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[randomness]

I have just acquired an inexpensive Chinese-made dual-SIM Android phone. It has a miniscule amount of internal storage (2GB), so I am impatiently awaiting the arrival of the 32GB microSD card I've ordered. Until then I'm just charging the phone.

Suggestions on what apps I should download and (even more importantly, avoid) from the Google Play store are welcome. I think I'm going to start with transit apps like NextBus and HyperDia, but also possibly messaging apps like WhatsApp.

Thanks in advance!

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[muffyjo]

So, there's a great deal of malware in the world and much of it comes pre-installed in many places, including China. I'm not sure what brands it affects or what you can do about it if you did. I'm not an expert but I work with many who are and it seems like you might, since it's brand new, fiddle with it a bit.

References:
http://www.scmagazineuk.com/chinese-android-smartphones-now-shipping-with-pre-installed-malware/article/436631/

http://news.softpedia.com/news/24-chinese-android-smartphones-models-come-with-pre-installed-malware-490930.shtml

https://public.gdatasoftware.com/Presse/Publikationen/Malware_Reports/G_DATA_MobileMWR_Q2_2015_US.pdf

https://grahamcluley.com/2014/06/chinese-android-malware/