According to Engadget, Samsung is bundling Amazon Music into the default app suite on Galaxy devices ahead of its Unpacked event. The deal includes a free three-month Amazon Music Unlimited trial available through the Galaxy Store.
Pre-installed apps occupy real estate on your home screen and storage budget without your consent. For users, it's another app to delete. For Samsung, it signals that flagship phones are now distribution channels—software slots sold to the highest bidder. Can you actually remove Amazon Music, or is it permanent bloatware?
Whether you can uninstall it matters more than the app itself. Engadget reports that removal is the hope, not a guarantee. If Amazon Music can't be fully deleted, it crosses from annoying clutter into forced monetization on a device you paid full price for.
Samsung makes excellent hardware while treating software like mall shelf space. People paying flagship prices don't want their phones monetized twice—once at checkout, again through bundled partnerships. The app isn't the outrage. Your expensive device arrives with someone else's business goals sitting on it before you touch the screen.
Filed to the Technology desk · Jul 15