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<blockquote data-quote="Marchwarden" data-source="post: 808985" data-attributes="member: 79002"><p>Sorry for the fourth post in a row, but I started playing around with the new and old phones and my router. I don't think it's an issue with my home network or any non-phone devices on it. When I use the router's access control to block my phones from internet access, the unwanted apps don't self-install. I played around with a number of permission and update settings on my old phone, connected it to the wifi, unblocked internet access and bam, the Samsung app store updated. This had happened before and I think triggered the unwanted apps to install but this time, nothing happened. I then started to gradually dial back the permission/update settings that I had changed and... still no weird app installs. I then went through my new phone (still not activated with my carrier) and tried to replicate the permission/update restrictions I put on my old phone and connected to my network... nothing. I then unblocked the phone on my router and it immediately registered with something (not sure what, the notification just said "registering device") and then, when it had finished that, all the unwanted apps started flooding onto the new phone again. I'm still stumped but I suspect the issue has something to do with Samsung, I'm just not sure what.</p><p></p><p>As of now my old phone is still connected to my wireless network and I'm gradually updating all the built in apps. So far so good; no problems. The new phone, however, is still messed up. Anyone run into anything like this before?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marchwarden, post: 808985, member: 79002"] Sorry for the fourth post in a row, but I started playing around with the new and old phones and my router. I don't think it's an issue with my home network or any non-phone devices on it. When I use the router's access control to block my phones from internet access, the unwanted apps don't self-install. I played around with a number of permission and update settings on my old phone, connected it to the wifi, unblocked internet access and bam, the Samsung app store updated. This had happened before and I think triggered the unwanted apps to install but this time, nothing happened. I then started to gradually dial back the permission/update settings that I had changed and... still no weird app installs. I then went through my new phone (still not activated with my carrier) and tried to replicate the permission/update restrictions I put on my old phone and connected to my network... nothing. I then unblocked the phone on my router and it immediately registered with something (not sure what, the notification just said "registering device") and then, when it had finished that, all the unwanted apps started flooding onto the new phone again. I'm still stumped but I suspect the issue has something to do with Samsung, I'm just not sure what. As of now my old phone is still connected to my wireless network and I'm gradually updating all the built in apps. So far so good; no problems. The new phone, however, is still messed up. Anyone run into anything like this before? [/QUOTE]
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