Samsung will trim down TouchWiz by removing bloatware apps for its upcoming devices, according to a report from SamMobile. TouchWiz is Samsung’s own software that is present over Android.
The report said that Samsung is removing most add-ons to TouchWiz that can be reconfigured as downloadable apps. It will only keep those stand-alone applications, which would normally be on the handset right out of the box and traditionally need to be updated. Samsung’s aim is to offer these extra apps to customers who want them and not force them. Hence apps like Story Album, S Voice and others should see downloadable options.
The latest report comes at time when it is touted that Galaxy S6 will have a toned down version of TouchWiz. Yesterday, a report stated that Samsung Galaxy S6 and S Edge will be compatible with Gear VR support.