What apps come pre-installed on a Google Pixel phone?

Bloatware remains an unspoken problem with modern smartphones, but only because it’s been around forever, and both carriers and phone makers seem reluctant to do away with it. In some cases, they have paid partnerships to maintain, and if not, they may still want you to be hooked on as many first-party services as possible. An $800 phone is nothing compared to the value of having you locked into an entire ecosystem.