We’ve all seen those Apps that just crush our devices memory. In this particular case, it would be the Amazon Kindle App that is installed on the Galaxy Note 5 that is in hand right now. Verizon pre-installs this gem on seemingly every device that goes out their doors. What it is in all reality is bloat, or bloatware as many refer to it. It’s an App that the user never requested be installed, nor do they plan on using it.
Apps like Audible, Android Pay, Verizon Cloud, Message+ and VZ Navigator round out the bloat that is installed on the Note 5. There may be more or less of the based on individual usage, but for the most part, almost 1GB of internal storage is decimated by bloat on the Note 5. Mileage may very by device on this one, but if a device goes through a carrier store, chances are, it left there with something that isn’t needed.
Fortunately, not too long ago, there came a great way to ‘hide’ bloat by well, hiding it from view. The next step to hiding bloat is to disable it so it doesn’t use up precious system resources while it sits there hiding. By clicking the disable button in the Application Info menu, an App will shut down and stop working in the background, permanently. What this doesn’t help with is the storage issue.
This is where a bit of know how before disabling those Apps can come in handy. By uninstalling the updates for bloatware before disabling them, users can save themselves quite a bit of storage space with very little effort. For example, pre-disabling, that pesky Amazon Kindle App was taking up 279MB of storage on the Note 5. After uninstalling the updates and disabling, that same App is taking up 4KB of space, or the amount of space the icon takes up.
If that device is starting to feel a bit sluggish, take the time to do an App check. Uninstall any updates that aren’t being used and make sure to disable any Apps that are just not something that a daily driver doesn’t need, or want. Even something as small as an e-reader takes up enough space to crash a smaller device, so those big ones can get even worse. If you enjoyed this tip, please let us know in the comments below. If you have any questions about how to use your iPhone, Android or Windows devices, we’re always happy to write up a new tips sheet for you, just leave your comment below.
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