It’s a known fact that over the years Android has sharpened its position in the market. Where there are new innovations introduced by Apple, competitors like Samsung, LG and other companies running Android on their devices don’t take long to even out the playing field. Android users have risen greatly over the years as it has managed to bring new products and advanced features for its potential users.

Have you ever been irritated by Android applications which you can’t uninstall?

Well, the main reason that you are not able to uninstall these apps is because they came preinstalled and already existed on your device. Sometimes the manufacturers of these mobile devices add their own apps to “personalize” it consistent to their branding. This is not an issue. You can still remove the unwanted system apps from Android. The task might be tricky but not impossible. The following are some tricks to uninstall these unwanted apps from your smart device.

Reasons to remove the app

Before knowing the tricks for deleting a preinstalled app, you should first know the reasons for its removal. The main reason could be storage issues. When you are not using a specific app you are wasting your precious storage space. With preinstalled apps come battery issues. Some apps and games use your data allowance without you knowing. And lastly, preinstalled apps could be malware which might upload your personal information online. However, uninstalling them and removing them from your system can help you solve the problem.

For non-rooted devices

For some devices, deleting the preinstalled apps can be an impossible task. All you can do it disable them. To disable preinstalled apps on Android devices you can head to Settings>Apps and Notifications>See all X apps and select that application you don’t want and tap the Disable button. This option will disable the app and block its view on your phone, but it still takes up the required space of your phone.

Another way to hide an app from home screen is that you press and hold on the app  icone for a few seconds  and drag it towards the ‘X’ icon that appears. This, however, does not uninstall the app. it is still installed on your phone.

For rooted devices

If you consider rooting your phone then removing bloatware from phone is easy using the following utilities.

Titanium backup

Titanium Back up is the first app which might come to mind when you plan to deal with an unwanted app on your device. This app can handle any unwanted apps that you might have on your phone. The free version of Titanium Backup features tools to backup and uninstall apps but the paid version provides you with additional features with it.

You can delete bloatware, free apps and do a lot more with Titanium Backup. It’s a powerful app and considered as one of the best root apps for Android.

NoBloat Free

NoBloat offers the users with an option to disable and enable system apps as well as it includes app deletion tool. It also provides the users to create backups of system apps and even restore them.

NoBloat Free is one the best options for root users who would want to get completely rid of bloatware. The premium version of this app provides you with enhanced features like blacklisting system apps, batch operation and exporting settings.

System App Remover

System App Remover offers an easy way to erase and move system apps. It provides a useful classification system which instantly identifies the app you can remove and it’s very useful.

This app supports moving apps to and from your SD card in bulk plus you can also manage APKs and track down the older versions of the app.