We explain how to disable an Android app to help you deal with unwanted bloatware. We also cover how to enable an Android app, and what's necessary to freeze or uninstall any app.

Disabling apps is a way to basically freeze and hide any unused, unwanted, or unruly system apps that came on your phone (ie: ones that you can't uninstall).

An effective way to disable all of your app notifications at once is by using the Do Not Disturb (DND) mode on your Android phone.

We show you how to turn off Pixel app recommendations on the Pixel Tablet or any Pixel phone running Android 11 or later, including the latest Pixel 8 series.

With the introduction of Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0), Google gave users the power to disable system-level apps on an Android device. At first, you may think, “Why would I ever need to do ...