OnePlus 8T Will Not Come with Pre-Installed Facebook Bloatware

OnePlus used to exist one of the very few OEMs to avoid pre-installing bloatware on its devices, merely that changed in August when the company pre-installed Facebook bloatware on the OnePlus eight serial and the OnePlus Nord. With this move, OnePlus faced criticism and backlash from its customers and the company has at present confirmed it won't continue this practice anymore.

The confirmation comes through a new Input report where an OnePlus spokesperson confirmed the company's decision. According to OnePlus, the newly-launched OnePlus 8T doesn't come pre-installed with Facebook services. That said, the company declined to confirm if the bloatware removal volition stay forever.

The issue was get-go brought to attention when Max Weinbach took to Twitter to share a few screenshots where Instagram auto-updated via Facebook's services instead of the Play Store. Soon later on, Arjun from our team started a Reddit thread where a significant number of users confirmed the presence of Facebook bloatware on their OnePlus devices.

OnePlus, notwithstanding, didn't confirm if it will remove Facebook services from its electric current devices. Information technology is no mystery that the company will face backfire again if it continues with such sneaky partnerships, especially with brands like Facebook whose track tape for protecting user privacy is certainly not why it is known for in the tech industry.

So, if y'all're someone with an OnePlus 8, OnePlus eight Pro, or OnePlus Nord wondering how to remove the Facebook bloatware, you're in luck. All you lot take to exercise is follow the steps in our guide to remove Facebook bloatware from OnePlus phones.