Comment on Disable Your Mobile Ad ID

MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  good luck “removing” that while not breaking the system. It so deeply integrates itself that you can’t really remove it even from a lineage os install

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  • Undertaker@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Quite easy. Simply remove it. It is not deeply integrated as you say. The Problem is using other apps that depends on Google thus sending data to Google. Is that the case: reconsider your app usage

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    • MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      And most of them still work, just can’t display ads.

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      • EngineerGaming@feddit.nl ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        The most noticeable change in behavior would actually be lack of push notifications. At least by default - you can set up push without Google (like with UnifiedPush), but not all apps support that.

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    • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      that’s not my experience, but maybe they changed something recently

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  • LoveSausage@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I don’t have one. GOS

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    • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      ok, but that’s not what most people on this world use. they are basically stuck with a rom that has google services integrated

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      • LoveSausage@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Yes but internet exist. Unfortunately people don’t care the way they should.

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  • MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Lineage by default has no gapps.

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    • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      that’s true, I meant when you install opengapps to it

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      • LoveSausage@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Don’t do that :)

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  • umbrella@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    microG

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    • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      that’s a replacement to be used on a clean system, but it does not help removing an integrated gms

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  • MXX53@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Buy a used pixel in cash, install Graphene. This is probably the best way to accomplish running without google services.

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    • umbrella@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      pixels are expensive and unavailable in my area.

      i hate this trend of needing specific unobtanium hardware for privacy.

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      • MXX53@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        The reason for pixel has to do with meeting graphene’s specific security and privacy guidelines. You can read them here grapheneos.org/faq#future-devices. I’m not a pixel fan specifically, but I am Graphene fan and I like my privacy and security.

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      • EngineerGaming@feddit.nl ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Yeah, same. I’m a GOS user myself but hate the absolutism some people have about it. I would’ve probably gone with Lineage if I hadn’t bought this particular phone (and would likely go there anyway after the support ends, as GOS’ support is relatively short).

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    • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      most people for whom I help configure their phones they don’t want to buy a new one. and they are often terribly afraid of used phones. I don’t have any google services on my phone, the problem is not about me, but lets be honest, the absolute majority of the world’s population

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    • EngineerGaming@feddit.nl ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Why such an obsession with used Pixels? While $300 for mine was expensive, it wasn’t a lottery when buying at least, and its battery didn’t come pre-worn. Also I had no trouble buying it in cash.

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      • flora_explora@beehaw.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Because no one should give Google any more money! Buying second hand/refurbished is the only way it makes sense for me to get a device by a large corporation like that.

        I’ve had a couple of refurbished pixel phones and they’ve each worked well for years. The battery health was at about 95% when I bought them I think.

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      • MXX53@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Why would I buy brand new when I could provide life to a phone that might otherwise end up in a landfill?

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