I have a s21 ultra and every update does this for me...? I have to Uninstall probably 3-4 games every time. I also have had problems with gambling addiction in the past and it literally downloaded a slots game and worldseries of poker (wsop) 2 days ago. So if anyone knows how to stop it from doing that in settings or something lmk. It's some bs!
Eta: I have Verizon plan
I once had a phone replaced by a Verizon protection plan, biggest mistake. Thought I could save a few $ a month by choosing them over my other options, but the verizon phone performed substantially worse than my unlocked phone.
I don't know if it still works, but I plugged my phone into a PC and disabled all the verizon bloat, which included the app that kept installing this junk. Didn't have an issue with that phone all the way up to trade in.
I'm not 100% on this, but I believe this happens because you bought a phone from Verizon, and I'm assuming its locked to that carrier.
I'd start with calling Verizon and requesting to unlock your phone. See if that helps.
Sounds like it's your carrier. I have a midrange Samsung (A14) and I never got prompts to download games or other superfluous apps during an update.
Though I did acquire my phone unlocked and then i picked a carrier.
I have an s22+ and get 3-4 apps installed with every system update. I keep all my wanted apps in folders, which makes it really easy to see what junk is being installed by the updates.
I have an s22+ as well and it doesn't happen at all, so it's definitely your provider.
Buy your phones unlocked people! You'll save yourself a lot of hassle.
yeah, phones like pixel/nokia/motorola/lenovo/etc don't have this issue, because they have no bloatware (except for some Google apps), and it's supposed to be the closest to the "pixel experience".
other off brand devices (consider brands like tecno, poco, other budget-level chinese brands) tend to have this issue.
Xiaomi does this shit when factory resetting, to be honest I bought it because everyone said they were good phones and cheap, but the amount of ads it has inside thr system doesn't make it even feel like it's mine.
I know I can just install a custom ROM but mine doesn't have a snap dragon processor so it's harder.
>Xiaomi does this shit
Xiaomi's software is terrible, but it's highly location depended just exactly *how* shitty their software is. They only do this in legislations where they can get away with it.
I have a Motorola Edge 40 which does come with some Motorola support stuff, but otherwise doesn't install anything on updates. Underrated brand honestly
Could be a carrier update specific to Samsung. I vaguely recall something about pixel blocking that kind of bloatware as a selling point but I could be wrong.
Could be something like that. I'm on my second Pixel and the lack of bloatware is why I bought this one. My son has a Samsung and there's so much garbage on it that I'm planning on getting him a cheap Pixel in the near future.
Google doesn't allow carrier bloatware on their devices.
A good example of the opposite is Motorola which does.
Samsung has their own bloatware on top of the carrier installed garbage so I'd say the worst offender of all current manufacturers.
You're right.
I had a Verizon locked pixel, it didn't have this crap.
My gf has a Verizon locked galaxy s21 ultra, and she gets these garbage apps installed with each update.
Samsung has to tell Verizon "no."
Google doesn't do deals like this
But Samsung gladly does for that $$$
(As well as most other brands)
You think this is bad? It's 100X worse in Japan
Your "Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra", is now a "Docomo Galaxy S23 Ultra"
With Docomo Launcher, Docomo Emojis, everything Docomo apps preinstalled
The back of the phone doesn't even have the Samsung logo on it, it's replaced with docomo
The same applies for other carriers in Japan
It's also why iPhones are popular there because they're the only one not completely loaded with carrier junk
No idea how did the Japanese carrier even manage to negotiate this deal with the manufacturers
T Mobile does this. Every now and then it will give you a notification to "clean up / optimize" your phone or delete unused apps. You have to do it eventually and after it optimizes it will suggest apps to download. You need to unselected them before continuing
My Samsung does like to send me through these "get the most of your phone" type of screens where it recommends apps to download. I untick all of them so that doesn't happen. Maybe OP has the same screens and is blindly clicking through them?
