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Anon notices what they've taken from us (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)
  1. If this hasn't been done already, being able to unlock the bootloader
  2. Adding "AI" integrated into the OS with vague benefits even though the processing is done on the cloud (like Windows) just so the OEM can spy on you better
  3. Forced volume limiters: The phone won't let you stay at max volume for more than 5 minutes a day, even if connected to a BT device set at substantially under max volume
  4. Making it take more clicks to disable Internet, Bluetooth, other connected features
  5. DRM built into Android itself
  6. Being able to sideload
  7. Ads within the OS

All of these are already on their way to being implemented:

  1. Already the case with the vast majority of phones
  2. Pixels already have this. Samsung is focusing on this in 2024. Several Chinese OEMs already have some version of this.
  3. This was an idea Google attempted to implement in Android 14. Seems like it didn't go through that year, but there's always this year.
  4. Google already made it harder to do this in Android 12. Apple also does this with the toggles only disabling WiFi/BT until tomorrow. Other OEMs are good for now.
  5. After widespread disdain for Google's Web Environment Integrity BS, Google is quietly pivoting to this stupid change.
  6. Google is now making it harder to do this on all Android phones. Now, you can only sideload apps targeting an Android version at most 8 behind the current one. This disables lots of little FOSS projects that were light on system resources.
  7. Most Chinese OEMs already do this, although you can usually turn it off. Samsung used to do this, but backpedaled. Also bloatware exists.
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I fucking hate the volume limiter. I'll be listening to podcasts through the vehicle radio, and suddenly notice that ive been straining to hear it fornthe last 20 minutes. Sure enough, the damn limiter decided it was that time of day to protect my half-assed hearing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Google was attempting to make it even worse, by having it always happen no matter what. The only way to restore the regular volume was to manually click OK on the nag screen and press the volume up button.