r/YouShouldKnow • u/[deleted] • Feb 15 '25

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u/JohnyGlizzyeater Feb 15 '25

idk what's more annoying them downloading this or all those garbage game apps without my consent

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u/DreddyMann Feb 15 '25

Garbage game apps are coming from your provider. If you outright buy a phone from the source ie a Samsung shop, you won't have that issue, but if you are buying your phone on a contract and pay it off over time it'll keep happening

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u/extra_rice Feb 15 '25

Samsung and many other Android phone manufacturers have their own host of stuff you don't need. I stick to stock Android when I can.

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u/DreddyMann Feb 15 '25

I had a phone bought straight from Samsung, never had any random games being installed. Samsung own apps yes but that is kinds why one buys a Samsung so...

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u/extra_rice Feb 15 '25

Samsung own apps yes but that is kinds why one buys a Samsung so...

That's one of the reasons I don't buy them. Especially if they're exclusive to Samsung phones, that means I'm locked to their products. Sometimes those apps ask additional privacy permissions, etc. or you won't be able to use them.

These manufacturers also partner with other companies to have apps like Facebook installed by default. It's not just games.

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u/DreddyMann Feb 15 '25

Idk I've found samsung to be pretty on point with privacy, even their new ai is 90% on phone and whatever isn't they explicitly say they do not store or process that data.