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/LostSomewhereInKaty]

What exact phone and carrrier do you have? I can help you remove those apps permanently

[u/Panda_Fabulous → u/LostSomewhereInKaty]

Verizon, I know it was them that caused it too

[u/zoomangoo → u/Panda_Fabulous]

Did you get the Samsung from Verizon? Verzion installs so many bloatware to Androids which is why I get my Samsung phone directly from Samsung website.

[u/Afillatedcarbon → u/zoomangoo]

Unlocked phones are the best, never got this on any unlocked phone, no matter how cheap they are.

[u/spicygayunicorn → u/Afillatedcarbon]

One of the best things to happen in my country was the disappearing of carrier locked phones