AT&T and security package maker Lookoutannounced todaythat , from here on out , all Android telephone set the carrier sells will get with Lookout ’s security app pre - installed . Which sounds dainty enough , but is really a rotten estimation .
Bloatware sucks . At the very least , it ’s a waste of memory . At its regretful , pre - installed software can actuallyruin a dead good gadget ’s drug user experience . Sure , now that we use our phones for banking , filesharing , and storing personal data , adding layers of surety sound like a upstanding idea , and Lookout is an appwe’ve recommend in the past . But as long as you ’re sticking with reputable apps and not download fly - by - night scraps , you ’ll probably be fine without it . If you are downloading shady stuff , hopefully you ’re enough of an Android fiddler to know how toproperly protect yourself .
https://gizmodo.com/how-to-banish-bloatware-from-your-pc-and-smartphone-603418033
And anyway , Lookout ’s best featuresrequire a $ 3 a month subscription . So for most user , the app will just be sitting there , unactivated , idle , and unnecessary .
Call us smartphone libertarian : carriers should get out of the way and let purchaser decide which software they download . [ LookoutviaThe Verge ]
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