that isn’t true, i used to use iphone and it had uYou+extras which is basically a modified youtube app with sponsorblock and adblock, and there are other things which are similar, and adguard is also pretty solid
Has more bloatware than samsung and more spyware than facebook. Not the person you talked with first, but I also have a xiaomi and it’s borderline unusable if you don’t use adb to uninstall some of the ad shit. They throw ads on gallery, video player, music player, wallpaper, calculator, file browse.
I wish that was a problem exclusive to the cheaper phones or even xiaomi. I’ve had a Samsung Galaxy S20, it came with so much fucking bullshit apps. My gf and her sister both have a mid-high xiaomi (dunno about the specific model), ads are every-fucking-where.
Octo core, 8GB ram (+8GB “virtual” whatever that means), 1TB storage, Leica optics and a mind blowing 120watt charger (that I rarely use, but when I do… Hold your hat!).
It’s just a very good phone IMO, no bling, but also no specific downside. Maybe the one thing is a not vert good file manager, but I use FX so I don’t really relate.
the other xiaomi user pointed out that its basically just android, with google play services and all, so you’re just any other android user pretty much, right?
yeah, the reason i compared google and apple is because it’s like the only two options available, as far as i know there aren’t any linux phones which can actually work as phones, best we can do is degoogled android and very few people use it
“yes all of my personal data is being used by an evil wizard plotting world domination but he has some convenient spells that the bog witch simply does not offer”
apple is still better than google tbh
i use grapheneOS but its just the truth
I dunno, isn’t it kinda pointless to compare a stroke with brain cancer? Sure, you can have preferences, but they’re both horrible.
yes, very true, and well put
Nah. Ad blocking is shit. There’s no revanced or morphe or whatnot. Many things are better, but too many things are worse.
that isn’t true, i used to use iphone and it had uYou+extras which is basically a modified youtube app with sponsorblock and adblock, and there are other things which are similar, and adguard is also pretty solid
wHaTaBoUt
what kind of phone do you have
Xiaomi 😎
how do you like it?
Has more bloatware than samsung and more spyware than facebook. Not the person you talked with first, but I also have a xiaomi and it’s borderline unusable if you don’t use adb to uninstall some of the ad shit. They throw ads on gallery, video player, music player, wallpaper, calculator, file browse.
sounds pretty bad, is it compatible with android apps?
it’s android, so it’s fully compatible
ah i see, does it not integrate with google play services by default or something?
Did you get one of the really cheap ones? I have heard they are cheap for a reason (e.g. they get the money from elsewhere, AKA selling you).
I wish that was a problem exclusive to the cheaper phones or even xiaomi. I’ve had a Samsung Galaxy S20, it came with so much fucking bullshit apps. My gf and her sister both have a mid-high xiaomi (dunno about the specific model), ads are every-fucking-where.
Octo core, 8GB ram (+8GB “virtual” whatever that means), 1TB storage, Leica optics and a mind blowing 120watt charger (that I rarely use, but when I do… Hold your hat!).
It’s just a very good phone IMO, no bling, but also no specific downside. Maybe the one thing is a not vert good file manager, but I use FX so I don’t really relate.
the other xiaomi user pointed out that its basically just android, with google play services and all, so you’re just any other android user pretty much, right?
Correct.
Would love to have a bare Linux on it for sure though. I’d use it as my main PC lol.
yeah, the reason i compared google and apple is because it’s like the only two options available, as far as i know there aren’t any linux phones which can actually work as phones, best we can do is degoogled android and very few people use it
Google automatically screens and blocks spam calls. That alone is enough for me to put it above Apple.
“yes all of my personal data is being used by an evil wizard plotting world domination but he has some convenient spells that the bog witch simply does not offer”
iOS does this too
pure copium
why would it be copium when i dont even use apple bruh