Right mate, I've had a look
Netflix (same as oneplus)
Facebook (same as oneplus)
Onedrive
Neither of the above can be uninstalled, but you can hide the icons from the app draw
Oneplus phones (which are regarded as pretty much bloatfree) also add facebook messenger and instagram, neither of which are on samsungs.
Not sure if this is bloat, but samsung also install something called AR zone which I think is for adding dinosaurs and the like to videos. Other than that, there's no more bloat than a pixel or a oneplus.
When you first set it up, it asks you if you want stuff like samsung pay, samsung browser, voice recorder etc etc which I de-selected. The only thing I added was samsung calculator and samsung notes which I both like.
The thing is about this, if they offer the ability to deselect applications during setup but don't allow you to deselect certain applications then I can on assume it's because Samsung are taking payments for these apps to be preinstalled. This is certainly the case with Onedrive as MS and Samsung have confirmed that tie up ages ago. This is what baffles me as it's essentially saying we'll allow you full control of your device unless it hurts our bottom line.
Samsung are irritating me no end lately and they're not giving me any reason to consider their devices as an option for me. Their latest trick is launching ECG and blood pressure monitoring for their Active 2 and Galaxy Watch 3 wearables, but only launching those features for those who are using said wearable with a Samsung phone. This is despite the fact this limitation wasn't made clear when they announced these features would be 'coming soon' to these watches.
The crazy thing is - there's no technical reason why these features can't be supported on other Android phones as someone on XDA has already found a way to get the Samsung Health Monitor app to work on non-Galaxy phones. It's purely a way for Samsung to force you to use their phones. Only this doesn't make me want to buy a Samsung phone, this actually makes me want to ditch the Galaxy Watch 3. The TicWatch Pro 3 is looking very good from a UI responsiveness/battery life point of view, but the current review sites don't state if you can set targets for your runs such as distance, pace or calories.
Hopefully someone comes out with a SD 4100+ WearOS watch with ECG and good workout tracking options soon. Would be great to get rid of Samsung completely if this is the sort of **** they're going to pull, not to mention they keep stripping out features from Samsung Health such as caffeine tracking and weight management (net calorie from eating/working out).
@AndyCr15 - Any chance you'll be reviewing the TicWatch Pro 3 soon? If so, can you actually go into more detail about the tracking features such as setting a target for runs?
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