I expect it from Windows and only use Windows because I have to because my work program only runs on Windows. I am having the same problem with my Android phone. I've told it not to do automatic updates, but it weekly downloads apps that I don't want and have never used.

I hate to buy a new phone right now because my current phone is less than a year old, but I am seriously considering getting a degoogled phone. I have had it with Android (I try to avoid Google, but with phones we have Android and Apple and both are terrible, so I use the one I am more comfortable with and do as much as is possible to limit data collection).