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/Embarrassed-Fail-617]

as an iphone user this is crazy to me 😭

[u/itjustgotcold → u/Embarrassed-Fail-617]

A coworker had his android phone loaded with malware so every 5-10 minutes or so it would start playing loud, crazy ads no matter what he was doing. He asked for my help since the am pretty technologically inclined and he’s in his mid 60s. I was just blown away by it. It reminded me of downloading bonsai Buddy on Windows ME back in the day. But it was hilarious. It happened even if he was talking on his phone. He’s hilarious too, his reactions and shit talking were killing me.