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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  • Anonymous
  • M%j
  • 13 Feb 2015

Who care, replacing one set of bloat ware for a different set. Put as much on the device as you want as long as it is all removable and is not part of the recovery. All this bloat should be post flash installed so we only keep what we want without having to remove again after hard reset. Dont' want to have to root to remove.

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    • John C.
    • 3qF
    • 13 Feb 2015

    What do you guys thing will Samsung release the revamped Touchwiz to the Note 4 as well?

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      • Loubielou
      • 3JY
      • 13 Feb 2015

      The Installed Apps on the Galaxy S5 can be Very Annoying indeed,so Samsung have learned from there big mistakes by removing them,if you do not disable none of the Applications on the Galaxy S6 then the Battery life will be alot better,Samsung did a Superb Job with the Battery life on the Galaxy S5,so hope the Galaxy S6 one can be even better

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        • AnonD-233406
        • N9@
        • 13 Feb 2015

        I buy phone quality build, get it rooted n use es-file explorer to uninstall the bloat wares I don't want on my phone. case closed.

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          • Toon
          • T20
          • 13 Feb 2015

          Anonymous, 13 Feb 2015"a free Office 365 subscription" How long? a t... more7 days lol

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            • Android
            • qFU
            • 13 Feb 2015

            I think everyone just freaks OT and trolls too much based on rumors. Imo I think microsoft apps will be much more useful to the general user. The new touchwiz had been described as being very smooth and quick so im excited to see what Samsung has to offer for the S6.

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              • tuf
              • 13 Feb 2015

              Anonymous, 13 Feb 2015hahaha keyboard will look like on IOS? hahaha no wonder the... moreBest copycat is XiaoMi from China!

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                • AnonD-216585
                • LdC
                • 13 Feb 2015

                as long as i can play all types of files or open them, and i can choose with what program, im ok.

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                  • djturnz
                  • dW1
                  • 13 Feb 2015

                  S7 will have WP10...no more Android.

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                    • Contract
                    • 3Jn
                    • 13 Feb 2015

                    Anonymous, 13 Feb 2015hahaha keyboard will look like on IOS? hahaha no wonder the... moreSamsung copies

                    The biggest copier is Apple
                    The iPhone5S is a copy of the iPhone5
                    The iPhone6 is a copy of the iPhone5

                    Office 365 is MS Office so allows you to create eg word documents on your phone, Office 365 is standard on Lumia phones an free do will be free on the S6 or you would have an non working App. If it were a free trial, afaik no apps stop working

                    Possibly better to have office 365 and if you want to download S Voice etc also to Apps whose total area is limited by partition of the SD card

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                      • AnonD-342102
                      • vTQ
                      • 13 Feb 2015

                      Touchwiz on Note 4 looking cool.

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                        • AnonD-342102
                        • vTQ
                        • 13 Feb 2015

                        Anonymous, 13 Feb 2015hahaha keyboard will look like on IOS? hahaha no wonder the... moreiPhone 6+ copy of Note 2. :v

                          #Samsung needs to remove ALL bloatware and make them an optional install frm the store.
                          Thats best for everyone, less ram usage, betyer battery life and a higher demand of the phone.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • AJv
                            • 13 Feb 2015

                            yeah but they still keep facebook preloaded and thats worse.

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                              • Paul
                              • mqr
                              • 13 Feb 2015

                              Finally, now also make touchwiz 60% lighter.

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                                • shanam
                                • LdF
                                • 13 Feb 2015

                                Ramerox, 13 Feb 2015will my Samsung Galaxy Note 4 gets the same touching as tha... moreDon't think so

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                                  • AnonD-4470
                                  • mGJ
                                  • 13 Feb 2015

                                  I really hope the Note 4 and S5 will get the same de-bloating treatment.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • Hkt
                                    • 13 Feb 2015

                                    oh oh, Microsoft put a deal with Nokia and make it fall down.....now Samsung is their next target.....come on sammy, don't fall under their hands......;)

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                                      • AnonD-363131
                                      • StU
                                      • 13 Feb 2015

                                      Very good

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • t7Q
                                        • 13 Feb 2015

                                        If the Touchwiz that Sams gonna release be that "Good" as they say. I know that it will be Available as an OTA for past devices such as S5 and Note 4. ALTHOUGH, We are yet to see if the "Samsung Apps" we currently have on our devices be Stripped of as well (?) I think Not.