Google today remotely installed deezer on my phone. Anyone else here that had that happen?

  • Xanza@lemm.ee
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    1 day ago

    I sincerely doubt this is accurate. It’s significantly more likely that someone logged in under your Google account was browsing the Play store and accidentally remotely installed Deezer on your device.

    Google doesn’t randomly install random applications to your phone.

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      1 day ago

      It is possible for the carrier to do it, though. Probably the OEM too, though I’ve been using Pixels for so long I don’t remember seeing it.

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        1 day ago

        This is because you’re running a version of AOSP that’s been purposefully changed by the carrier to allow them to do that. Stock android does not give your wireless carrier the unfettered ability to remotely install applications on your phone without your permission…