Author Removes 7 Google Apps From New Android Phones Over Bloatware
Updated
Updated · Android Police · Jun 24
Author Removes 7 Google Apps From New Android Phones Over Bloatware
3 articles · Updated · Android Police · Jun 24
Summary
Seven pre-installed Google apps are the first the author hides on new Android phones: YouTube Music, Fitbit, Google TV, Google One, Google Home, Find Hub and Gemini.
The main complaint is clutter and redundancy — the apps cannot be fully uninstalled, yet they occupy home-screen space while duplicating functions better handled by rival services or Google's own web tools.
YouTube Music and Fitbit are replaced most directly, with Spotify and other health platforms preferred because the author does not use Fitbit hardware and rejects Google's video-first music approach.
Google TV, Google One, Home and Find Hub are described as middleman or limited-use apps, while Gemini draws the strongest pushback as an unavoidable AI app the author says Google keeps forcing onto phones.