Pixel phones have a lot less bloatware than most other Android brands. But they still come packed with a whole raft of Google ...

Seeing the “Error Receiving Broadcast Intent” message on your Android phone can be confusing—especially when it pops up randomly or causes an app to crash without warning. This error usually means an ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Google had removed the ability to uninstall updates for system apps via the Play Store. Users had to visit app settings in the settings menu to uninstall system app updates. The change appears to have ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Windows gets a lot of flak from users for having more bloat than macOS or Linux, and rightfully so. The term "bloatware" is synonymous with a fresh Windows install, to the point that there are custom ...

JumpCloud’s Remote Assist for Windows agent contained a critical local privilege escalation flaw, allowing full system compromise. Disclosed by XM Cyber, the vulnerability stems from insecure file ...

My favorite Mac apps of 2025 helped me get more done every single day, replaced multiple utilities, and made macOS feel ...