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Re:Malicious apps infect 25M Android devices with 'Agent Smi... by codebje on Thursday July 11, 2019 @06:19PM (#20416418)
I buy unlocked Nexus devices to avoid mftr and carrier bloatware and update delays.

Never again for a Samsung device, they churn through models absurdly quickly, delay updates for months, and shovel tons of crap on.

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Re:Malicious apps infect 25M Android devices with 'Agent Smi... by navigatesol on Friday July 12, 2019 @06:29AM (#20419598)
>I buy unlocked Nexus devices to avoid mftr and carrier bloatware and update delays.

Exactly. There is a whole series of phones offering bloat-less Android, from a variety of manufacturers:

https://www.android.com/one/

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