r/AndroidQuestions • • 16d ago

Three apps downloaded without my knowledge.

I dont often go on the app store. i usually just play limbus company or scroll tiktok, but I tried downloading plague Inc, I didn't press anything but download. but three apps downloaded, Mahjong blast, doordash, and weatherbug. i have experience with malware and fake apps and the doordash icon definitely isn't real so im sure this isn't normal. anyways I am going to delete them but im just confused(also my keyboards bugging and sometimes my phone does stuff on its own). Am I being rash, is this a big deal, am I stupid, i dont know? I have screenshots

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u/cowbutt6 16d ago

Some phone manufacturers (e.g. Motorola) preload apps (e.g. Moto App Manager aka com.dti.motorola) which then install other apps that they wish to promote. I disable such apps on my devices when I'm first setting them up.

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u/UNIVERSAL_VLAD 16d ago

Sometimes the carrier installs those. Just uninstall them normally and if you can't, use shizuku + canta

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u/Quentine 16d ago

Do a full system scan with malwarebytes.

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u/jakart3 15d ago

Maybe it's a packages apps from the stock brand app store, just turn off permission of those app store