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PSA: Starting today, you'll need a Samsung account to use the Galaxy Store (www.androidauthority.com)

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't have a particular liking for Samsung, but I've been using their devices for many years since their features best match my needs.
I never got any bloat, quite the contrary, I go out of my way to install some of their apps because they provide android functionality that is rare to find otherwise (e.g. audio multi-app sound, sound output to different devices, individual app volume control, etc.).
There are no preinstalled games, 3rd party apps or anything really other than the basic Google & default apps like a browser.

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

From reading online, it seems to be a feature of some segments of the US market.

I'm currently using my first Samsung device in a while (handed down by someone who didn't like it) and it's just like any other phone.

I'm not in the US though.

What I could hold against them is how some of their devices have extra features enabled within the brand's ecosystem. I understand it's a basic way to keep users with the brand without being too harsh (everything still works with another appliance after all), but it's still a bit crummy.

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

I have some really old ones running Lineage that still work great. They used to make solid phones. The tablet has been good but its software sucked.