The carrier is not in charge of updates. Updates are pushed by the OEM. If there’s bloatware being loaded onto the phone, it’s because the OEM is allowing it to be.
I wouldn’t want Samsung (or any other manufacturer) to be the arbiter of what is and is not allowed to be installed on my phone. I’m not immune to being annoyed by bloatware I’ve seen in the past, but it isn’t Samsung I’ve been annoyed at. I prefer being allowed to install whatever I want on a device I own. The mechanisms for updates are indeed developed by the OEM, but they also provide the means for the installation and configuration of carrier-specific applications and features (splash screens and visual voicemail, for example) by the carrier. The features could not work without doing this. When the carrier exploits this by pushing the bloat, I place the blame on the carrier, not Samsung.
The carrier does. Your phrasing suggests you think it is bullshit, but it isn’t. They’ve done this for a long time. If you throw in another carrier’s sim in your unlocked phone, you’ll notice it downloads a splash screen and other various software that they push. https://www.forbes.com/sites/matthickey/2014/12/01/carriers-can-now-install-apps-on-android-handsets-without-customers-permission/?sh=5266cd655dde
Who, pray tell, allows the carrier to push this crapware onto the phone? Oh, Samsung. Right.
The carrier is not in charge of updates. Updates are pushed by the OEM. If there’s bloatware being loaded onto the phone, it’s because the OEM is allowing it to be.
I wouldn’t want Samsung (or any other manufacturer) to be the arbiter of what is and is not allowed to be installed on my phone. I’m not immune to being annoyed by bloatware I’ve seen in the past, but it isn’t Samsung I’ve been annoyed at. I prefer being allowed to install whatever I want on a device I own. The mechanisms for updates are indeed developed by the OEM, but they also provide the means for the installation and configuration of carrier-specific applications and features (splash screens and visual voicemail, for example) by the carrier. The features could not work without doing this. When the carrier exploits this by pushing the bloat, I place the blame on the carrier, not Samsung.