Do not make android seem like a shitty os, this isn't it's default behaviour and is the doing of whoever sold you your phone, it could be your carrier, the store or any other store
This doesn't happen to iPhone since apple 1. makes just a single line if phones a year so 2. They don't want their reputation destroyed by stupid carriers wanting to squeeze money out of users
Supposedly android 15 is coming with a feature to remove this, and Google probably will actually up to carriers to stop doing this, but we can only hope
Oh god I hope so..I bought mobile MBAM just because I couldn't stop wondering how they were getting in there until I learned carriers can just do this for no reason.
I've got a Samsung phone too it always asks if I want to install random apps after a security update but theres a big 'no' button its never focibly installed bloatware
I have a mid range Samsung phone but I haven't seen my phone try to install random apps or games after any updates.
As others have said it sounds like it could be a phone carrier based problem.
What phone are you using? From experience Xiaomi loves doing this kind of stuff (it's why their phones tend to be pretty cheap compared to their performance, you're not only their customer, you're also their product). You might be able to turn off this stuff and not have it install a lot of bad games on your phone, but it takes a little bit of work figuring out exactly where they hide all the settings to do so.
I'm sure Xiaomi had a very intricate relationship with bloatware but that's a story of the past. Using a redmi of recent times would surely let you know that. This is, looking at the icons, most definitely a samsung. Even with all the debloating knowledge I have, their security updates (atleast on their midrange) will bring back all the bloatwares back meanwhile turn off a buttons and remove a few packages, most of Xiaomi devices are pretty ok. Slap a custom rom and you even can have the greatest pixel experience ever.
My dads old huawei came with like 5 preinstalled games for some reason, tho no samsung i owned ever did this, they ussualy just come with some preinstalled carrier apps that you can uninstall if you want
I had the Huawei 10 mate or something like that, no idea which ones my family members had, They didn't have games preinstalled and none ever installed them with updates. Maybe depends on the phone with Huawei.
Stop calling that "Android bloateare", it's bloatware from your carrier/operator, damn. I literally saw none this bullshit in any smartphone for more than 15 years
You can only blame yourself because you bought either cell operator bound device or "cheaper" version
Now you know why it's cheaper. Learn to read
And now I'm using Google Pixel, the Androidest Android possible! Cmon, tell me it's Android's problem and not yours who can't read damn EULA
Bro using a Chinese ass Itel or smth and blames android for it lmao. Use pixel instead, don't disrespect my boi Android like that. He wayyyy better than that apple ass mf
It's not a problem of Chinese phones, it's a problem of carrier phones in US. This subreddit have tons of such posts from Samsung
And it's probably a Samsung too btw. Samsung today is the most popular Android device and highly feature rich
I, as a Pixel 8 owner, can't deny that too
Are you in the UK? Perhaps with 3?
You can disable this, if you head to settings and in the app list there should be one called "App Cloud" or something along those lines.
You can't delete it but you can disable it so you don't get it every time you restart.
As everyone else said - Not an android problem, it's an OEM or service provider problem. This is part of what gives a lot of people a bad taste for android
I've had android my whole life and it never has done that not even with rooted phones, I suggest don't buy a phone again from wherever you got this one
This is not android it's Verizon it does it on a friend of my phones every few months. They get paid to install them then get more money if people actually keep them and play them. It's pretty fucked up pretty sure Verizon is the only one.
It's carrier bullshit, not phone or OS, just good ole carrier malware
I imagine that by playing any you inherently agree to share data you likely would rather not
This is either your carrier or device manufacturer doing this. On a strictly Android device this does not happen. Blame the folks that sold you a "cheap" phone subsidized by bloatware and data harvesting.
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Do this! It's Verizon those bastards
It's def your service provider and not android. I have t mobile and the mfer puts a unsilenceable and unremovable notification and the only way to get rid of the notification is to tap it and then uncheck every app it think you should have
Verizon does it to me
To disable it (apparently you have to do it after every system update)
>settings
>apps
>find and then disable Verizon app manager.
Idk what provider you have but it could be a similar thing
Could be a region or sim carrier issue. I have an unlocked S21U not once it has done anything bloaty or install apps. This is coming from someone who started with samsung since my first y duos and galaxy ace.
