• Arghblarg@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Perhaps I just did something stupid, but I just found Bing and anothernMS app in my Android phone’s app list… never explicitly installed those. I do have Authenticator, though (for work). Has MS stooped to piggybacking their crap from others silently now?

    • sugartits@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Apps cannot install other apps without your permission.

      You probably just have a shit phone with loads of shovelware on it.

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        1 year ago

        LineageOS? plus Magisk (yes I have rooted it, so perhaps that allowed an opening somwhere). I will have to watch to see if anything re-appears I suppose.

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      1 year ago

      Since i installed outlook a “search with bing” option appeared in my long-press menu. So yes, it is possible.