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- The Indian government is planning new rules to fight pre-installed apps.
- The rules would force mobile brands to let users uninstall bloatware.
Bloatware is one of the more annoying aspects about modern smartphones, as manufacturers pre-install a variety of apps that you might not use at all. In fact, most brands go one step further and don’t allow users to uninstall some of these apps.
Now, Reuters reports that the Indian government is planning new rules to combat this practice, citing an official document and two sources. These rules would specifically force brands to allow users to uninstall pre-installed apps. The rules would also introduce mandatory security screening of OS updates before they’re pushed out to smartphones.