While bloatware is not unique to mobile devices, it’s
most insidious on phones because of their limited
computational resources. A Samsung device may come
with multiple apps pre-installed from Amazon,
Facebook, Google, or Microsoft, before even counting
the company’s own collection of programs.
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baggage, but after a few years, space will be sparse.
Delete unwanted apps to free up your phone’s
background resources by long-pressing on the app icon
to prompt the disable option. Or access individual app
options under Apps in the settings menu.
TURN OFF AUTO BRIGHTNESS
Have you ever noticed your screen suddenly dimming
or brightening all by itself? That’s auto brightness, also
called adaptive brightness on some devices. While it’s
useful in theory, it can overcompensate or change too
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under your phone’s display settings or the phone’s pull-
down shade. Then manually move the slider to your
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also help you snooze better.
Delete
unwanted apps
to free up your
phone’s
background
resources by
long-pressing
on the app
icon.