Android 14 is available in a developer preview, and with that, first impressions of the new features coming with the new OS are starting to appear on the web. This Wednesday, the former XDA developer Mishaal Rahman ha discovered a feature that promises to make life easier for users who have bloatware on their mobile devices. Let's go see the details of the matter in question the elimination in Android 14 of unwanted apps.
A new feature in Android 14 removes unwanted apps and bloatware. We have already seen it on Xiaomi's MIUI 14. The details
A new feature in Android 14 called Background Install Control (or “Background installation control”) detects applications installed by the manufacturer and operator on the smartphone on the tablet and helps users remove them safely. Some time ago we saw a similar function on the MIUI 14: Xiaomi has in fact given way to users (for the moment only Chinese) to eliminate unwanted apps and bloatware). In addition to this, it seems to have removed the advertisements from mid-range and entry level smartphones.
Rahman, a famous Android developer and expert, says that the new feature is still hidden under several layers of protection, perhaps due to the premature phase of Android 14. You need to enable the feature in special settings for developers, within a menu designed for Early Access professionals. Put simply, only beta testers can do it it seems. When entering the menu, a message is displayed:
Your device manufacturer may install apps in the background or allow your carrier and its partners to do the same. All apps listed here are not required for normal device operation. You can uninstall them.
It is worth mentioning that although the pre-installed applications from manufacturers using Android are meant to make the more feature-rich system and resources, not all users like to have their device loaded with pre-installed software, especially when it comes to applications that can be dispensed by telephone operators.
It is common that even when you buy a smartphone without a contract with the operators (the famous "unlocked smartphone"), when you insert a SIM card into the device, various applications from the service provider start to be installed, which occupy a significant portion of the storage in the background without even asking permission to the user. In short, it seems that with Android 14 unwanted apps can be eliminated without any problem. It remains to be seen whether the telephone operators will oppose this practice.
