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146 New Vulnerabilities All Come Preinstalled on Android Phones

Published: Nov. 19, 2019, 4:29 p.m.

When you buy an Android smartphone, it\u2019s rarely pure Android. Manufacturers squeeze in their own apps or give it a fresh coat of interface. Carriers do it too. The resulting stew of preinstalled software and vanilla Android sometimes turns out to be rancid, putting flaws and vulnerabilities on the phone before you even take it out of the box.