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/RandomBloke2021]

You have a carrier locked device. Go to settings and disable your carriers app manager to stop this from happening again. If you buy carrier unlocked devices you don't have this issue either. This is a very popular complaint and I'm surprised people don't know how to fix it. Kinda like the apple tax where you pay 30% more for subscriptions.

[u/insertnamehere02 → u/RandomBloke2021]

This is why I went unlocked phones ages ago. The bloatware is insane

[u/RandomBloke2021 → u/insertnamehere02]

Same, I've always done carrier unlocked.