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Android device with min. apps

lbobrov2

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Aug 14, 2018
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Hi,
I want to have a new, fresh android device (smartphone/tablet) with Android OS only.
Is it possible to remove built-in Android OS components, so I'll have minimal number of icons on all screens together?
This is important for a disabled person.
Thanks in advance,
Lior.
Examples for 'built-in Android apps': calculator, alarm.
 
Icons on the screen can simply be removed. You don't have to use it like an iPhone, with all of your screens cluttered with app icons, you can just put the few you want to use on there. They'll still be in the app drawer if you ever need them, but you don't need to look at them otherwise.

Or if you install a replacement launcher like Nova you can even hide the apps you aren't interested in from your app drawer if you want. Or create "tabs" in your app drawer that contain just the apps you want to use.
 
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