Newspoint on MSN

These apps aren't needed on Android phones, yet everyone still does. Don't download them from now on.

If you use an Android smartphone, many apps aren't necessary, but people still download them. Now, your phone handles all the ...
MUO on MSN

Stop installing these 4 popular Android apps (you don't need them anymore)

Popular doesn’t always mean essential.

Strip out Windows 11’s bloatware, ads, and other grossness—for free

You can easily uninstall bloatware with Winhance. Winhance is an open-source app available free of charge on websites like Git Hub that makes debloating and configuring Windows almost as easy as Linux ...

Want to develop your Linux skills? I've found the perfect distro for you

Neither point-and-click simple like Mint nor grueling like Gentoo, NuTyx delivers the sweet spot for anyone who wants a better understanding of Linux systems.
The Hill

Women’s groups, watchdogs call on Google, Apple to pull X, Grok from app stores

A coalition of nearly 30 women’s, child safety and tech advocacy groups urged Google and Apple on Wednesday to remove Elon Musk’s social platform X and AI chatbot Grok from their app stores amid a ...
MacRumors

U.S. Senators Ask Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok Apps Over Sexualized Image Generation

In a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, Ben Ray Lujan, and Edward Markey have requested that Apple and Google remove X Corp's X and Grok apps from ...
The Verge

Democrats ask Apple and Google to remove X’s undressing bot from their app stores

Grok’s nonconsensual deepfakes violate the app stores’ terms of service, the senators argue. Grok’s nonconsensual deepfakes violate the app stores’ terms of ...
NBC News

Senators urged Apple and Google to remove Musk’s X and Grok from app stores over sexual deepfakes

Three Democratic senators urged Apple and Google to remove Elon Musk’s apps X and Grok from their app stores Thursday evening after xAI’s Grok artificial intelligence tool had been used to flood X ...
Android

Google Play Store Restores Uninstall Button for System Apps After Brief Removal

The very useful “Uninstall Update” button was removed from the Google Play Store about a week ago. No official communication was provided for the reason of removal. The company has now, thankfully, ...
Android

Google Makes Uninstall Updates For System Apps Complex

Google has silently removed the ability to uninstall updates for system apps via the Play Store. There’s no longer an uninstall button. Instead, the app listings only show an open button. Users will ...
Android Authority

Google's making a silly and annoying change to how you uninstall system app updates

Google has removed the ability to uninstall updates for system apps via the Play Store. Users now have to visit app settings in the settings menu to uninstall system app updates. This is a more ...
Digital Trends

Running Android apps on your Windows 11 PC is about to feel slightly better

Microsoft is working on a useful upgrade for Phone Link that fixes one of the most annoying parts of streaming Android apps on Windows 11. A new expanded view option lets you stretch Android apps ...