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Your Android's bloatware clutters your device's home screen, takes up valuable space, and creates a drag on performance.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Update: Republished on May 11 with new coverage of Google’s deletion ...

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In brief: Google has gradually tightened its requirements for Play Store apps over the last few years. While these regulations are ostensibly to protect Android users from malware, as the company has ...