Samsung smartphone users cannot delete the pre-installed Facebook application

According to a new report from Bloomberg, some Samsung smartphone owners have found that they cannot remove the pre-loaded Facebook application from their phones. These people said they no longer wanted to use this social networking site due to concerns about privacy and security, but Samsung 'did not allow' users to completely remove Facebook from the device, and This has caused minor inhibitions.

The Bloomberg report also "exposed" the limitations of smartphone users in perceiving or controlling application pre-installation agreements that Facebook does with smartphone manufacturers, including Samsung. .

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As we all know, most smartphone models come pre-installed with some applications before reaching the user's hands, many of which are factory default applications, but will also be available. Third-party applications like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube . Normally, you will be able to customize your phone, delete and add apps as you like, but it may not. For example, iPhone users cannot delete some annoying pre-loaded iPhone apps like Stocks, until 2016.

Return to the problem of Facebook and Samsung. While there is no exact listing, Facebook is one of the applications preinstalled on most Samsung devices. Facebook declined to provide a list of partners they had agreed on installing applications permanently on smartphones, but the deals could vary by region and manufacturers. According to Jeff Chester, executive director of Center for Digital Democracy, consumer advocacy groups have been skeptical about such agreements for years.

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Obviously, when some Samsung users tried to delete the pre-installed Facebook application, they simply could not find the "delete" option, and that was the problem. The best thing the user can do is "deactivate", ie forcing the application to stop working. Now Facebook will not run in the background, but that typical blue square logo is still there, and they make those who are strict about security and privacy feel insecure. Facebook has also stated that deactivation means that the Facebook application will not collect any data about users, but can still cause some minor annoyance, such as taking up storage space. . However, Facebook and CEO Mark Zuckerberg have been accused of making false statements about the level of data Facebook collects on devices even if they use it frequently or not. Therefore, Facebook's statement that the application will not "trigger" users' data after being "deactivated" is unlikely to be 100% reliable, especially after a year of fullness. scandal of user data related to the world's largest social networking site in 2018.

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Samsung has not yet made an official comment on this issue, but if things become more serious, they will certainly have to make adjustments. 'I understand that Samsung is trying to bring convenience to users, but I do not agree with the way they do not allow me to uninstall a default application. If Samsung does not make changes in the near future, in my next phone, I will likely have to consider switching to another brand ', a longtime Samsung user shared. .

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