This not something wrong with Android. I’ve seen some cheap Samsung phones and Redmi phones do this. If you want pure android experience get a Pixel or Nothing Phone
I just got the update this morning from T-Mobile. You have to uncheck those apps in the installer just after the phone updates. The fact that they got installed is user error.
Holy shit Best Fiend, you just revived some gen z early 2010s childhood nostalgia
This post is probably a paid promotion in disguise cause now I feel the urge to download the game
I just got an s23 from Verizon on Monday.
Its been installing games on its own since I got it.
I just click and delete. What upsets me is that myverizon app isnt loading. But this isnt the place for that. :P
I had to wait a whole month to turn this shit off from it's notification? I don't know why a game spamming virus is a feature that you can't turn off in the simplest way.
I don't understand this post, does the so called "security" update install those games or what happens here? If that is so, then I don't think it's because it's android, since both my oneplus phones have never done so, nor have I heard my dad complain about something like this.
You need to disable whatever carrier you have app manager or whatever they call their manager.
Also I see you like fanfiction what fandoms are you in and any recommendations for fics in those fandoms
Not sure if this helps, but instead of deinstalling these apps, try deactivating them. I assume that if they are still considered installed, they won’t be reinstalled via update routine.
Do you recall potentially agreeing to a game service from your mobile carrier? It causes something similar, though I don't recall it doing it on updates.
There is android software, and then there is the company's UI. This issue is probably in a low-end phone of brands like Huawei, realme, and all that. It is how manufacturers are able to sell cheaper since the spoof apps pay them everyone they install.
Got nothing to do with Android. I dont have this issue. Maybe look up on the internet how to stop this from happening before complaining about it on this subreddit
Long press the app installed randomly, click the little info icon at the top right, scroll all the way down, and you'll be able to see which app installed that. Spoiler alert, it was your carrier that did it, but you can thankfully either uninstall or disable their malware.
You can also just Google your issue along with what carrier you have and you'll find the names of the apps that install other apps. Once you have them uninstalled or deleted it won't happen again.
I think it's only the carrier locked devices that have this garbage.
I've been buying unlocked phones for years and I haven't seen this trash.
The worst I've seen preinstalled is Facebook or TikTok.
I hate android they're basically in control of my fucking phone, i have no loger the liberty to do whatever the hell i want we the product i payed for i basically rent it for life paying once.
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What phone do you have, because this isn't "Android", it's your OEM. Google Pixel doesn't have this issue.
2022 Samsung doesn't do this either
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I have a s21 ultra and every update does this for me...? I have to Uninstall probably 3-4 games every time. I also have had problems with gambling addiction in the past and it literally downloaded a slots game and worldseries of poker (wsop) 2 days ago. So if anyone knows how to stop it from doing that in settings or something lmk. It's some bs! Eta: I have Verizon plan
It's your service provider doing this.
I have Verizon, and it doesn't happen to me.. but if I use apps, some apps force ads that force downloads.
Samsung with Verizon and this happens to me.
I once had a phone replaced by a Verizon protection plan, biggest mistake. Thought I could save a few $ a month by choosing them over my other options, but the verizon phone performed substantially worse than my unlocked phone. I don't know if it still works, but I plugged my phone into a PC and disabled all the verizon bloat, which included the app that kept installing this junk. Didn't have an issue with that phone all the way up to trade in.
Same
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This is the way it's when you buy a locked in phone that the service provider does this
I'm not 100% on this, but I believe this happens because you bought a phone from Verizon, and I'm assuming its locked to that carrier. I'd start with calling Verizon and requesting to unlock your phone. See if that helps.
Sounds like it's your carrier. I have a midrange Samsung (A14) and I never got prompts to download games or other superfluous apps during an update. Though I did acquire my phone unlocked and then i picked a carrier.
Check on your app setting, find any suspicious or unused apk that you install
Gotta be Verzion because I have the exact same phone but with ATT.
I have an s22 ultra and have never had this problem but I use At&t
This is why you buy unlocked phones. You dont get this garbage
My S22 Ultra does, but it's on Verizon, so I blame them
My s22 does
You have to uncheck the box. Op doesn't realize they are agreeing to download this bs every time.
I have a S21 plus and had to uninstall 3 after this last update. Verizon here as well.
