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[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (18 children)

Well my $1800 phone has push notification ads for mobile games I can't disable because Samsung flags the Galaxy Store as a system app so you can't disable notifications. You can see here that the option is greyed out.

They also install shitty games with "security updates" every month or so.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Use ADB to disable Store and AppCloud (adware/nagware that should be killed with fire). No, not the notifications, the apps themselves.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It's ludicrous that my phone costs more than 2 different cars I've owned and I have to go through this kind of bullshit so they can make another 15 cents on average per user.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

so why would you buy an $1800 phone if you can't root it and load some FOSS on it?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Because I don't want to lose my warranty on a phone with a soft plastic foldable screen.

Yeah, denying warranty for rooting is technically illegal, but knowing that doesn't do anything for me.

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