Consumer-grade phone surveillance apps aren’t only intended to stay stealthy; some of these apps are also making it increasingly difficult to remove them ...

Your Android's bloatware clutters your device's home screen, takes up valuable space, and creates a drag on performance.

Can you uninstall Google Play Services updates? Yes, but should you? Discover the vital role these updates play in keeping ...

Managing a plethora of apps on your Android smartphone can be overwhelming, especially when it comes to freeing up storage space. Fortunately, Android has made it easier to batch uninstall apps, ...

If you use more than one Android device with the same Google account, you know how messy things can get. Tracking which apps are installed on which phone or tablet can quickly become confusing. The ...

It’s so easy to go on the Play Store today, pick a new Android app, install it, try it out, and if it doesn’t work out as intended, tap to uninstall. That’s the familiar path we’ve all taken for years ...

Bringing an app back, also called restoring it, is just as easy. All you have to do is tap the app’s icon and choose Restore.

Tamping down on preinstalled garbage on an Android is a tradition as old as the OS itself. Unlike Apple, which tightly controls both the hardware and software of its smartphones, Android phones aren't ...

If you’re running out of storage on your Android phone or tablet, you might be wondering how to delete some apps. Deleting an app is an easy task that doesn’t take much time. In this post, we’ll take ...

Irene Okpanachi is a Features writer, covering mobile and PC guides that help you understand your devices. She has five years' experience in the Tech, E-commerce, and Food niches. Particularly, the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Update: Republished on May 11 with new coverage of Google’s deletion ...