Unfortunately the pre-installed cancer apps are pretty evil; the worst was the B&N Nook HD, which went online after every reboot and reinstalled any uninstalled

Unfortunately the pre-installed cancer apps are pretty evil; the worst was the B&N Nook HD, which went online after every reboot and reinstalled any uninstalled apps. My first step for any new Android device is to root it to kill the garbage pre-installed 'system' apps or better yet, if there is an option, install LineageOS. Newer devices are slowly making this more and more difficult with a few exceptions so I now stick to older devices.