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inspector Jul 29, 2023

While Android as a whole continues to shrink in the US, Google Pixel keeps growing

While Android as a whole continues to shrink in the US, Google Pixel keeps growing - gadgetro.id

Android is struggling to keep its market share in the United States, as Apple continues to take over in the market. But, despite Android as a whole losing ground, Google Pixel phones are becoming a bigger slice of the US market. Counterpoint Research reports that, in Q2 2023, US smartphone shipments dropped by 24% year-over-year. That includes both iPhones and Android phones, and virtually every brand saw a drop in shipments. Samsung saw US shipments drop by 37% while Motorola saw a 17% drop. TCL saw the biggest decline at just shy of 70% year-over-year, and even Apple saw a 6% drop.

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worfamerryman Jul 29, 2023

As an iOS user the bloat on android is a huge turnoff for me.

I’d potentially switch to a Samsung if it didn’t have all that stuff pre installed on it.

It may be the second biggest reason I’m sticking with iOS. Of fact, if they got rid of bloat and iMessage was available on Android, I’d jump over in a second.

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Very_Bad_Janet Jul 29, 2023

Can you explain what you mean by bloatware? Do you mean all the apps the phones come installed with, or do you mean something else? Would it be simple to uninstall what you don't want? Curious bc I have a Samsung phone.

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worfamerryman Jul 29, 2023

Well here are a few examples.

I don’t like having Facebook and stuff on the phone. If I want the app, ill download it.

Secondly, I do not want multiple calendar apps and browsers on the phone by default.

I don’t need chrome and the Samsung browser.

I also do not think I need to setup a samsung account and a google account and have backups in both places.

I guess it’s just a little overwhelming.

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Very_Bad_Janet

Thanks for the explanation. That makes sense. I've been less aware of that and on recently, after having the phone for a while, have I been deleting many of the pre-installed apps.