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Title: Smartphone Maker Nothing Retreats on Bloatware After User Backlash

Link: https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/25/11/05/18...

Nothing has announced that it will allow users to delete Facebook, Instagram
and other Meta services from its mid-range and entry-level phones after users
objected to the company's decision to pre-install these apps. The update will
arrive by the end of November for devices running the Android 16-based OS 4.0
on the Phone (3a) series. Nothing said it will continue to pre-install
partner apps on non-flagship devices in most regions. Devices in the United
Kingdom, European Union and Japan will also come with TikTok installed by
default. The company defended the practice by saying most users rely on these
apps and that pre-installing them allows faster cold starts. Carl Pei's
company blamed razor-thin margins on mid-range devices for the decision to
bundle third-party software. Nothing did not address whether users can
uninstall the service that powers newly introduced lock screen
advertisements, which the company previously described as disabled by default
and standard across the industry.

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