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Samsung is facing a battle with end users concerning its agreements with software companies to set some preinstalled software on Samsung mobile phones to be undeletable. Users have found that applications like Facebook can't be uninstalled, which has caused some distress given the recent data breaches and lack of respect Facebook has shown towards its users in the past decade. Some users have sworn off getting another Samsung phone if apps can't be uninstalled. The argument that users can just hack the phone to get root access, and then force remove the apps does not hold with non-technical users and anyone who can't risk bricking their device. Samsung has refused to comment on this, and specifically will not provide details about agreements it has with software vendors to force their applications to always be installed on Samsung phones. By comparison, the iPhone does not ever come with pre-installed third party applications.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by Spamalope on Thursday January 10 2019, @01:16AM
I had an iPhone. App updates and installation were tied to constant forced IOS updates and new more restrictive legal agreements. Each update required wiping the data from the phone, but iTunes includes backup software that verifies the backup.
When I tried to restore the phone, iTunes reported a problem with the backup and refused to allow me access to my files.
Then I found out the error was fake, and this was done intentionally to anyone who has music or video not purchased through Apple's store. They'd destroyed my notes and photos intentionally to coerce purchases with them. They're a hard no after that!