From CNET: Samsung will remove many of its own programs in the upcoming version of its TouchWiz user interface, a new report claims.
The new version of Samsung's TouchWiz will be stripped down to not include any Samsung-built applications, Sammobile is reporting, citing people who claim to have knowledge of the company's plans. In their place, Samsung will bundle Microsoft apps, including OneNote, OneDrive, Office Mobile, and Skype, the blog's sources say.
Samsung is putting the final touches on TouchWiz for the anticipated announcement of the Galaxy S6 flagship smartphone at its Unpacked event on March 1. TouchWiz is the company's user interface that sits atop a standard build of Android. Most Android vendors have created their own user interfaces to differentiate their software experiences from that of other vendors. LG, Sony, and other major vendors, have their own user interfaces that they slap atop a standard Android build.
In years past, Samsung has bundled several of its own applications into TouchWiz -- considered bloatware -- including its health-related app S Health and its note-taking program S Note. Its S Voice personal assistant has also been among the bundled apps.
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