the.com/debloat
the digital equivalent of removing everything a store installs on a mattress before you sleep on it.
means stripping preinstalled apps, background junk, and bundled software a device didn't need in the first place.
from emerged with android modding culture in the early 2010s, when phone makers began shipping devices stuffed with carrier apps and manufacturer duplicates nobody asked for.
origin termbloatware, coined in 1990s software criticism
common targetpre-installed carrier and oem apps
riskcan break updates if done wrong
toolsadb, scripts, community-made removal lists