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OnePlus to Stop Preinstalling Facebook Bloatware on New Phones – PCMag AU
The outcry from consumers and journalists over the Facebook bloatware was bad enough that OnePlus has reportedly decided to abandon the practice, for now at lea…
(The OnePlus 8T)
OnePlus has pledged to stop pre-installing Facebook apps on its phones.
Starting with the newly launched 8T phone, OnePlus will no longer bundle the Facebook bloatware, a company spokesperson told Input Mag. The smartphone vendor has been under fire for the practice since August, partly because it was done quietly on the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro, but also because the bloatware cannot be completely removed. While you can uninstall the Facebook apps from the phones, other Facebook se…
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