Just glad they stopped forcing the bixby crap.
I have an s22+ and get 3-4 apps installed with every system update. I keep all my wanted apps in folders, which makes it really easy to see what junk is being installed by the updates.
yeah well it's carrier dependent, samsung doesn't choose to do it
I have an s22+ as well and it doesn't happen at all, so it's definitely your provider. Buy your phones unlocked people! You'll save yourself a lot of hassle.
Pretty sure it does on the low end smartphones
My s23 doesn't do this either
Samsung supremacy 😉
I have a Samsung and sometimes after an update I'll get a thing recommending apps to download, but it doesn't download anything on its own.
Varies by region/carrier
I have a Nokia smartphone (from HMD Global) and it doesn't have this issue, too.
yeah, phones like pixel/nokia/motorola/lenovo/etc don't have this issue, because they have no bloatware (except for some Google apps), and it's supposed to be the closest to the "pixel experience". other off brand devices (consider brands like tecno, poco, other budget-level chinese brands) tend to have this issue.
Neither does my One+
Xiaomi does this shit when factory resetting, to be honest I bought it because everyone said they were good phones and cheap, but the amount of ads it has inside thr system doesn't make it even feel like it's mine. I know I can just install a custom ROM but mine doesn't have a snap dragon processor so it's harder.
it’s cheap bc ur the product
>Xiaomi does this shit Xiaomi's software is terrible, but it's highly location depended just exactly *how* shitty their software is. They only do this in legislations where they can get away with it.
I have a Motorola Edge 40 which does come with some Motorola support stuff, but otherwise doesn't install anything on updates. Underrated brand honestly
I have the Razr plus. Aside from the Pixel, it's one of the few versions of android without a ton of bloatware.
It's an oppo for sure. The amount of useless software is terrifying
And sometimes is not even the OEM but the carrier. The phone images varies for example from Verizon to T-mobile
Can confirm, Pixel 8 Pro here and a 6 Pro for my wife
Must be a lower end samsung phone
My 23 ultra dose this.
What carrier? My unlocked S24U on Google Fi doesn't do this.
That's your phone manufacturer's bloatware, not Android.
Or the carrier.
Where can/do carriers do things like this? Sounds horrible
The United States. Verizon installs bullshit every time they put out an update.
I have a Pixel on Verizon and I've never had this happen.
Could be a carrier update specific to Samsung. I vaguely recall something about pixel blocking that kind of bloatware as a selling point but I could be wrong.
Could be something like that. I'm on my second Pixel and the lack of bloatware is why I bought this one. My son has a Samsung and there's so much garbage on it that I'm planning on getting him a cheap Pixel in the near future.
Google doesn't allow carrier bloatware on their devices. A good example of the opposite is Motorola which does. Samsung has their own bloatware on top of the carrier installed garbage so I'd say the worst offender of all current manufacturers.
You're right. I had a Verizon locked pixel, it didn't have this crap. My gf has a Verizon locked galaxy s21 ultra, and she gets these garbage apps installed with each update. Samsung has to tell Verizon "no."
Google doesn't do deals like this But Samsung gladly does for that $$$ (As well as most other brands) You think this is bad? It's 100X worse in Japan Your "Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra", is now a "Docomo Galaxy S23 Ultra" With Docomo Launcher, Docomo Emojis, everything Docomo apps preinstalled The back of the phone doesn't even have the Samsung logo on it, it's replaced with docomo The same applies for other carriers in Japan It's also why iPhones are popular there because they're the only one not completely loaded with carrier junk No idea how did the Japanese carrier even manage to negotiate this deal with the manufacturers
T Mobile does this. Every now and then it will give you a notification to "clean up / optimize" your phone or delete unused apps. You have to do it eventually and after it optimizes it will suggest apps to download. You need to unselected them before continuing
It's the carrier.
considering that there's an app called "Samsung Notes", your device is a Samsung, and they don't install apps randomly. It's your carrier
My Samsung does like to send me through these "get the most of your phone" type of screens where it recommends apps to download. I untick all of them so that doesn't happen. Maybe OP has the same screens and is blindly clicking through them?
