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  "path": "/t/google-will-require-developer-verification-to-install-android-apps-including-sideloading/33123?page=25#post_500",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-24T01:55:11.000Z",
  "site": "https://forum.f-droid.org",
  "textContent": "**InMobi preinstalled on Samsung Galaxy A15 5G — documented March 2026**\n\nDuring device hardening of a brand new Samsung Galaxy A15 5G (Android 16, One UI 8.0), an active InMobi network connection was identified on the stock device before first use. Preinstalled. Running before the first call was ever made. Removed via ADB. InMobi is a component of the mobile ad tech ecosystem currently under active federal antitrust review in United States v. Google — Judge Brinkema’s ruling on Google’s ad tech monopoly is expected any day. This is a $40 budget device, the demographic most aggressively monetized and least equipped to detect or remove preinstalled ad infrastructure. After Google’s September 2026 sideloading restrictions take effect, most users will lose the tools to find and remove this entirely. Documenting it now while the window is still open. Anyone else identifying InMobi or similar preinstalls on budget Samsung hardware?",
  "title": "Google will require developer verification to install Android apps, including sideloading"
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