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==Incidents==

~~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 cannot be uninstalled (''2022-'')'''===

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://web.archive.org/web/20260222222018/https://old.reddit.com/r/MotoG/comments/1b7u4an/remove_glance_permanently/|archive-date=22 Feb 2026|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=http://web.archive.org/web/20220322195842/https://old.reddit.com/r/Realme/comments/tkamww/this_glance_feature_is_driving_me_nuts_plese_tell/|archive-date=22 Mar 2022|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> calling Glance software [[bloatware]], as well as articles written by Glance that attempt to deceive users looking for ways to uninstall Glance software. Once a user disables it from having access to all the lock screen settings (because Glance cannot be uninstalled if it came loaded onto a device) it will use the user’s data to download the latest updates, undo all of the settings that have been changed by the user, and then on wake, send notifications and alerts to activate Glance. This currently happens on Samsung, Motorola, Oppo, and other mobile phones.

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 ==Incidents==
-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 cannot be uninstalled (''2022-'')'''===
 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://web.archive.org/web/20260222222018/https://old.reddit.com/r/MotoG/comments/1b7u4an/remove_glance_permanently/|archive-date=22 Feb 2026|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=http://web.archive.org/web/20220322195842/https://old.reddit.com/r/Realme/comments/tkamww/this_glance_feature_is_driving_me_nuts_plese_tell/|archive-date=22 Mar 2022|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> calling Glance software [[bloatware]], as well as articles written by Glance that attempt to deceive users looking for ways to uninstall Glance software. Once a user disables it from having access to all the lock screen settings (because Glance cannot be uninstalled if it came loaded onto a device) it will use the user’s data to download the latest updates, undo all of the settings that have been changed by the user, and then on wake, send notifications and alerts to activate Glance. This currently happens on Samsung, Motorola, Oppo, and other mobile phones.