Following widespread outrage, Nothing is backing down on its plans to pre-install bloatware on its non-flagship phones.
Following recent controversy over pre-installed apps on non-flagship devices, Nothing has shifted its stance slightly.
It recently announced that users will be able to uninstall pre-installed Meta apps, such as Facebook and Instagram, from their devices.
This change will be introduced with the upcoming Nothing OS 4.0 beta update, scheduled for release by the end of the month.
If there’s one peculiar characteristic of the Carl Pei-led tech brand Nothing, it’s the propensity for unusual choices and hot takes. The brand has consistently also maintained a strong stance on privacy. That is why its recent decision to include certain third-party apps on some of its phones from the factory sparked strong opposition from users. Now, it seems the brand is taking a half-step back and will allow users to delete some of these apps — but will continue to install them on some non-flagship phones.
Nothing just shared an update on the recent controversial change in the Android 16-based OS 4.