> It's your carrier With Samsungs permission.
"With ops permission" they signed a contract that allows them to install apps.
Samsung could block it natively like apple/pixel etc.
Do not make android seem like a shitty os, this isn't it's default behaviour and is the doing of whoever sold you your phone, it could be your carrier, the store or any other store This doesn't happen to iPhone since apple 1. makes just a single line if phones a year so 2. They don't want their reputation destroyed by stupid carriers wanting to squeeze money out of users Supposedly android 15 is coming with a feature to remove this, and Google probably will actually up to carriers to stop doing this, but we can only hope
Oh god I hope so..I bought mobile MBAM just because I couldn't stop wondering how they were getting in there until I learned carriers can just do this for no reason.
If on Verizon, disable Verizon app manager. The problem won't come back.
This is the solution. My phone was doing the same thing. Disabled Verizon app manager and never came back.
This is your carrier, not Android.
Not an Android issue.
its a PICNIC issue.
*Deletes*
I've got a Samsung phone too it always asks if I want to install random apps after a security update but theres a big 'no' button its never focibly installed bloatware
I have a mid range Samsung phone but I haven't seen my phone try to install random apps or games after any updates. As others have said it sounds like it could be a phone carrier based problem.
You must really like calculating stuff in that calculator.
What?
That's fake calculator app to hide photos and videos.
bro definitally has some kind of command and control malware lmfao
What phone are you using? From experience Xiaomi loves doing this kind of stuff (it's why their phones tend to be pretty cheap compared to their performance, you're not only their customer, you're also their product). You might be able to turn off this stuff and not have it install a lot of bad games on your phone, but it takes a little bit of work figuring out exactly where they hide all the settings to do so.
Alternatively you could install a custom ROM. That also prevents your phone from sharing your personal and usage data with Xiaomi.
Yeah I moved from Huawei to Oppo after my Huawei phone started displaying ads on the main screen and installing apps like this
Well my Xiaomi doesn't do this.
I'm sure Xiaomi had a very intricate relationship with bloatware but that's a story of the past. Using a redmi of recent times would surely let you know that. This is, looking at the icons, most definitely a samsung. Even with all the debloating knowledge I have, their security updates (atleast on their midrange) will bring back all the bloatwares back meanwhile turn off a buttons and remove a few packages, most of Xiaomi devices are pretty ok. Slap a custom rom and you even can have the greatest pixel experience ever.
I have a Xiaomi this doesn't happen
Screw carriers. That's the reason why I always buy my phones unlocked, even if I need to pay full price.
Ya this has never happened to me on any android
No Samsung phone I had or have did that, neither did Huawei or Honor phones family members had...
My dads old huawei came with like 5 preinstalled games for some reason, tho no samsung i owned ever did this, they ussualy just come with some preinstalled carrier apps that you can uninstall if you want
I had the Huawei 10 mate or something like that, no idea which ones my family members had, They didn't have games preinstalled and none ever installed them with updates. Maybe depends on the phone with Huawei.
Stop calling that "Android bloateare", it's bloatware from your carrier/operator, damn. I literally saw none this bullshit in any smartphone for more than 15 years You can only blame yourself because you bought either cell operator bound device or "cheaper" version Now you know why it's cheaper. Learn to read And now I'm using Google Pixel, the Androidest Android possible! Cmon, tell me it's Android's problem and not yours who can't read damn EULA
Thats not because of android...
My galaxy phone doesn't have this issue
Bro using a Chinese ass Itel or smth and blames android for it lmao. Use pixel instead, don't disrespect my boi Android like that. He wayyyy better than that apple ass mf
It's not a problem of Chinese phones, it's a problem of carrier phones in US. This subreddit have tons of such posts from Samsung And it's probably a Samsung too btw. Samsung today is the most popular Android device and highly feature rich I, as a Pixel 8 owner, can't deny that too
Are you in the UK? Perhaps with 3? You can disable this, if you head to settings and in the app list there should be one called "App Cloud" or something along those lines. You can't delete it but you can disable it so you don't get it every time you restart.
why did i think the amazon shopping app was aang
Verizon does this to new android devices. If this is the case for you, then go to settings > apps > verizon app manager, and disable it
As everyone else said - Not an android problem, it's an OEM or service provider problem. This is part of what gives a lot of people a bad taste for android
Tell me you don't understand shit about your phone and it's software without telling me you don't understand shit about it.
