Consumer group sues Samsung for bloatware on smartphones

Giving a new product a name as definitive as the "Essential Phone" is always going to be a gamble, and as it turned out, the phone was anything but essential for the vast majority of smartphone buyers. Developed by Android co-founder Andy Rubin, the Essential Phone promised to be different from its competitors, with an almost bezel-less display, built-in modularity, and minimal bloatware for a faster, sleeker user experience. SlashGear's first impressions of the phone confirmed that it ticked all these boxes and more, but we were left wondering if it was different enough to attract the attention of consumers.

Samsung hit with lawsuit for crazy amounts of smartphone bloatware

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