Study crazily suggests 70% of Android users want pre-installed apps

Nov18

by Sindy Cator on November 18, 2016 at 9:39 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

A new study suggests that 70 percent of European Android users want pre-installed apps. No, it is not opposite day. The Application Developers Alliance asked 4,000 Android users in France, Germany, Spain and Italy about their app install preferences. It’s worth noting that Google helped develop the study, and the company is currently locked in battle with the EU over whether its default Android apps are anti-competitive. The results seem to lie in Google’s favor. The vast majority of Android users change their home screen setup (90 percent), and that while Google apps were generally within the top few apps…