I hate Xiaomi's bloatware so much
this post was submitted on 13 Aug 2024
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I have a Realme phone and it came with so much bloatware that I can't tell. Dozens and dozens of purely unwanted apps that I had to disable almost all of them to get a decent experience.
Have you tried the Universal Android Debloater?
Doesn't it use adb to uninstall/disable unwanted packages? It is manually doable as well, just takes more time via the terminal.
It does, but the nice thing about UAD is that it comes with lists of bloatware apps for different phone manufacturers, and you can simply uninstall anything from that list without having to worry about breaking something.
Debloat with adb or shizuku?
I thought about it but I have Android 10 , from what I understand, I'll have to redo it periodically... I also don't own a computer so far
For the case for my poco x3 I only debloated once when I got my phone and it remain bloatware free ever since.
using adb ?
Yes
Is it me or is the Pixel 9 hype very low? I feel like nobody is expecting much from it
I really don't know why big companies like Google are terrified to make options.
You made the quick settings show only 4 options immediately. Your research might show that 70% of people prefer it that why. Instead of leaving the 30% in the dust, why not just make it an option in settings? Or even have custom layouts?
Why not add more lock screen options? Why not add options for the navigation pill? Why not make "at a glance" an option?
Even iOS is catching up in terms of customization and at this point I'd say it's surpassed Android. I still prefer Android for many other reasons, but it has lost one of its main qualities.
I'm frustrated with the lack of sdcard options in upper midrange smartphones.
If you get a midrange smartphone you either compromise on processor, ram, storage or a combination of other.
I want a good quality smartphone which has 45w of minimum fast charging, UFS 3.1 256GB of minimum. 12GB ram, snapdragon 7+gen 2, or dimensity 8300 at minimum. And provides an sdcard option.
Is it that hard for brands to do that?
Nothing phone 2 and 2a would've been decent. If they had an sdcard option. Alas, they skipped it for some reason..
Hello,
Could you please maybe pin this thread to keep it visible for the rest of the week?
Sure, done
Thanks!
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Bummer. I guess just some federation shenanigans Β―\_(γ)_/Β―
I have an alt here, @Netrunner@lemdro.id, if you want I can use it to pin the post and ensure that it federates.
How would that work? An easy way would be to ask one of the instance local mods to pin the post. That should work.
Hello @ijeff@lemdro.id and @Paradox@lemdro.id , could you please help with this?
Heya, thanks for this! I've pinned it to the community.
Thanks!
I love sideloading modded versions of apps with all paid features unlocked
There's no payment methods or options in where I live , so I relied for a long time on modded apps , until I got to know FOSS softwares which mostly have free good alternatives , since that time, my reliance on modified programs has become almost non-existent
Any recommendable and trustworthy sources for modded APKs? Installing modded apps from unknown sources always feels a bit sketchy...
For android native apps (Java/kotlin) you can learn to mod the easy ones (that are not completely obfuscated) yourself. I do this with apktool_m.
I'm guessing if I say one I'll get banned from here so idk if I'm allowed to say
Well, tell us those sites to avoid ;)
It's not even a site, I use an app
Are we talking some lucky sort of patcher app, or are those days long gone?
Why none of chat apps have 1080p video call? Is it a Android issue to implement or battery concern?
Google meet has but for some reason only between Samsung and pixel. I think. Maybe signal has too?
Yes. It's a exclusive feature for Samsung and Pixel. Then why pre-installed on all phones.
Why don't 3rd launchers not support native gestures yet? Why does Google refuse to fix that?
Because google like all things google does not bother. I mean why would they if things are going just as well. Not like you and I are going to switch to a rival OS without google services.
Native gestures as in the gesture navigation system on Android?
yes, they are buggy when using 3rd party launchers.
I don't update apps until they break. Never know when an update is going to enshittify an app. (Fing, etc.)
Anyone have a Fing replacement from the likes of fdroid/neostore or otherwise that says fuck you to the new "requirement" that Fing is claiming hampered their app?
I'm using Fing 10.3.0 - a version before it was enshittified. Not sure where I got the apk from.
I found one on APKMirror https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/fing-limited/fing-network-tools/fing-network-tools-10-3-0-release/
For a short period of time, I thought about buying a Google Pixel phone to run Graphene OS on it , Google Pixel isn't available in the local market, so I'll have to buy it from abroad, and this comes with risks : not being able to benefit from the phoneβs warranty , the extremely high costs of shipping the phone into the country, and the extremely high costs of making the device work on the local network legally As much as I would like to try Graphene OS, such risks are too crazy to take so I changed my mind or at least stopped thinking about it temporarily... who knows, maybe some local company will bring the brand to the local market one day due to competition with other local companies. The same competition introduced phones to the market that weren't previously there: Oppo, Vivo, OnePlus, Xiaomi, Infinix, Tecno, etc.