Digital Trends – Yesterday, a report from Business Insider issued a âWARNINGâ to all readers that Verizon Wireless was in the process of pushing out an over-the-air update to all Android users who had installed illegal tethering apps that would remove those apps from their phones. âIf you already have a tethering app, itâll be removed without your permission when Verizon issues an update to your phone,â wrote Dylan Love of Business Insider.