GOOGLE has snuck in a way to get rid of ‘bloatware’ to help make Android smartphones run faster.
Bloatware is software installed by a phones carrier or device manufacturer.
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None of it is needed for the phone to work properly, so it can be removed without worrying about your phone.
But this feature is currently hidden away behind a developer flag – meaning it’s only accessible to developers so far.
Google launched the developer preview of Android 14 last night.
This means developers can can a sneak preview of Google’s upcoming Android software.
Google introduced Android 13 to its phones in August last year.
But the tech giant is already working on Android 14, the next software system above it.
And in it is a new option to see “apps installed in the background”, XDA reported.
The feature is currently sat inside an in-development version of the Settings app called “Spa”.
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The Spa is also gated behind a developer flag.
The select few with access to the preview have revealed that when you open the menu, users will see a description saying, “your device manufacturer may install apps on your device in the background, or allow your carrier and other partners to do so.”
That page will list any apps that were installed in the background without your knowledge, and it would let you uninstall them easily.
These bloatware apps can clog up storage, causing your phone to act slower than normal.
But freeing up that space could give Android devices a new lease of life once it’s officially rolled out.
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