The default apps question

[AnotherElk]

@lucyferu

i think it’s weird that an open source degoogled os force you to have uninstallable apps.

Apart from Apps being uninstallable via the standard Android way, it’s not for lack of awareness that an easier way isn’t implemented yet …

“This has been a long-requested feature from some users. And we agree that there is no reason why we wouldn’t let users uninstall default apps in /e/OS. It’s not trivial to implement though, and that’s why it’s still not possible today. However, we know how we want to make it possible, so it’s now officially on the 2021 roadmap!”

@Manoj

I remember we had put in some efforts around that concept during the initial days. Most of the default applications are interconnected in the code which made removing them difficult. Lack of resources had made us stop the work then.