Android Users Can't Uninstall Pre-Installed Google Apps on Pixel Devices
A Pixel phone user complains they cannot uninstall bundled Google apps (surfaced here as a Google Docs review), viewing it as an infringement on hardware they paid for. Reflects Android/OEM bloatware policy rather than an issue with any single app.
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