If I were to ever stand in front of a panel of world Entrepreneurs and were asked what my suggestions were to make the world a better place and push humanity into a brighter future, it would certainly be to request that all carriers remove crapware bloatware from their devices. Well, Verizon and Motorola are headed in that direction, and for now we'll just have to say it's a start. Vz has made the change we've all been waiting for when it comes to pre-loaded apps on the device, and we hope it's a trending change in the industry. Vz has allowed a plethora of applications to be uninstalled on the device and for the ones that cannot, you now have the ability to “hide” them. Hey, we'll take the compromise.
There's nothing worse in the world than for you to get this high end smartphone and not be able to customize it the way you want because of unnecessary bloatware. And not everyone is tech savvy enough to root and ROM their devices if that's what you were thinking. Applications like Guided Tours, Blockbuster, GoToMeeting, Let's Golf and Madden can all be hidden if these aren't your forte. In previous models, you either had to toss these apps in a folder somewhere so they're out of the way or download a new launcher all together, since Blur was kind of blah and didn't allow you to do that. In any event, it's a welcomed addition to the device. If you haven't already, check out our initial hands-on with the Droid Razr and stay tuned for our full review and comparison of the device.
[via Droid Life]
Except that the Verizon developers are constantly upgrading the software, since it is inferior in quality. Hidden or not, owners are bombarded with nuisance upgrade notices for software they don’t use. Even if you select auto upgrade, they still send you notices. They are so stupid, they actually have not programmed the auto upgrade feature into the IS for their own bloat ware.