SaltyEggs@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoUpdated my Samsung phone and it installed unwanted appslemmy.worldimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down13
arrow-up135arrow-down1imageUpdated my Samsung phone and it installed unwanted appslemmy.worldSaltyEggs@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareAbsentApe@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 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-squareJshKlsn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 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.
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.