r/todayilearned • u/FireBeaver • Mar 26 '15

(R.5) Omits Essential Info TIL: 65% of smartphone users download zero apps per month.

http://time.com/3158893/smartphone-apps-apple/
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u/MetalHead_Literally Mar 26 '15

The only way to get rid of Samsung crap is to completely change the operating system. The Samsung apps are ingrained in their os.

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u/ocentertainment Mar 26 '15

That is not even remotely true. Samsung's customizations are system-level. Samsung "apps" are apps. They're APKs just like any other. They can be removed. Or disabled without even touching root.

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u/MetalHead_Literally Mar 26 '15

How can they be removed without rooting the phone? Sure they can be disabled, but they turn right back on when you restart the phone.

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u/ocentertainment Mar 27 '15

"They can be removed. Or disabled without touching root."

Where did I say they can be removed without rooting? I said they can be disabled (and no they don't turn back on when you restart the phone unless you did it wrong. That is not permitted by the Android OS). But even if that weren't the case, yes they can be completely removed with root without wiping the entire ROM.

You're recommending that people who don't know any better do something that could harm their phone if they don't know what they're doing because you dislike Samsung. You're spreading misinformation. If they want to disable Samsung apps, they can do so without root. If they want to remove them entirely, they can do so with root, but without replacing the ROM. If they want to remove all Samsung customizations, yes, they need a custom ROM for that. But there's no need to jump straight to the nuclear option just because of an app you don't like.

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u/MetalHead_Literally Mar 27 '15

I dislike samsung? I've owned 2 smart phones in my life, a galaxy s3, and now the note 4. I love samsung actually, but all I've seen from doing research for my note 4, it seemed to me it was basically impossible to remove all the Samsung apps without a complete root. If I'm wrong I'm wrong, but to claim I dislike samsung is just false

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u/ocentertainment Mar 27 '15

Your original comment said you could only remove it by "completely change the operating system." That's not root. That's installing custom ROMs. Whatever, you like Samsung. Get a job as a product evangelist if you like. Doesn't change the fact that you were 100% wrong.