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Feb 19, 2022 · Mobile Development
Regulation of Pre‑installed Apps on Chinese Smartphones and the Push for Removable Bloatware
The article examines the long‑standing issue of pre‑installed, often non‑removable apps on Chinese Android smartphones, explains the 2015 and upcoming Ministry of Industry and Information Technology regulations requiring all pre‑installed apps (except core functions) to be uninstallable, and discusses the commercial motives behind bloatware.
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