According to a recent survey by Google and the Developers Alliance , 70% of Android users want to have pre-installed apps on their phones. This result came from the responses of 4,000 people who participated in the study, which took place in Germany, Spain, Italy and France. The reason for the survey is Google's battle with the European Union, which claims that Android apps are uncompetitive.
According to the survey, only 10% of users choose not to make any changes to their mobile home screen settings. In addition, many said they use Amazon for online shopping, Spotify for music, Whatsapp for chats, Kindle for reading and Skype for calls. However, even more people said they use Youtube for live streaming, Gmail for email, Drive for storage and Google Search for flight searches.
So you may be wondering how the study's result came to 70% of users who essentially don't use Google apps, and you're doing very well. The secret is hidden behind a survey question that implies a positive answer.
The question is this: "If you were to buy or get a new Android device, would you prefer it to have the basic apps installed?"
Apparently most responded that they would rather have a mobile device that has all their favorite apps pre-installed than have to bother installing them themselves.
Although Google achieved its goal, we cannot help but point out that it would be fairer for users themselves to choose which applications they want to be pre-installed on their mobile device.
