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Samsung To Cut Back On Android Modifications [Report]

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Compare a recent Samsung and a Nexus smartphone and the difference between the vision both Google and Samsung have for the world’s most popular operating system is evidently different. Google’s Nexus crop delivers an authentic Android experience, whereas Samsung like many other manufacturers makes it own modifications to the user interface, user experience as well as bundles a bunch of its own applications that would otherwise not be found on any other device. Re/code reports that after being pushed by Google, Samsung is now going to cut back on the modifications it makes to Android on its future mobile devices.

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    Report: Samsung Will Stop Screwing Up Android

    Report: Samsung Will Stop Screwing Up Android

    Samsung’s super Android phones, and its Android devices in general, have long been hindered by the terribleness of the proprietary UI and apps the company insists on bundling with its hardware. Re/Code reports that Samsung’s gonna cut it out. Let’s hope so.

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