (since they are on the user partition).
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