Comment on Unremovable Spyware on Samsung Devices Comes Pre-installed on Galaxy Series Devices

Gammelfisch@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• Rooster326@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I made the mistake one time. Idk why people speak so highly of them. What is wrong with them?

  It got forced updates at Random hours of the day with no even pretend consent of “Not right now. I’m literally on a phone call”. All the update was to install Candy crush or Facebook. Again

  I literally lost out on a job because it shut off to update while I was on a phone interview. Called back and the guy was rude af.

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  • keyez@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Did you get the phone from a carrier? I’ve had 2 Samsung’s both bought unlocked from samsung and those come with no bloatware and for years I never had anything like that happen. My wife has an S23 from TMobile and has lots of unremovable apps and bloat.

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    • Rooster326@programming.dev ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I’ve heard that, and I did, but I’ve a google now and I do not have this issue on my google device.

      It can’t just be a carrier issue.

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      • keyez@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        It’s not only a carrier issue but it is an issue only with Samsung’s bought through carriers. Samsung obviously allows that or subsidizes them somehow. AFAIK with Samsung and carrier branded devices they have their own update schedules as well that is separate than just updates from Samsung.

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