Bloatware?? Maybe, but not to me, it's Android

[sfbloodbrother]

I hear a lot of people say that Samsung has so much bloatware on their devices. Yes, the Galaxy and other Samsung devices do have a number of Samsung apps installed on the device, some are pointless, like S Voice (because we have Google Now) but others like S Note (I use this Every Day) can be useful. When it comes to reality, this is how I think about it. Android is Linux, which is free and open source - so there are no lockdowns, so rules that say "you can't do that". Samsung has taken this for real, they developed software for Android that can be useful for people who use other Samsung products, like a TV or PC.

Some is bloat, but sometimes we can make use of the software.

 

[Rukbat]

Android is Linux, which is free and open source - so there are no lockdowns, so rules that say "you can't do that". Samsung has taken this for real

Tell that to people who have bought the AT&T version of the Note 3. Deciding to buy one may not be enough to void the warranty, but it's close to enough. And if you want to run a mobile Linux on it? Jay Leno would pay for that joke.
Android is about as free and open as San Quentin.

 

[1775]

It is one thing for Samsung to develop and include apps that bring out a feature in their device - such as SNote but it is completely another thing to load on apps that cannot be deleted that have limited appeal. The problem is that there is no way to delete these apps - some of which run in the background - without rooting. Bloatware are all of those apps some of which require that you subscribe and pay to use them, that are stuck on the device - forever (even if the app is abandoned by the developer).

 

[dontpanicbobby]

I agree with sfbloodbrother. Those who think all the Samsung apps pre-installed on their devices are automatically bloatware just haven't used them yet. I'm not a tablet user but the Note 3 is pretty damn close at least according to everybody who has asked me about my phone. The number 1 question being "Why is that screen so big? It looks like a tablet."

 

[sfbloodbrother]

Tell that to people who have bought the AT&T version of the Note 3. Deciding to buy one may not be enough to void the warranty, but it's close to enough. And if you want to run a mobile Linux on it? Jay Leno would pay for that joke.
Android is about as free and open as San Quentin.

Some apps are unnecessary like S Voice, unless they decide to put effort into it that ties it to the device and Samsung experience, Something google now does at 80, then it will Useful.