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Nexus/Pixel devices literally come out of the box with Verizon background crapware installed that you cannot disable or remove even if you're not a Verizon cust

Nexus/Pixel devices literally come out of the box with Verizon background crapware installed that you cannot disable or remove even if you're not a Verizon customer. Google long sold out, friend.

estebank 3y ago
That hasn't been the case for any of the Nexus or Pixel devices I bought straight from Google.
- hypothesis 3y ago
  Nexus devices did have such “feature”. IIRC it was activated by a carrier SIM upon first boot and some people were quite sad after inserting say AT&T SIM into their supposedly “unlocked” phone.
flanbiscuit 3y ago
I use T-Mobile and I bought my Pixel 5a directly through Google at an official in-person Google store. Does my phone have this Verizon bloatware? What apps should I be looking for? I googled it and I'm only seeing people complain about this Verizon bloatware from people who bought it through Verizon.
- Anthony-G 3y ago
  > I googled it Google don’t index sites which contain that kind of information. :) More seriously, I too would have bought a Fairphone (for ethical reasons) to replace the crap second-hand Android phone that I’d been using for the past 8 years. However, I recently received a gift of a new iPhone so I probably won’t be getting a new phone for another 8 years or so. The iPhone doesn’t have any bloatware and it does have lots of options for security and privacy so I’m happy to use it from that point of view. Aside from not being able to remove the battery, I don’t think the average user can do much better than that, given that they have no insight into or control over the baseband layer. I’ve never owned a Pixel but I’d expect (hope) that one purchased directly from Google would be similar to in iPhone bought from Apple.
navjack27 3y ago
Lol no! I bought mine from Fi.
nirav72 3y ago
Sure , if you buy a pixel from Verizon or any of the other major providers directly . I didn’t have that problem when I bought a pixel couple years ago directly from Google’s online store to use on T-Mobile’s network.
aceofspades19 3y ago
Weird I have a Pixel 6 Pro and a 4a right in front of me that don't have the Verizon background crapware, nor have any of my devices came with that.
JulesRosser 3y ago
Weird, I have never seen carrier bloat on any Google phone (Nexus5...Pixel6A). Is this because of EU legislation?

Nexus/Pixel devices literally come out of the box with Verizon background crapware installed that you cannot disable or remove even if you're not a Verizon customer. Google long sold out, friend.

estebank 3y ago

That hasn't been the case for any of the Nexus or Pixel devices I bought straight from Google.

hypothesis 3y ago
Nexus devices did have such “feature”. IIRC it was activated by a carrier SIM upon first boot and some people were quite sad after inserting say AT&T SIM into their supposedly “unlocked” phone.

flanbiscuit 3y ago

I use T-Mobile and I bought my Pixel 5a directly through Google at an official in-person Google store. Does my phone have this Verizon bloatware? What apps should I be looking for? I googled it and I'm only seeing people complain about this Verizon bloatware from people who bought it through Verizon.

Anthony-G 3y ago
> I googled it Google don’t index sites which contain that kind of information. :) More seriously, I too would have bought a Fairphone (for ethical reasons) to replace the crap second-hand Android phone that I’d been using for the past 8 years. However, I recently received a gift of a new iPhone so I probably won’t be getting a new phone for another 8 years or so. The iPhone doesn’t have any bloatware and it does have lots of options for security and privacy so I’m happy to use it from that point of view. Aside from not being able to remove the battery, I don’t think the average user can do much better than that, given that they have no insight into or control over the baseband layer. I’ve never owned a Pixel but I’d expect (hope) that one purchased directly from Google would be similar to in iPhone bought from Apple.

navjack27 3y ago

Lol no! I bought mine from Fi.

nirav72 3y ago

Sure , if you buy a pixel from Verizon or any of the other major providers directly . I didn’t have that problem when I bought a pixel couple years ago directly from Google’s online store to use on T-Mobile’s network.

aceofspades19 3y ago

Weird I have a Pixel 6 Pro and a 4a right in front of me that don't have the Verizon background crapware, nor have any of my devices came with that.

JulesRosser 3y ago

Weird, I have never seen carrier bloat on any Google phone (Nexus5...Pixel6A). Is this because of EU legislation?