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We asked, you told us: You’re not okay with OnePlus installing apps via updates
August 08, 2025
A large part of OnePlus’ success can be attributed to itsOxygen OSsoftware. Its clean, stock-like UI has played a major role in the success of the OnePlus phones. However, the company’s changing approach to the software is becoming morecontroversialby the day.
Just yesterday, wereportedthat the OnePlus 8T is receiving a new Oxygen OS update in India that installs the Amazon shopping app on the phone without user consent. It seemed strange because one usually doesn’t expect to find a third-party app bundled with system updates. OnePlus, for its part, clarified that it could not pre-install the shopping app on the phone, so had to add it later via an OTA.
Keeping this in mind, we asked you, our readers, if you’re okay with OnePlus force installing third-party apps on your phones via OTA updates. Here’s how you voted in our poll.
Are you okay with OnePlus installing removable third-party apps via software updates?
A total of 1,045Android Authorityreaders voted on the subject, of which a resounding 77% were not in favor of OnePlus randomly dropping apps on their phones through software updates.
14.4% of the respondents voted that they’re fine with the practice. This could be the case because our poll refers to removable apps and notbloatware that can’t be uninstalled.
Meanwhile, 8.6% of the voters said that they are indifferent to OnePlus’ approach.
This isn’t the first time the company has dumped an unsolicited app on its devices. Asimilar incidentoccurred recently when the OnePlus Buds app made its way to OnePlus phones in an unauthorized manner. So the fact that most of our respondents are not okay with OnePlus forcing apps on their phones is not all that surprising.
Your comments
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