DT Ignite

Two 'DT Ignite' stories May 2016

Verizon clarifies purpose of ‘DT Ignite’ service installed after Galaxy S7 update

Abner Li May 9 2016 - 1:16 pm PT

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After an OTA update last week, Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge owners on Verizon reported seeing a new “DT Ignite” service responsible for downloading carrier bloatware apps on their phones. Today, Verizon has an issued a statement clarifying the purposes of DT Ignite.

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PSA: Verizon OTA for Galaxy S7 & S7 Edge adds ‘DT Ignite’ service that installs carrier bloatware

Abner Li May 6 2016 - 3:07 pm PT

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Verizon released an OTA update today for the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge that adds some minor features and fixes several bugs. However, users have noticed that the update also installs a service called DT Ignite that allows carriers to quietly install bloatware. This addition went unmentioned in Verizon’s release notes, but fortunately is easy to disable.

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