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10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by cyber5(m): 10:14am On Aug 19, 2017
At some point or another you’ve probably noticed your phone taking longer to load apps, content or just being all around sluggish. One of your first steps to fix this is uninstalling apps you don’t use anymore. But what if after you do a massive uninstall your phone is still lagging?

It may come as a surprise that the apps slowing down your phone may not be all those unused apps but apps you use every day. The following are ten apps you should consider uninstalling if you're having problems with your phone being sluggish.
Am really going to hear it from Nairalanders, but let's take a look at the list anyways.

1. Snapchat
Yes Snapchat, ladies forgive me and take some chill pills. Lol

Snapchat is a lot of fun to use, but it’s one of the apps that consumes a lot of your phone’s resources. It can take up a lot of battery and memory usage just to post or view all those stories. Not only that, but it also downloads some discovery content, Live Stories and daily news.

2. Amazon Shopping

If you shop Amazon regularly, there’s a good chance that you have the app installed. You might want to consider accessing your Amazon account through your browser instead of the app. It’s known to drain a lot of your phone’s battery since it operates in the background to keep you up to date on promotions and current offers.

3. Netflix
By being a Netflix user you keep your phone on for extended periods of time since your favourite TV shows last at least 30 minutes. Plus, if you have your display brightness is set too high, you'll definitely need to recharge once you're done watching.

4. Outlook
The Outlook email app is probably another reason why you're always charging your phone. Having the sync frequency set too high doesn't help either and regularly checking the app also drains your phone’s battery. You can uninstall Outlook and use the default Android Email app to check your emails. It might not be as nice, but at least your battery will last longer.

5. BBC News
If you like to stay informed on what’s going on in the world, you may use an app like BBC News. The downside to that app is not the news but how much battery it takes up. Instead of installing the app, I recommend that you create a shortcut to the BBC News website.

6. Brightest Flashlight-Multi LED

Having a flashlight app is always useful for things such as power outages. Be careful not to install just any flashlight app because they could be collecting more data than you’d like. For example, Brightest Flashlight-Multi LED is a very popular app that asks for way too many permissions.
Instead of asking permission for just your phone’s camera, it asks permission for things such as identity, contacts, location, phone, photos, WiFi information and more!7. Facebook and Messenger
Ladies and Gentlemen spare me! Am really gonna get roasted if i get caught for this one.

You're probably thinking that there is no way on the face of this planet that you're going to uninstall Facebook. But, maybe after seeing all the permissions you've said yes to, you might opt for accessing Facebook through your preferred browser.

Not only are these two apps two of the biggest battery drains, they also ask for way too many permissions. If you have the app installed, Facebook has permission to delete anything in your internal storage, tracks your exact location, can see who you've contacted (even if it’s not on Facebook), gives continuous access to your microphone, and more!

8. ES File Explorer

ES File Explorer may be the most popular file explorer app on Google Play. There’s a reason for that, and it’s because it used to be very good. The free version of the file manager app now comes with adware and bloat-ware that’s always bothering you to install more apps.

9. CLEANit – Boost, Optimize, Small

CLEANit is another app you should uninstall right now because the features it has will only harm your phone. For example, clearing your cache too often will slow down your Android device and closing the apps that are open will also drain your device’s battery.
When CLEANit closes other apps, it slows down your phone since those apps will eventually open again using up more of your device’s resources.

10. Dolphin Browser

Don’t let the hype over Dolphin Browser fool you. This app is a tracking nightmare. It saves the sites you visit even if you're in incognito mode. I’m sure you can find another great option for surfing the Web.

Conclusion

The above-mentioned apps are popular for a reason, but as you can see, using them comes at a price. Give it a long thought if you want to continue using these apps and sacrifice too much in the process. What app would you add to the list?


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Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by izzou(m): 10:17am On Aug 19, 2017
11) Candy crush saga and soda grin

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Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by jingh(f): 10:38am On Aug 19, 2017
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Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by cyber5(m): 10:58am On Aug 19, 2017
jingh:
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Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by cyber5(m): 10:59am On Aug 19, 2017
izzou:
11) Candy crush saga and soda grin

my bro can play those forever
Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by benosky(m): 11:04am On Aug 19, 2017
If we delete all these apps, wetin go remain for the phone again? Nawa oo.
Anyways OP thanks for d info.

