Surfshark: iPhone lets users remove more pre-installed apps than Android

A Surfshark study found the iPhone ships with up to 50 pre-installed apps, of which EU users can delete 48 (96%) and US users 44 (88%). Samsung devices come with 88 apps but only 50 (57%) are removable, while Google devices list 71 apps with just 27 (38%) safe to remove. Apple's pre-installed apps collect an average of 8 data types, versus 13 for Google and Samsung.

• iPhone: up to 50 pre-installed apps, 48 removable in the EU (96%) and 44 in the US (88%)
• Samsung: 88 apps, 50 removable (57%); Google: 71 apps, 27 removable (38%)
• Apple pre-installed apps collect 8 data types on average, Google and Samsung 13 each
• Facebook and Instagram disclose 37 of 38 data types