SaltyEggs@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoUpdated my Samsung phone and it installed unwanted appslemmy.worldimagemessage-square87fedilinkarrow-up1375arrow-down14
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minus-squareAbsentApe@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 year agoIt’s carrier based. I’ve had Samsung phones almost exclusively and as long as I buy unlocked I never get unwanted apps.
minus-squaresilent_squirrel@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year agoThere is still a lot of stuff preinstalled which could be considered unwanted by a lot of people (TikTok, Netflix, Spofify, multiple MS apps, Disney+, Facebook, Meta Services, …)
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minus-squareJshKlsn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoNah. My $2000 CAD unlocked directly from Samsung device had ads and bullshit pre-installed apps before I even inserted my SIM into it. I returned that phone so fast. Never seen anything like that on my Pixel.
It’s carrier based. I’ve had Samsung phones almost exclusively and as long as I buy unlocked I never get unwanted apps.
There is still a lot of stuff preinstalled which could be considered unwanted by a lot of people (TikTok, Netflix, Spofify, multiple MS apps, Disney+, Facebook, Meta Services, …)
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Nah. My $2000 CAD unlocked directly from Samsung device had ads and bullshit pre-installed apps before I even inserted my SIM into it.
I returned that phone so fast. Never seen anything like that on my Pixel.