Netizens expose that pre-installed China Unicom software on multiple Android phone brands collects and reports information without user consent

On November 2, a netizen posted that the China Unicom 'SystemHelper' program, pre-installed on phones from brands including Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo, Samsung, OnePlus, and Realme, can collect information on app installation and usage, data traffic, and device identification. This reporting can be triggered even when using a non-Unicom SIM card, and the program reportedly does not check whether the user has consented to the privacy policy.

Evidence EVIDENCE

Sources 1 · Archived 0

SourceTypeReliabilityLink

李老师不是你老师

2026-11-03 10:35 · 11月2日，网友曝光小米、OPPO、vivo、三星等中国安卓手机预装的联通SystemHelper程序可在用户未同意隐私政策下收集应用使用信息并上报。

First-hand ●●●●●

Original

Context CONTEXT

Cause Not recorded yet

This event Netizens expose that pre-installed China Unicom software on multiple Android phone brands collects and reports information without user consent 2026.11.02 · Reported

Effect Not recorded yet

Coverage of this event COVERAGE

Sayings · 2026-11-03 10:22 On November 2, netizens exposed that the Unicom SystemHelper program pre-installed on Chinese Android phones such as Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo, and Samsung can collect and report app usage information without user consent to the privacy policy.

Report