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submitted 2 years ago by chevy9294@monero.town to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

I just discovered this amazing app! It lets you remove (or just disable) preinstalled apps like Facebook, Netflix, etc. and system apps like samsung knox apps, diagnostic, bixby, and even One UI (but you must have installed other launcher). You can't brick your device, worst case it falls into a boot loop and after 5 reboots it will factory reset.

Debloating your device will make it faster, more private and more secure (less atack surface).

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[-] Polar@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

How about buying a phone that doesn't come with all that shit pre-installed?

[-] timo_timboo_@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Not to many options out there, probably

[-] Polar@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)
[-] miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

Idk, the Google apps technically are bloatware installed by the manufacturer, too.

[-] Polar@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago

And you can root and install a custom ROM day 1.

[-] miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Which is something I'd expect people who visit this community to do anyway, so fair enough.

Still though, call me a purist for saying that, but Google takes AOSP and puts their own apps on top, that's technically bloatware imo.

To be fair, Googles' apps are actually useful at least. Can't say that about the stuff some other manufacturers preinstall.

[-] Ddhuud@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago
[-] Polar@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)
[-] Ashiette@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Not everybody lives with gold coming out of their hands. Some of us have shitty phones because either we don't want to invest in an expensive one or we are too poor for that.

[-] Polar@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)
[-] Ashiette@lemmy.one 0 points 2 years ago

Yet your answer wasn't valid and only reeked of fanboy :)

[-] Polar@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)
[-] Templa@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

In the perfect universe all people have access to phones without bloatware. Unfortunately this isn't one.

this post was submitted on 24 Sep 2023
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