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This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | ||
=== '''Program | === '''Program cannot be uninstalled (''2022-'')''' === | ||
A quick search can find [https://www.reddit.com/r/ | A quick search can find numerous [[Reddit]] threads<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/MotoG/comments/1b7u4an/remove_glance_permanently/|title=Remove Glance Permanently |author=u/therandomopera|date=2024-03-06|work=Reddit|access-date=2025-08-24|archive-url=https://archive.ph/zbOHa|archive-date=2025-08-24|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Realme/comments/tkamww/this_glance_feature_is_driving_me_nuts_plese_tell/|title=This glance feature is driving me nuts. Plese tell me how do i disable it . sometimes i unlock my realme 7 and this comes up. i even checked the box which said do not remind again and now it still comes up without that box.|author=u/Abhinav_Pandey|date=2022-03-22|work=Reddit|access-date=2025-08-24|archive-url=https://archive.ph/32r9Z|archive-date=2025-08-24|url-status=live}}</ref> and reviews<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/glance-reportedly-us-bound-later-2024 |title=Glance is coming to the US, whether we like it or not|first=Nickolas|last=Diaz|date=2024-04-24|work=Android Central|access-date=2025-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250525181447/https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/glance-reportedly-us-bound-later-2024|archive-date=2025-05-25|url-status=live}}</ref> complaining about this [[bloatware]], as well as articles written by Glance which attempt to subvert you looking for ways to uninstall their software. Once you disable it from having access to all the lock screen settings (because it can't actually be uninstalled if it came loaded your phone, short of a rootkit) it will use your data to download the latest updates, UNDO ALL THE SETTINGS YOU CHANGED, and then on wake, tell you to Activate Glance. This currently happens on Samsung, Motorola, Oppo, and other mobile phones. | ||
===AI-generated lock screen ads (''2025'')=== | ===AI-generated lock screen ads (''2025'')=== | ||
[[Samsung]] and Glance teamed up to deliver a new "AI shopping" experience that uses a selfie to create custom fashion ads.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitwam |first=Ryan |date=2025-06-04 |title=Samsung teams up with Glance to use your face in AI-generated lock screen ads |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/samsung-teams-up-with-glance-to-use-your-face-in-ai-generated-lock-screen-ads/ |access-date=2025-08-23 |website=Ars Technica|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250723085709/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/samsung-teams-up-with-glance-to-use-your-face-in-ai-generated-lock-screen-ads/|archive-date=2025-07-23|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
[[Samsung]] and Glance teamed up to deliver a new "AI shopping" experience that uses a selfie to create custom fashion ads.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitwam |first=Ryan |date=2025-06-04 |title=Samsung teams up with Glance to use your face in AI-generated lock screen ads |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/samsung-teams-up-with-glance-to-use-your-face-in-ai-generated-lock-screen-ads/ |access-date=2025-08-23 |website=Ars Technica}}</ref> | |||
==Products== | ==Products== | ||
[[Roposo]] (2014, Acquired in 2019): | *[[Roposo]] (2014, Acquired in 2019): | ||
*[[Shop101]] (2015, Acquired in 2021): | |||
[[Shop101]] (2015, Acquired in 2021): | *[[Gambit]] (Acquired in 2022): | ||
[[Gambit]] (Acquired in 2022): | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
[[Samsung]] | *[[Motorolla]] | ||
*[[Oppo]] | |||
*[[Samsung]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Glance
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 |
| Legal Structure | Private |
| Industry | Artificial Intelligence |
| Official website | https://glance.com/ |
Glance is an Indian artificial intelligence-based software company. The company was co-founded in 2019 by Naveen Tewari (CEO), Abhay Singhal, Mohit Saxena, and Piyush Shah with their headquarters being in Bangalore. Glance is owned by InMobi, a multinational technology company.
Consumer-impact summary[edit | edit source]
Incidents[edit | edit source]
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Glance category.
Program cannot be uninstalled (2022-)[edit | edit source]
A quick search can find numerous Reddit threads[1][2] and reviews[3] complaining about this bloatware, as well as articles written by Glance which attempt to subvert you looking for ways to uninstall their software. Once you disable it from having access to all the lock screen settings (because it can't actually be uninstalled if it came loaded your phone, short of a rootkit) it will use your data to download the latest updates, UNDO ALL THE SETTINGS YOU CHANGED, and then on wake, tell you to Activate Glance. This currently happens on Samsung, Motorola, Oppo, and other mobile phones.
AI-generated lock screen ads (2025)[edit | edit source]
Samsung and Glance teamed up to deliver a new "AI shopping" experience that uses a selfie to create custom fashion ads.[4]
Products[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ u/therandomopera (2024-03-06). "Remove Glance Permanently". Reddit. Archived from the original on 2025-08-24. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
- ↑ u/Abhinav_Pandey (2022-03-22). "This glance feature is driving me nuts. Plese tell me how do i disable it . sometimes i unlock my realme 7 and this comes up. i even checked the box which said do not remind again and now it still comes up without that box". Reddit. Archived from the original on 2025-08-24. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
- ↑ Diaz, Nickolas (2024-04-24). "Glance is coming to the US, whether we like it or not". Android Central. Archived from the original on 2025-05-25. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
- ↑ Whitwam, Ryan (2025-06-04). "Samsung teams up with Glance to use your face in AI-generated lock screen ads". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 2025-07-23. Retrieved 2025-08-23.