I see this app running. It isn't clear to me if it is a Verizon or Samsung standard app or something running from some unknown source I never installed. Do you have this?
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I declined it. Odd it is running
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Go to settings, application manager,slide over to all apps, Caller Name ID, Turn off
I have always received caller. Id. In the past for free. Will i lose it now and never know who is calling?
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Truly a case of being force fed apps by good old Verizon. I can see them pitching the app (because they get paid by the developer), but once the trial runs out and you choose not to subscribe, why do they insist that you leave it on your phone (rhetorical question)? I believe one day there will be a class-action lawsuit against companies who sell you a phone and don't allow you to remove software that you find useless, and it's removal has no effect on the operation of the phone.
Sound far-fetched? It happened just a few years ago to Microsoft and PC makers. When you pay for a device...subsidized or not, it is YOURS, and you should be able to remove software from that device. Maybe one daythanks...rant over
When you see the app in your notification area, long press on it and choose app info. (You can also get here through settings >application manager.) From there choose turn off/disable and, voila, it will be gone!
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Thanks for the reply z06mike...my post was mainly a rant. There's a difference between disabling an app, and removing it from MY phone. Was hoping there might a ambitious lawyer on the forum who would see this as a great opportunity to initiate a class-action suit against a carrier for forcing customers to keep worthless software on their devices. All it would take is one suit, and it would definitely catch the attention of the other carriers.
If anyone was to buy a laptop, and it had apps on it that I could not remove because BestBuy thought I should keep them, what would be the public's reaction? You mainly see this behavior amongst the tablet and phone manufacturers. I am not arguing against core applications that are required for normal operation of a device.
von#CB wrote:
you can also uninstall it
You can't, though. I now get an "offer" to sign up for this service for $3/month after every single call. It takes two taps to clear it. The app is already on my phone--it shows up in the apps list. But it does not appear in the Application Manager (I guess because it's not running, since I haven't signed up for it) so I cannot delete it.
This just started a couple of days ago. It's like malware from my phone company!
Anyone have a suggestion of how to get rid of this? (Already considering the permanent fix of switching carriers.)
Thx.
It's why people have a choice. It's Verizon's right to install crap on their service it's our right to root and get rid of their nonsense. If one day we can't root and debloat I'm headed to T-Mobile. Much cheaper plans plus hopefully better customer service. I know the cell service is worse.. But still Verizon's attitude sucks
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