[zipro]

I've recently discovered that the Yahoo Finance app is installed on my Priv. Must have happened during one of the updates. The app can't be removed / uninstalled, but I can disable it. As it can't be uninstalled, I'm guessing this is Blackberry's first piece of bloatware. What gives??? If I wanted bloatware, I would have bought a Samsung

[bigmo63]

I think this is att bloatware.

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[early2bed]

BlackBerry lacks the market power to keep carrier bloatware off of its handsets.

[Timothy Friesen]

It's on my unlocked -001. I had to disable it. I'm not sure why BlackBerry would contract with Yahoo and force this on its users.

[GeneralHerzog]

I thought this was some of Rogers' crap because they're in bed with yahoo.

I'd be interested in seeing if the yahoo finance app is across the board or just a select few carriers.

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STV100-3

[zipro]

STV100-4 here - bought unlocked in Germany, used on Swisscom (Switzerland)

[Jonneh]

I have it on AT&T too. Odd, you'd think the unlocked versions bought straight from BlackBerry wouldn't have it; so it sounds like it's actually BlackBerry bloat instead of carrier.

[zipro]

I have it on AT&T too. Odd, you'd think the unlocked versions bought straight from BlackBerry wouldn't have it; so it sounds like it's actually BlackBerry bloat instead of carrier.

I believe so too - yahoo finance is pretty much unheard of here in Europe. Providers wouldn't pre-install that. It's also weird that Blackberry would push that onto German devices - but apparently, that's what they're doing

[Skidoo583]

In the USA yahoo is known for financial information
And news
Kinda like Google search is for general information

So maybe that's why yahoo is pre-installed on the blackberry priv

Because blackberry is associated with being a business phone

It sounds good anyway

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[willboyce]

I thought yahoo closed years ago. Never hear of it now in uk

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[mathprof08]

I was able to delete it from my unlocked Priv from shop blackberry.

No one cares about your device history.

[pepe68]

I was able to delete it from my unlocked Priv from shop blackberry.

No one cares about your device history.

How were you able to remove the app?

[conite]

On the DTEK50 initial startup, the user is given a choice to install it or not.

[pepe68]

On the DTEK50 initial startup, the user is given a choice to install it or not.

Hi Conite, I just got the Priv....so I was asking in reference of that device. But good to know that you have the choice on the DTEK50...

[Lucas D]

It's on mine I have Aussie version

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[yvpan1]

On mine too..

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[Hardbodyhero]

Mine too, TMO 100-1 series priv. Went to apps and disabled it completely, along with a bunch of other bloat.

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[CharlieV]

Anything with the word "yahoo" in it is bloat.

Ride or die:  PRIVelege-acy

[FF22]

Maybe I should not jinx it. I do not find it on my Verizon Priv. But remember Verizon sold its soul and our Search Engine choice to MS a few years back - stuck with Bing for a while.

[misterabrasive]

Maybe I should not jinx it. I do not find it on my Verizon Priv. But remember Verizon sold its soul and our Search Engine choice to MS a few years back - stuck with Bing for a while.

They also just bought Yahoo.

[Wezard]

It's on my Shop BB Priv connected to AT&T, can't remove it, it's disabled, but still taking up 17.54 MB of memory.
I know, not a lot of memory, but still.

[FF22]

They also just bought Yahoo.

Forgot about that. Oh, so that's what they and BB are trying to do that's slowing up Marshmallow - get Yahoo Finance on our Privs and make sure it can't even be disabled!!!

[Wezard]

Forgot about that. Oh, so that's what they and BB are trying to do that's slowing up Marshmallow - get Yahoo Finance on our Privs and make sure it can't even be disabled!!!

Blackberry already knows how to do that.