If you’re a smartphone user, you know how irritating it can be when your device notifies you that its storage is full, and you can’t think of what could be causing it right off the bat.
This happens to Android users as much as it does iPhone users, and what you may not realize is that your apps can play just as big a part in taking up your storage, just like your photos, messages, videos, and other files do. Before you start deleting your precious pictures and other memories, you should take a look at your preinstalled apps, otherwise known on Androids as ‘bloatware,’ that you can get rid of. Read more about the three you should consider deleting below.
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1. Gmail
If you have a Gmail account, it can be understandable to want to keep the app on your device. But if you don't, you should certainly delete it. Even if you do have a Gmail account, these apps can end up taking up a whole lot of storage, as they consistently update your inbox and hold onto numerous files, from emails alone to pictures, attachments, and more.
If you are a Gmail user and like having the app on your Android, at the very least, you should ensure you're cleaning out your email inbox routinely to free up space. Or, you can simply delete it and save your email-reading for your laptop or desktop computer if possible.
2. Samsung Kids
Owning a Samsung phone means that you likely have a good amount of preinstalled apps at the ready on your device, but not all of them are necessary. Samsung Kids is an app included in many modern Samsung phones today, and offers entertaining games, videos, and more for children that they can use as learning tools. However, if you don't have a child, you don't need it.
Although this app can be nifty if you have children or take care of them, it's relatively pointless for those who don't. Instead, delete it to make room for your favorite third-party game app of choice.
3. Google Photos
While this app contains some extra features for sorting and organizing your photos, most Android phones come with their own photo gallery app, making Google Photos unnecessary. If you've been hanging onto the app, continually thinking you'll use it to get more organized or edit older pictures, but haven't, then it's likely time to let it go.
It's also not a great idea to keep this app if you're uploading pictures to it along with your regular photo gallery, as the combination can easily eat up storage. Keep all your pictures in one place whenever possible and delete ones you don't need as routinely as you can.
