Make a Samsung Smartphone Great by Switching Out Its Apps

Mossberg said in a recent review &quot;Premium devices shouldn&#x27;t be vehicles for carrier come-ons&quot;.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theverge.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;3&#x2F;8&#x2F;11176606&#x2F;walt-mossberg-samsung-galaxy-s7-smartphone-review" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theverge.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;3&#x2F;8&#x2F;11176606&#x2F;walt-mossberg-sams...</a><p>I can&#x27;t imagine spending $700-$800 USD for a device and then having to uninstall junk.

At this point it is quite clear that OEMs only put these apps on consumer&#x27;s devices to make a profit, and that there is no eye towards the affect on the product.<p>The bigger question is, why do the carriers want so badly for me to use their NFL app?

It&#x27;s not just about the apps with Samsung Phones, the long delay on new Android versions and the &quot;TouchWiz&quot; skin make it inferior to a Nexus or even a &quot;close-to-native&quot; experience like the Moto X pure.

This article describes the exact process I went through with my Galaxy S3.

Interesting that the author makes the point that choice is important for an OS like Android, and then recommends only Google-made alternatives to make it &quot;as Google intended&quot;. Google software != best software, necessarily.

Did the same steps with my S7. Much better after replacing the launcher and keyboard

Make apple devices great by using Google services.