10 Apps Every Android User Should Consider Uninstalling – SlashGear

Similar to antivirus apps, clean-up apps are a great candidate for deletion on most Android phones. These apps are designed to work for the consumer, cleaning up junk files, optimizing device performance, and freeing up storage space. These apps are also great for clearing cache files, removing unused apps, deleting call logs, deleting browsing history, and managing app permissions. CCleaner is among the most popular of these apps with more than 100 million downloads on the Google Play Store. While apps like CCleaner may seem beneficial at a glance, they are no longer essential apps for most Android users.

Nowadays, most Android devices come loaded with several features that can mimic or replace what clean-up apps aim to accomplish. Moreover, there may be an added security risk associated with using a third-party clean-up app. In CCleaner’s case, the app has faced past security issues, having been hacked in 2022 to distribute malware to unsuspecting users. 

Deleting clean-up apps can also greatly improve battery performance, as such apps are designed to run in the background to best support the device while slowly but surely eating away at battery life. At this point, the risk of using apps like CCleaner on Android devices has begun to outweigh the reward, which can usually be accomplished through your Android device’s native settings and tools.