If you need space back on your phone or tablet, removing built-in and unused apps can help free up storage and reduce screen clutter.
Your phone's been doing all of this for years. You just kept downloading apps for it anyway.
This is important because: If you own multiple Android devices, the update means you no longer need to dig through each device individually just to remove an unwanted app. The Play Store is in the ...
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