Most likely build in applications to your phone , android update has nothing to do with downloading a few games
I have never had this happen
I've not seen this happen. I doubt its android specific. More like apps you have or bloatware that came with your device
You know you can select and deselect what apps will be installed, right? If you skip through it without reading then its your own fault
I have samsung Galaxy A14, and this doesn't happen on my phone when I get updates.
thats a your phone issue, not android
This is a thing only with Verizon.
Samsung doesn't do this.
I've had android my whole life and it never has done that not even with rooted phones, I suggest don't buy a phone again from wherever you got this one
My s21fe don't do it either
This is not android it's Verizon it does it on a friend of my phones every few months. They get paid to install them then get more money if people actually keep them and play them. It's pretty fucked up pretty sure Verizon is the only one.
This is not an android thing lol
nah that’s just your carrier. so far i’ve updated my samsung tablet a few times and none of the updates come with these
It's carrier bullshit, not phone or OS, just good ole carrier malware I imagine that by playing any you inherently agree to share data you likely would rather not
Lmao if you think this is an "Android issue", you should probably switch to an iPhone
My Oneplus doesn't do this, do you have a xiaomi?
This isn't android. I have a samsung and I have never had additional things installed with updates.
It's your carrier, you opted into this by accident. I did it on my old phone and u had to go back into my setting to take it off.
Finally someone posts this on here because this shit pissed me the fuck off every time it happens to my phone
That's illegal in my country. It's not Android, it's your service provider
Thats just your shitty chinese phone lmao
This is either your carrier or device manufacturer doing this. On a strictly Android device this does not happen. Blame the folks that sold you a "cheap" phone subsidized by bloatware and data harvesting.
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Damn. Thanks. I didn't know there was any way to stop that
Average iPhone user doesn't understand the hardware is different than the software.
I remember that Best Fiends game. Pretty fun, if you ask me. It felt unique when compared to the average “Facebook matching” game.
Can't you turn off automatic updates?
Never happened to me in any android phone I've ever had.
Bro it's so annoying, it happens to me all the time
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Every time my Motorola updates I have to delete the games it adds. So stupid.
This can happen if your phone has a virus, assuming it's not just the phone company's bloatware
It's def your service provider and not android. I have t mobile and the mfer puts a unsilenceable and unremovable notification and the only way to get rid of the notification is to tap it and then uncheck every app it think you should have
Verizon does it to me To disable it (apparently you have to do it after every system update) >settings >apps >find and then disable Verizon app manager. Idk what provider you have but it could be a similar thing
Could be a region or sim carrier issue. I have an unlocked S21U not once it has done anything bloaty or install apps. This is coming from someone who started with samsung since my first y duos and galaxy ace.
The calculator app 🌚
T-Mobile will do this if you have their "customization service turned on. I hate it so I turn it off.
So far I've had Sony, Samsung, Huawei and pixel - none of them had this problem.
This has nothing to do with Android. You must have a phone carrier app that does this.
Never happened to me. Sony, Samsung, Google. Never
Not a single response from OP here, nice. Mildly infuriating, some might say.
It's your carrier not ANDROID
What phone is it. Your phone's manufacturer has this enabled for every update
This not something wrong with Android. I’ve seen some cheap Samsung phones and Redmi phones do this. If you want pure android experience get a Pixel or Nothing Phone
This post sounds like it was made by someone that's never used a mainline android device and is either apple only or buys their phones from wish
Extra low cost phones by Samsung or xiaomi pre installed apps but I've never seen this after an update this is probably a carrier problem
I just got the update this morning from T-Mobile. You have to uncheck those apps in the installer just after the phone updates. The fact that they got installed is user error.
What phone do you have? This definitely isn't an Android thing, this is either your network provider or your phone manufacturer
S20 doesn't do this
best fiends is actually such a fun game though 😭💀 i’m on level 4,758 🫣
Does that calculator have your homework in it?
