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Smartphone that isn't filled with AI slop or general enshittification? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 7 months ago by Murse@slrpnk.net to c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world

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Shopping around, seems like every option is doubling down on anti-user garbage... I don't trust myself to do a root or anything like that - my tech skills are juuust good enough to be painfully aware of my own dumbassery, but I'm doubting an out-of-the-box smartphone that isn't loaded with shit even exists.

Previously I've used Pixel and Galaxy, but those are both chief offenders.

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[-] potustheplant@feddit.nl 1 points 7 months ago

I do get updates but they don't fix the "device is not certified" issue in the playstore. This akso makes some apps refuse to work and google wallet is also disabled. The only solution I found was to root my phone but now face verification in banking apps is not working :( if you google this issue you'll find that there are quite a few users with this issue.

I have an XQ-DE44 that I bought in tokyo and I'm now in europe.

[-] Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Maybe a region specific thing then, I am in the US on a XQ-DE72. Are all those facing issues on the 44?

[-] potustheplant@feddit.nl 1 points 7 months ago

Nope. Others are affected too. Even people with a 1V have this problem.

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