• GordonFremen@lemmy.zip
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    1 year ago

    I’ve been on 4-5 MVNOs with Pixel phones. Am I just lucky, or does Google not allow these shenanigans?

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      1 year ago

      Am I just lucky, or does Google not allow these shenanigans?

      Android phones from regular retail and not sold via a provider do not have that, no matter if Samsung, Pixel, or another brand.

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        1 year ago

        Anecdotally, I can confirm otherwise. I bought an unlocked Galaxy phone directly from Samsung, and putting in a SIM card provisioned it for my cell provider and installed their apps.

        Thankfully, I’m not on a provider that pushes adware.

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      1 year ago

      It’s possible that Google doesn’t, although that would be weird since the ability to push apps is probably standardized and baked into the stock Android OS source code.

      Or maybe you just used MVNOs that don’t purposefully install anything that isn’t strictly necessary.

      Android OS developers or software devs working for cell providers would probably know the answer, though.