Uninstalling Android System Apps via Google Play Is Possible Again

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📝 Key Points of This Article

• Around Tuesday, December 16, 2025, it became possible to uninstall or “uninstall updates” for system apps again.
• This is a sudden reversal from just a few days ago.
• Was it just a bug, or was it a very short-term trial to gauge user reaction?

Just the other day, on Friday, December 12, 2025, we reported on a change in the Google Play Store for Android that made it impossible to uninstall or “uninstall updates” for so-called system-related apps.

However, around Tuesday, December 16, 2025, this was reversed, and it is now possible to uninstall or “uninstall updates” for system apps again. What was that all about?

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The move to block the uninstallation or “uninstallation of updates” for Android system apps was speculated to be a forced measure. The reasoning was to prevent novice users, who might not understand their significance, from removing apps essential for the normal operation of their Android devices. This would also help curb the negative cycle of users complaining in app reviews that their devices stopped working properly as a result. However, in a sudden reversal, it is once again possible to uninstall or “uninstall updates.”

In other words, it might have been just a bug. Alternatively, it’s possible that it was a very short-term trial to gauge user reactions.