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<blockquote data-quote="South Park" data-source="post: 1052389" data-attributes="member: 73194"><p>Google Play Protect repeatedly warns me that a preinstalled app (Set Wallpaper) is unsafe and that I should uninstall it, but tapping the notification just shows Play Store, and the app can't be found in Settings. I suspect that it's been restricted by Play Protect but would like to confirm that.</p><p></p><p>Third-party AV is a no-go for me, since using Sophos-X on the same brand of phone (but different model) to attempt removal of Hidden Ads malware bricked the phone.</p><p></p><p>Factory-new Unimax U696CL, Android 11, June-05-2023 patch level. Unimax is notorious for preinstalled malware, but it's what Lifeline sends its customers. (It's actually a better phone than the dreadful Moxee they sent previously, which only worked for calls if speaker mode was enabled.)</p><p></p><p>Thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="South Park, post: 1052389, member: 73194"] Google Play Protect repeatedly warns me that a preinstalled app (Set Wallpaper) is unsafe and that I should uninstall it, but tapping the notification just shows Play Store, and the app can't be found in Settings. I suspect that it's been restricted by Play Protect but would like to confirm that. Third-party AV is a no-go for me, since using Sophos-X on the same brand of phone (but different model) to attempt removal of Hidden Ads malware bricked the phone. Factory-new Unimax U696CL, Android 11, June-05-2023 patch level. Unimax is notorious for preinstalled malware, but it's what Lifeline sends its customers. (It's actually a better phone than the dreadful Moxee they sent previously, which only worked for calls if speaker mode was enabled.) Thanks. [/QUOTE]
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