Performance & functionality reduced by at&t bloatware, how can I remove it?

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Performance & functionality reduced by at&t bloatware

I have purchased an unlocked AT&T lg g2 D800 mobile which comes with pre-loaded AT&T apps, it is occupying much memory in RAM and reducing the performance of the phone. I was not able to share my internet and connect to my mobile data. I wanted to remove the bloatware completely. Can anyone please give me an appropriate solution? Your help is much appreciated.

 

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Re: Performance & functionality reduced by at&t bloatware

Welcome to Android Central! The only way to remove bloatware is to root the phone. Otherwise, you can try disabling bloatware by going to Settings>Apps>All, selecting the app, and looking for the Disable button. Not all bloat can be disabled, though. Disabling prevents the app from opening in RAM, but it still takes up Internal Storage.

When you talk about sharing internet, I assume you mean tethering--use of the phone's native hotspot feature requires either a data plan that includes hotspot, or an extra fee paid to the carrier. That's pretty much standard on any device from a major carrier. Removing bloatware won't give you the ability to use the hotspot for free. You could try some 3rd party tethering apps like FoxFi/PDANet, but they don't always work, or are blocked by the carrier.