Post ASPr8u0cz3yv93PETw by octofloofy@fedi.octofloofy.ink
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 (DIR) Post #ASPi65j24GBJ1flDlo by jalefkowit@octodon.social
       2023-02-06T20:06:49Z
       
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       "Unlike the clean OSes you'd get from Google or Apple, Samsung sells space in its devices to the highest bidder via pre-installed crapware. A company like Facebook will buy a spot on Samsung's system partition, where it can get more intrusive system permissions that aren't granted to app store apps, letting it more effectively spy on users. You'll also usually find Netflix, Microsoft Office, Spotify, Linkedin, and who knows what else. Another round of crapware will also be included if you buy a phone from a carrier, i.e., all the Verizon apps and whatever space they want to sell to third parties."https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/the-samsung-galaxy-s23s-bloated-android-build-somehow-uses-60gb-of-storage/
       
 (DIR) Post #ASPi6BElZhXK7Xe8Qa by jalefkowit@octodon.social
       2023-02-06T20:07:24Z
       
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       I can testify to this. My last Samsung phone was a Galaxy S7. It came with Facebook pre-installed, and the system would not allow you to uninstall it
       
 (DIR) Post #ASPiIa2z9q2UXh35KS by xerz@fedi.xerz.one
       2023-02-06T20:25:44.185912Z
       
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       @jalefkowit I often see reviews which claim bloatware isn’t bad at all and that they “barely notice it”. Obviously they didn’t see how much space was trashed, and had barely used their phones before they started pushing ad notifications that aren’t obviously removable.The only clean phone experience these days is wiping an Android phone with LineageOS. Everything else is a waste and a disrespect to the users.
       
 (DIR) Post #ASPj0NtJiM6ZaDPiKm by jalefkowit@octodon.social
       2023-02-06T20:32:29Z
       
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       @xerz I think a lot of it is just that "normal" people have such low expectations for tech. They've been beaten into just assuming that tech is always going to be slow and complicated and unreliable, because so often that's what it is. So it doesn't surprise them that their phone takes forever to reboot. Sure my phone doesn't work, what else is new? NOTHING works.A huge part of my practice is just teaching my clients that it's actually OK to demand better
       
 (DIR) Post #ASPpVhaT8P9jN4ukeu by yams@yams.lol
       2023-02-06T21:46:31Z
       
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       @jalefkowit I just use cans and a wire, I get amazing reception 😎
       
 (DIR) Post #ASPr8u0cz3yv93PETw by octofloofy@fedi.octofloofy.ink
       2023-02-06T21:49:49.161456Z
       
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       @xerz @jalefkowit I'm getting another Xiaomi phone soon. Definitely considering a custom ROM.
       
 (DIR) Post #ASPrDyzRtNCq2cHEsS by xerz@fedi.xerz.one
       2023-02-06T22:05:45.359204Z
       
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       @octofloofy @jalefkowit I have a Poco F3, I use the microG flavor of LineageOS, which I can easily recommend if you don’t play a lot of games ‒ it’s pretty much plug&play :blobcatuwu:
       
 (DIR) Post #ASQ43FRFhCCzH2UebQ by Jessica@fedi.absturztau.be
       2023-02-07T00:29:28.116775Z
       
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       @jalefkowit my S22 ultra wasn't all that bad from what I remember. at least most things weren't pre-installed. that's pretty gross that even AT&T has a better bloatwate situation than samsung
       
 (DIR) Post #ASQ7nWrlX3EsVYefmy by victor@crucible.world
       2023-02-07T01:11:15.741914Z
       
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       @jalefkowit "clean OSes you'd get from Google or Apple"ahahahahahahahahahAHHHHH HA HA HA HA