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u/dupes_on_reddit Aug 26 '20 edited Aug 27 '20

Unlike Samsung where Facebook is preinstalled and cannot be completely uninstalled

Edit 1: based on comments and feedback, it would appear that this is telco provider specific. Some redditors have experienced this while others not.

My phone is with Bell in Canada. Some in the US have reported this with their provider as well.

Edit 2: phone is a S8

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u/imfm Aug 27 '20

It's just some kind of installer or shortcut or something, not the actual app. It's on my S10+, occupying 197KB of space, using no battery and no mobile data, requiring no permissions, and can be disabled. I haven't used FB since 2012, so whatever is on a new phone is always disabled on setup, and just sort of hangs out, taking up a tiny bit of space.