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[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Perhaps I just did something stupid, but I just found Bing and anothernMS app in my Android phone's app list... never explicitly installed those. I do have Authenticator, though (for work). Has MS stooped to piggybacking their crap from others silently now?

[–] sugartits@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Apps cannot install other apps without your permission.

You probably just have a shit phone with loads of shovelware on it.

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

LineageOS? plus Magisk (yes I have rooted it, so perhaps that allowed an opening somwhere). I will have to watch to see if anything re-appears I suppose.

[–] King4408@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Since i installed outlook a "search with bing" option appeared in my long-press menu. So yes, it is possible.