Apps for Android phones are plentiful and easy to download. But once you've downloaded an app it doesn't mean it has to live on your phone forever. It's a good idea to have a regular cull of your ...

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 ...

With iOS 18.2, iPhone users in the European Union can fully delete a number of core apps, including the App Store, Safari, Messages, Camera, and Photos. Apple said in August that it planned to make ...

Declutter your Apple Vision Pro by removing apps you don't want or need anymore. Here's how to delete apps from the visionOS interface. At some point in a device's lifetime, its owner will want to ...

In brief: Apple is preparing to further loosen its control over the app ecosystem for iPhone and iPad users in the EU. While it's already possible to delete several built-in apps like Calculator, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. In a stark policy change, announced in July, Google warned developers ...

Google makes uninstalling updates for system apps complicated. System app listings in the Play Store no longer have an ...

Google has removed the option to uninstall system app updates from the Play Store, forcing users to roll back updates through ...