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I was under the impression that the EU is working on legistlation forcing all smartphone apps to be uninstallable, including manufacturer bundled ones.

https://www.androidauthority.com/eu-draft-law-uninstall-prei...

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I haven't experienced something being uninstallable, I've always used Google pixel phones, do other manufacturers do this?

You can't uninstall most Google apps on a Pixel phone. Google Maps and Google Drive can't be uninstalled, for example.

You can disable them - this stops the app running and will remove its icon, but it'll still use space.

Some system apps can't be disabled - many of these are critical system processes, but there are also some that are non-essential.

Ah I didn't know! Thanks

Maybe the EU should concentrate on more important things.

Like why EU GDP is stagnating compare to the USA.

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