Samsung Galaxy S7 News Update: Verizon screws up Samsung Galaxy S7 with more bloatware

Verizon have become Samsung for Samsung's own devices. What? Seems like Verizon thought that the Galaxy S7 doesn't have enough unwanted apps on it, so it installed another unwanted app that'll let it install even more unwanted apps in the future which sounds like an appception. According to reddit news, seems like Verizon will make users install an app called "DT Ignite". This is a preload platform for mobile operators which can seamlessly manage applications at the first boot itself. This provides Verizon a base to install all their apps on users' phones even without the consent of their customers.

Ignite has been in use on other phones for a couple of years. In 2014, both Verizon and T-Mobile were criticized for using it, though concern seems to have died down immediately thereafter. It's pretty evident nowadays that all android phones sold by Verizon make use of Ignite. It's what Verizon has been using to preinstall removable apps for a couple years, it just installs Ignite, and then tells Ignite what to download afterward. It seems to be more of an anomaly that Ignite wasn't on the Galaxy S7 in the first place. Have some rough critiques ready for yourself Verizon.

That means Verizon's implementation of Ignite isn't quite as annoying as it sounds. "Customers who already have an S7 will not find new or random apps installed or pushed to their phone after the software update," Verizon says in a statement provided to The Verge. "The Digital Turbine (DT Ignite) software is only active during the initial set-up of a brand new device or if a device goes through a factory reset. Following the initial set up, the software will not push or install new apps at any time in the background. Any app installed through DT Ignite is completely removable and can be uninstalled."