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Verizon's new pre-installed app will monitor user data for targeted advertising

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Verizon is testing a new way to suggest apps to its customers. AppFlash, an app developed alongside startup Evie, will collect information about your device to “provide relevant advertising. “
Verizon is testing a new pre-installed app designed to make app discovery easier for users. Called AppFlash, it is the product of a partnership between Verizon and startup Evie.
AppFlash functions as a search hub on Android that users can access with a right swipe from the home screen. Users can search through listings of restaurants, movies, music, and apps, and jump into a specific app when they find what they’re looking for.
AppFlash also provides universal search across all of a user’s apps, and suggests new apps users may want to install.

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