[New post] ASUS ditches some of its bloatware for Google’s official apps in upcoming Android M updates

Stephen Hall posted: " ASUS' most recent phone entry to launch may be the much-delayed ZenFone Zoom, but it's definitely not the most popular offering. Last year, at CES, the ASUS ZenFone 2 was basically the equivalent of this year's Honor 5X. The phone was praised for its " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 9to5Google ASUS ditches some of its bloatware for Google’s official apps in upcoming Android M updates by Stephen Hall ASUS' most recent phone entry to launch may be the much-delayed ZenFone Zoom, but it's definitely not the most popular offering. Last year, at CES, the ASUS ZenFone 2 was basically the equivalent of this year's Honor 5X. The phone was praised for its more-than-decent specs at a pricepoint that helped usher in the state of the market today. You can now get a few flagship-level phones at a mid-range price.  And while the ZenFone 2 wasn't necessarily a flagship or an amazing phone (terrible software and bloatware held it back), it was a great phone for the price. Now, ASUS has come out to announce the full list of phones that are getting Android Marshmallow in an upcoming update. And in this update, ASUS says it is planning to ditch at least 3 of its default ASUS-branded apps and replace them with official Google apps as default on the phones... Read more of this post Stephen Hall | February 26, 2016 at 8:24 am | Tags: Android, Android 6.0, android m, android marshmallow, Asus, padfone s, software, update, zenfone 2, ZenFone 2 Deluxe, ZenFone Max, Zenfone Zoom | Categories: Android | URL: http://wp.me/p1w6tN-yLE Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://9to5google.com/2016/02/26/android-m-phones-list-asus-ditches-bloat/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com