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Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by cyber5(m): 11:39am On Aug 19, 2017
benosky:
If we delete all these apps, wetin go remain for the phone again? Nawa oo.
Anyways OP thanks for d info.

you've got Facebook lite, Instagram, whatsapp, telegram

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Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by possibilita(m): 11:47am On Aug 19, 2017
360 Security and battery saver
Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by fatdon2(m): 12:13pm On Aug 19, 2017
Nice, i don't have any of them ☺

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Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by lenovoboy: 3:14pm On Aug 19, 2017
Thank God telegram is not among.
Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by encryptjay(m): 6:24pm On Aug 19, 2017
I use Es file explorer pro though. I don't have the apps listed
Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by Oscarpraise(m): 7:17pm On Aug 19, 2017
All this power sucking apps... That's the more reason android smartphones producers should take a leaf from itel and produce smartphones like the P51 with big battery sizes.
Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by bot101(m): 10:30pm On Aug 19, 2017
And you failed to mention Apus, the king of bloatware
Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by Daviestunech(m): 11:16pm On Aug 19, 2017
Delete/uninstall Watsapp and thank me later grin

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Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by henry007(m): 11:30pm On Aug 19, 2017
While uninstalling whatever drains your battery is some good advice. My advice is to getting 2 phones; one for battery draining social media, games, apps(online stuff) and another for phone calls. I assume you're trying to keep your phone alive for the calls and texts.

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Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by PrinceJoeWan(m): 1:24am On Aug 20, 2017
Trust me this post will change nothing!!
Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by sirfee(m): 6:27am On Aug 20, 2017
henry007:
While uninstalling whatever drains your battery is some good advice. My advice is to getting 2 phones; one for battery draining social media, games, apps(online stuff) and another for phone calls. I assume you're trying to keep your phone alive for the calls and texts.
Best advice so far.

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Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by Ups01(m): 8:43am On Aug 20, 2017
Your list is on point.

Facebook App also consumes a lot of RAM (due to cache images and chats) , Hence making a phone incredibly slow.
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Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by Dracoe(m): 11:44am On Aug 20, 2017
I should uninstall my Es file Explorer shocked??...
God forbid grin

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Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by Abudu2000(m): 11:52am On Aug 20, 2017
I thought as much about facebook. Anyways i just unistalled it coz i cant take that risk of another person viewing my device from afar like they own it...

Facebooklite will do for now

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Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by Nobody: 12:03pm On Aug 20, 2017
I froze my Facebook. But am thinking of uninstalling it
Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by henryobinna(m): 1:02pm On Aug 20, 2017
Boss just tell people to 'uninstall' their phone, since that's what you want.


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Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by sweeterman(m): 1:32pm On Aug 20, 2017
That ES explorer is the most annoying... Had to switch back to xplore manager since den rest of mind
Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by directonpc(m): 1:45pm On Aug 20, 2017
I agree with OP on ES explorer. Best way to use that App is to find a version from 2013 and avoid updating it
Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by lenovoboy: 1:48pm On Aug 20, 2017
Daviestunech:
Delete/uninstall Watsapp and thank me later grin
I would have loved to to uninstall but most of my contacts are using whatsapp not telegram.

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Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by cyber5(m): 2:26pm On Aug 20, 2017
henry007:
While uninstalling whatever drains your battery is some good advice. My advice is to getting 2 phones; one for battery draining social media, games, apps(online stuff) and another for phone calls. I assume you're trying to keep your phone alive for the calls and texts.

thats if you have the luxury of doing so
Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by cyber5(m): 2:47pm On Aug 20, 2017
lenovoboy:
I would have loved to to uninstall but most of my contacts are using whatsapp not telegram.

What he meant was that sometimes like once in two months try to uninstall whatsapp. Switch your phone off for some minutes, switch it on and install whatsapp back.


I also do it time to time. I delete my exported chats and whatsapp backups

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Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by cyber5(m): 2:49pm On Aug 20, 2017
henryobinna:
Boss just tell people to 'uninstall' their phone, since that's what you want.


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Something tells me you can't do with those apps especially Facebook and Messenger
Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by henry007(m): 3:00pm On Aug 20, 2017
cyber5:


thats if you have the luxury of doing so

i wouldn't call having a torchlight phone a luxury perse.

Having a smartphone could be a luxury but anyone who can afford 1 smartphone can most likely afford a torchlight phone to go.

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Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by Youngpo413: 4:09pm On Aug 20, 2017
Oscarpraise:
All this power sucking apps... That's the more reason android smartphones producers should take a leaf from itel and produce smartphones like the P51 with big battery sizes.
don't forget the big RAM size and snapdragon processors.
Re: 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now by iceboy4752(m): 10:17pm On Aug 20, 2017
What if some follow your phone come nkor? undecided

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