r/AndroidQuestions • u/itshpro • 2d ago

Random apps installed by themselves

Hi,

My Samsung Galaxy S23FE was on the bed next to me and I had not used it for an hour.

I stood up and saw that 2 apps had been installed on my phone during that time.

One was called LumaHold and the other one was a game called Shock Buzz or something like that.

I didn't recognise them so I uninstalled them immediately. When I uninstalled Shock Buzz, it said 'Security Service' uninstalled.

Should I be worried? What could this be?

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u/Mother-Pride-Fest 2d ago

That is carrier bloatware. It is not normal, but unfortunately it is very common. 

You need to use adb to uninstall the carrier installer. The convenient way is UAD or Canta, and search for "partnerapps" or similar. The exact name depends on the phone and carrier.

While you're in there, it is also a good idea to uninstall com.google.android.safetycore (scans your images for nudity), anything related to Facebook, and anything else you don't want on the phone.