Why are we still fighting smartphone bloatware in 2025?

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Why are we still fighting smartphone bloatware in 2025?

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I was excited to dive into my new smartphone only to once again waste precious time uninstalling bloatware before I could enjoy it.

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GrapheneOS is Android
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  With out bloatware and proprietary Google stuff though
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  Id argue Android is GrapheneOS.

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