Xiaomi Poco recognizes the problem of bloatware on its smartphones: here are their planned solutions

The overload of preinstalled applications, or bloatware, is a recurring problem on Xiaomi Poco smartphones. In an interview with Poco, the brand admits this reality and shares its thoughts on improving the user experience.

At Xiaomi, one of the criticisms that often comes up in our tests is linked to the preinstalled applications. There are too many, too many.

These pre-installed applications and games, called bloatware, clutter devices. These apps, installed by default, not only take up valuable storage space, but can also affect the performance of the device.

Poco, a brand known for its affordable smartphones, is well aware of this problem. During the launch of the Poco F6 and F6 Pro, we spoke with Angus Ng, Director of Product Marketing for Poco, and discussed this issue.

Recognition of the problem

During the interview, Angus Ng admitted that many users were complaining about the excessive presence of bloatware on their devices. On the Poco F6 Pro, there were more than 30 pre-installed applications and games, often unwanted. Apparently there are no safeguards.

This situation is described as an initial strategy of the brand to obtain financing from their partners, which makes it possible to reduce production costs and, therefore, offer smartphones at more competitive prices.

For years, not only Poco smartphones, but also smartphones from Xiaomi and Redmi, it has been a pricing strategy that aimed to lower the price of our smartphones.

Possibility of uninstallation

One of the immediate solutions presented by the manager of Xiaomi Poco is the possibility of deactivating or uninstalling these applications. But Poco admits that it did not communicate well enough on how to do this. Angus Ng promised to better inform users on this topic, including publishing detailed information to guide users through the uninstallation process.

Xiaomi Poco also plans to review existing partnerships to install more useful and relevant applications for users. For example, popular apps like TikTok, Spotify and Facebook.

The goal is therefore not to stop this practice, but to reduce the number of applications considered useless and to focus on those that can really improve the user experience.

Another key point discussed during the interview is the collaboration with the Xiaomi Group to develop Xiaomi HyperOS. The idea is to offer a cleaner operating system, free of unnecessary bloatware. We could, for example, have the option to choose which application to install on first startup. On the other hand, it won’t be right away.