preinstall
verb
pre·in·stall
(ˌ)prē-in-ˈstȯl 
preinstalled; preinstalling; preinstalls
: to install (software) on a computer prior to sale
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In 2024, a California judge issued the injunction, which also barred Google from paying app developers or equipment manufacturers to launch apps exclusively on Play Store or preinstall the app store on their devices.
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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 6 Oct. 2025
As is, Google bundles search and other services into Chrome and preinstalls the browser on Chromebooks.
—Jennifer Elias,mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
And Google also under investigation in Russia over alleged abuse of its dominant market position, and is requiring phone companies to preinstall Russian apps, such as browsers and search engines, on all smartphones sold in the country.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 25 May 2021
The handful of augmented and virtual reality experiences that come preinstalled on SoftBank’s 5G phones work just as well with a basic Wi-Fi connection.
—Pavel Alpeyev, Bloomberg.com, 5 May 2020
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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 6 Oct. 2025
As is, Google bundles search and other services into Chrome and preinstalls the browser on Chromebooks.
—Jennifer Elias,mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
And Google also under investigation in Russia over alleged abuse of its dominant market position, and is requiring phone companies to preinstall Russian apps, such as browsers and search engines, on all smartphones sold in the country.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 25 May 2021
The handful of augmented and virtual reality experiences that come preinstalled on SoftBank’s 5G phones work just as well with a basic Wi-Fi connection.
—Pavel Alpeyev, Bloomberg.com, 5 May 2020
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“Preinstall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preinstall. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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