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why is T-Mobile downloading apps without my permission?
T-Mobile play in the app selector have been sending me notification and have been downloaded without my permission or my initiation several times this week and I have uninstalled them several times and they keep coming back on top of that Facebook an app that I haven't used since 2014 keeps being downloaded along with these two and I want to know why or this will escalate because this is a massive violation of privacy.
I found a solution. I went into the settings where it shows every app on the phone and deleted "app selector" and disabled "T-Mobile play". Play wouldn't let me uninstall, but I did uninstall all updates and disabled it. That was a week ago and I haven't had an issue since.
Even unlocked phones bought from the manufacturer get this app installed when you put in a SIM card. My kid has all these apps tracking them now and even with family link the apps still get installed. Making a quick buck off of selling kids information is slimey. T-Mobile even warns "it's not responsible for 3rd party apps" even though it forced it to be installed. Family link doesn't stop it so I would say Google is just as guilty.
