Social networking app Path will be pre-installed on a number of smartphones being offered by US number-three operator Sprint.

According to a post on the Path blog, the app will be available via the Discover-it Widget on the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One and Torque devices offered by the carrier.

Path is a social networking service that allows users to keep journals that they can share with a network of up 150 friends. Using the app, people can upload, store and share photos, thoughts, songs they have been listening to and location.

Sprint customers who buy the handsets will be able to download Path with a quick tap, allowing them to connect and share content with friends and family.

Kevin McGinnis, VP of product at Sprint said: “Sprint and Path are finding ways to collaborate to enhance our customers’ experience. This is a first step,” said “We’re excited to work with a mobile-first, best-in-class design company like Path.”

In February, Path was fined $800,000 by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), after collecting personal information of children without parental consent. The app maker agreed to settle the charges.

The FTC also charged Path with violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting information from around 3,000 children aged under 13 with parental consent.