Samsung Faces Lawsuit In China Over Smartphone Bloatware

An anonymous reader writes: Samsung is being sued in China for installing too many apps onto its smartphones. The Shanghai Consumer Rights Protection Commission is also suing Chinese vendor Oppo, demanding that the industry do more to rein in bloatware. The group said complaints are on the rise from smartphone users who are frustrated that these apps take up too much storage and download data without the user being aware. Out of a study of 20 smartphones, Samsung and Oppo were found to be the worst culprits. A model of Samsung's Galaxy Note 3 contained 44 pre-installed apps that could not be removed from the device, while Oppo's X9007 phone had 71.

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I like it.

[Anonymous Coward]

Funny how when government runs a country, you get government looking out for people/consumers. When corporations runs a country, people/consumers get screwed! Examples: Comcast, AT&T, Sprint, and many others.

Re:I like it.

[Vermonter]

Because a government would never use its powers to do something like illegally spy on its own citizens, or hold people in prison for years without trial... But please, tell me more about how you pay too much for your internet connection.

Re:Thank God!

[digitig]

Not all preinstalled apps on my S4 mini can be disabled. And at random the phone pops up a screen asking me to approve an update to the Samsung software which I'm not willing to do because I'm not willing to concede the extra permissions it demands. Lots of the built-in apps won't work without the update, but they're apps I never use anyway. I'm worried it will catch me out one day by popping up the "OK" button right under where I was about to press. Time for me to root the phone, I suppose, but I cant find out how to do it for the build I have.