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uninstall Apple Store, which comes pre-installed in iOS, to stop getting these notifications

edited post. The original description & title was me complaining about this notification thinking it was default behavior of iOS, not knowing it came from the Apple Store

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Everone is doing this now.

Android pushing their VPN and storage. MS pusing edge and office. Samsung just install what they want when they want.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Android

What you are referring to as "Android", is in fact Android/Bloat, or as I've recently started calling it, Android+Bloat. Android+Bloat refers to Android with manufacturer-made modifications to AOSP. These modifications may for example install 3rd party apps without asking. Android, however, is a clean OS.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For me its Android/Samsung. Samsung's bloat is a whole 'nother level from the usual carriers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You really to use a Chinese Android device to actually the know the actual bloat. Samsung looks a innocent child infront of it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

What? Like Xiaomi? Ive never actually used a chinese android phone. Is it that bad?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a Poco phone. It's not that bad. There's ads in file manager, pop-up ads after you install any app and it's constantly trying to phone home. But I use NextDNS with some blocklists. They already have tracking protection for Xiaomi devices in beta as well.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Same as me. But I would like to stress that NextDNS Xiaomi filters aren't best. They miss out a lot of trackers. So, you might have to add those individually.

  • xiaomi.net
  • idmb-app-chat-global-xiaomi09-1256654958.ap-south-1.elb.amazonaws.com
  • idmb-app-chat-global-xiaomi10-407281533.ap-south-1.elb.amazonaws.com
  • idmb-app-chat-global-xiaomi07-1818086890.ap-south-1.elb.amazonaws.com
  • idmb-app-chat-global-proxy-proto-1114919025.ap-south-1.elb.amazonaws.com
  • idmb-app-chat-global-xiaomi08-2123402879.ap-south-1.elb.amazonaws.com
  • idmb-app-chat-global-xiaomi06-2047145834.ap-south-1.elb.amazonaws.com
  • idmb-app-chat-global-xiaomi05-1961044139.ap-south-1.elb.amazonaws.com
  • idmb-app-chat-global-xiaomi04-1301562198.ap-south-1.elb.amazonaws.com
  • idmb-app-chat-global-xiaomi03new-426797692.ap-south-1.elb.amazonaws.com
  • idmb-app-chat-global-xiaomi-1108233833.ap-south-1.elb.amazonaws.com
  • idmb-app-chat-global-xiaomi06-2047145834.ap-south-1.elb.amazonaws.com
  • resolver-msg-xiaomi-net-665721575.ap-south-1.elb.amazonaws.com

I have also recently switched to CrDroid for my device. The activity of these blockings have dropped by 30%. Lot more privacy for the device.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah I know it's bloat added to AOSP but no flagship devices ship with that.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Xiaomis

That ships with Miui....

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah but they're perfect for sideloading custom roms. They are cheap, and there are an enormous amount of ROMs.