I am not talking about the malware, I am talking about the apps that are bloated with advertisements or try really hard to push a subscription upon you. Lots of "free" apps try to push you into a subscription once installed.

> but I am saying it's not a problem that has caused any problems with any Android user I've ever met.

You are an HN user of some age. You might even be the family IT person. You may well be changing the experience of people in your orbit.

In contrast, my grandfather’s android phone had somehow 3 different SMS apps, all of which must have tried to remove the default app.

I doubt you think some chap living in rural India, has good data hygiene and habits.