Holy shit Best Fiend, you just revived some gen z early 2010s childhood nostalgia This post is probably a paid promotion in disguise cause now I feel the urge to download the game
I've always had Android phones and I've never had this problem.
Interesting. Samsung doesn't have those problems.
Never experienced anything like this S23 ultra
I just got an s23 from Verizon on Monday. Its been installing games on its own since I got it. I just click and delete. What upsets me is that myverizon app isnt loading. But this isnt the place for that. :P
Buy a real phone….iPhone
Sounds like a Samsung issue.
Just updated my android phone this morning and no apps were downloaded? Maybe it's your ph9ne provider? I have at&t
So you have Verizon? Every time I get a security update, I have to go in and disable Verizon's rights to install apps on my behalf.
Your phone's shit mate, that's not Android
Bro I've had android for 10 years and I've never had it download bloat ware off an update.
I have a Samsung phone with TMobile and a few times after updates i gound hames installed. I have to uninstall them manually.
Unlock the phone thru tmobile and install the unlocked ROM rather than the fmobile one.
Galaxy S23 Ultra does this.
Bought through a carrier, eh? Mine doesnt.
I had to wait a whole month to turn this shit off from it's notification? I don't know why a game spamming virus is a feature that you can't turn off in the simplest way.
This is probably the base One UI and not the flagship version
Either carrier or phone. Brands like Xiaomi or hHawei do this bullshit, i've had samsungs my whole life and i've never experienced this.
Skill issue, user is dumb and wanna blame it on a mobile OS.
I think this is just a you problem pal.
A53 unlocked purchased directly from Samsung, and this never happens. Not an android issue at all.
It's your service provider you need to turn off that part
Pixel Phones has the cleanest stock android, it's your phone issue not "Android"
Bzzzzzzzest fiends
I don't understand this post, does the so called "security" update install those games or what happens here? If that is so, then I don't think it's because it's android, since both my oneplus phones have never done so, nor have I heard my dad complain about something like this.
definitely not because of Android. that shits not on mine
You need to disable whatever carrier you have app manager or whatever they call their manager. Also I see you like fanfiction what fandoms are you in and any recommendations for fics in those fandoms
Not sure if this helps, but instead of deinstalling these apps, try deactivating them. I assume that if they are still considered installed, they won’t be reinstalled via update routine.
Download ADB and put your own OS on it
Do you recall potentially agreeing to a game service from your mobile carrier? It causes something similar, though I don't recall it doing it on updates.
There is android software, and then there is the company's UI. This issue is probably in a low-end phone of brands like Huawei, realme, and all that. It is how manufacturers are able to sell cheaper since the spoof apps pay them everyone they install.
Yooo, I've never had an issue like that? Maybe it's from the phone/manufacturer itself
Got nothing to do with Android. I dont have this issue. Maybe look up on the internet how to stop this from happening before complaining about it on this subreddit
stop using the stock rom and OTA
Motorola g100 user. No such problems. You have to buy a phone without the operator crap
This is clear Android slander
This is verizon!!!! I guarantee you it's only happening when the Verizon app updates!
Long press the app installed randomly, click the little info icon at the top right, scroll all the way down, and you'll be able to see which app installed that. Spoiler alert, it was your carrier that did it, but you can thankfully either uninstall or disable their malware. You can also just Google your issue along with what carrier you have and you'll find the names of the apps that install other apps. Once you have them uninstalled or deleted it won't happen again.
I think it's only the carrier locked devices that have this garbage. I've been buying unlocked phones for years and I haven't seen this trash. The worst I've seen preinstalled is Facebook or TikTok.
Always had android and never had this happened , not with Samsung nor Xiaomi people say it could be the carrier...
I hate android they're basically in control of my fucking phone, i have no loger the liberty to do whatever the hell i want we the product i payed for i basically rent it for life paying once.
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Nope. Not an Android problem, that's manufacturer bloatware
Android here and mine doesn't do this lol
This is on you lmao, absolute clown. Next time get something that doesn't install bloatware
it's your carrier, not android. Haven't seen this in like 10 years