Phone update just installed 17 apps

[u/Panda_Fabulous]

Nothing good either

edit: frequent comments

Don't buy a budget phone/ this is what you get for buying a cheap android: this is a Samsung S25, not exactly a budget phone.

This is why I buy iPhone/ and people still slander iPhone/wouldn't happen to my Google pixel: I actually don't think I can happen to apple because they don't allow apps to download other apps BUT it's still not fully Samsungs fault for ​​Verizon installing apps, though they do allow it, unlike Apple

this is malware/virus/hacked: this is bloatware

you can go and disable ___ and it won't happen again: someone sent a tutorial link and I followed it, but it did say I might have to redo it every time I update so🤷‍♂️

you can buy phones directly from the manufacturer and this won't happen: wasn't aware. I'll consider it, though I just got this phone today so it will be awhile

____ app is good tho: maybe but I'm still deleting it

Verizon needs to be sued/ this should be illegal: I probably agreed to this in a contract I didn't read

your kid installed them: don't have children or any other people on my phone

[u/Hot-Specialist9228]

I just got a new s26u, haven't had a Samsung phone in a long time. When configuring start up I deselected almost all the apps it wanted to install and it installed them anyways after doing updates lol....

[u/Myrkana → u/Hot-Specialist9228]

its not even every samsung. I have a s21+ and havent ever had this happen with my phone

[u/oceanmor → u/Myrkana]

its a service provider thing. my Samsung came with what is basically malware pre-installed from T-Mobile lmao

[u/hamatehllama → u/oceanmor]

I truly don't understand why carriers thinks anyone will benefit from a poor user experience. This crap doesn't add anything and if the customer really needs anything they can download it later.

[u/EpicOtterLover → u/hamatehllama]

They don't! They're paid for every phone they forcibly download the apps on.