How come my phone is adding apps with out permissions

[danidaigle81]

My phone is adding appsvwork out permissions and game hub doesn't srop updating and i can't delete it!. It's killing my battery and my phone is less than a month old!

[realaud]

I disabled the gaming hub and have never been bothered by it.

[KBSDETOUR]

Your carrier automatically installs or has the phone download them. It's annoying but there is no way you can disable it. Samsung phone straight from their website don't do this. Anyways you can uninstall whatever apps you don't need/want.

[MrGhoul]

I disabled Game Hub immediately upon purchasing the device during setup. Also, if you don't want apps to install apps without your permission >(disable install unknown apps). I suggest setting up auto block in the settings.

[Ryan891]

That won't stop a U.S carrier from installing apps. The only way to do that is to disable some carrier stuff with ADB commands

[realaud]

Carriers only add stuff to the phones that are bought from them.  They do not add anything to factory unlocked phones.  I think there might even be something in the fine print of the carrier sales contract that states they can add software.  But, Federal law says the user has to be able to uninstall it -- unlike in the past when you were stuck with it.

[Ryan891]

Correct. And if they are having apps installed automatically, it's reasonable to assume that it's a carrier device. And yes they are all uninstallable. But they'll come back eventually, unless you disable the carrier installer, which requires ADB commands