TouchWiz on the Galaxy S6 to be stripped of Samsung apps

13 February, 2015
Instead, Samsung will pre-install a bunch of Microsoft apps as a result of a deal between the two companies.

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  • 20 Feb 2015

thefearfulsilence, 15 Feb 2015Nice idea on paper but aren't they just swapping Samsung bl... moreThis is mostly because of Google actually. It's all or nothing, and nothing means no Google Play Store. Though being able to disable the apps is good enough really.

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    • 20 Feb 2015

    Anonymous, 16 Feb 2015Nooo, Microsoft ones are about as useless, MAYBE except Off... moreHardly forced when you can disable the app. Besides OneDrive has free 30GB, plus the BEST web apps.

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      • Hkt
      • 18 Feb 2015

      Was it really that important
      I think if the didnt used the microsoft apps we could have a more upgraded ram

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        • Anonymous
        • mbu
        • 16 Feb 2015

        Nooo, Microsoft ones are about as useless, MAYBE except Office, although it sucks on Android. Can you imagine being forced to use OneDrive though? Nightmare.

          Same touchwiz, no upgrades!!!!

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            • 15 Feb 2015

            Nice idea on paper but aren't they just swapping Samsung bloat for Microsoft bloat. It still doesn't address the doubling up next to the native Googleapps either. For example my S5 is pre loaded with Dropbox and Drive. Google Now and S Voice, Galaxy Apps and Google Play and Amazon Apps, Google Music Player and Samsung Music, Chrome Web Browser and Stock Android Browser etc etc. Then there's EEs bloatware on top of all that. I think this needs addressing more than adding in a load of Microsoft bloat.
            Would have been nice to at least get a Google Play Edition S5 in the UK.

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              • 15 Feb 2015

              Anonymous, 14 Feb 2015Perhaps Samsung should go one step further and buy Microsof... moreYou must be a little boy... Samsung can never afford Microsoft, they don't have enough money. They should think of buying Xiaomi instead before Xiaomi buys them.

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                • nCH
                • 14 Feb 2015

                Finally no more useless bloat ware.

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                  • 14 Feb 2015

                  Anonymous, 14 Feb 2015Perhaps Samsung should go one step further and buy Microsof... moremicrosoft market cap of $339bn, samsung market cap of $187bn. no way in hell could samsung take over microsoft

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                    • nUh
                    • 14 Feb 2015

                    According to the unconfirmed information ?

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                      • 3I{
                      • 14 Feb 2015

                      Perhaps Samsung should go one step further and buy Microsoft to stem the invasion of Chinese brands such as Xiaomi.

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                        • 14 Feb 2015

                        i may or may not trust Samsung
                        but I'm definitely don't trust M$

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                          • 14 Feb 2015

                          Nioni, 13 Feb 2015Good joke and apple copying meizu so shut upApple didn't just copy Meizu, they copy/steal from every one. They didn't invent anything really. They just make it prettier and even manage to patent some of them, then sell it to heavily brain washed people.

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                            • LuB
                            • 13 Feb 2015

                            cant wait to flash an s6 looking rom for my note 4
                            i do think those MS added services wont come for note 4 users

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                              • 13 Feb 2015

                              Anonymous, 13 Feb 2015what aspects of Meizu will apple want to use? use your... moreIf not for samsung you would be staring at a screen the size of a postage stamp.

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                                • 13 Feb 2015

                                Nioni, 13 Feb 2015Good joke and apple copying meizu so shut upwhat aspects of Meizu will apple want to use?

                                use your brain for crying out loud. If it's not for apple you still be using a bloody flip phone right now.

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                                  • 13 Feb 2015

                                  So does this mean no gallery

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                                    • 13 Feb 2015

                                    Nioni, 13 Feb 2015Good joke and apple copying meizu so shut upAnd miezu copying lumia 925.

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                                      • 13 Feb 2015

                                      Might actually be tempted to buy one...
                                      I'll wait for official announcement, before getting the Nexus 6...

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                                        • 13 Feb 2015

                                        C, 13 Feb 2015Best copycat is XiaoMi from China!Good joke and apple copying meizu so shut up