There are some apps that are pre-installed on your new Android phone and that, contrary to what you might think, can be deleted without compromising the security of your mobile device.
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06/07/2026
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Iregardless if you transfer all your data to a new Android phone as soon as you purchase it, you can see in the situation of having installed on the device a number of applications you have never seen.
It turns out that there are Android mobile phone manufacturers (one more than others) who choose to pre-install their services on devices, which means they can start using their mobile phone with apps whose goals are exactly the same – from Internet browsers, through payment services or even virtual card wallets.
However, there are certain apps whose purpose may not know and be afraid to eliminate them, with the bGR site to advise the types of apps you can delete from your phone without fear of “stamping” something in the operation of the device.
If you want to optimize the operation of your phone and reduce the space occupied in the internal storage by apps you do not use, we suggest below some types of applications that you should delete from your phone without any associated guilt feeling.
The 5 types of applications to eliminate blamelessly:
- Apps for telecommunications operators;
- Apps with branding from mobile phone manufacturers;
- Apps for the same purpose as applications they used before;
- Pre-installed Apps from other companies (such as Facebook or Netflix);
- Antivirus apps, since your phone's virtual store already has Google Play Protect.