Comment on You're not alone: This email from Google's Gemini team is concerning
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 19 hours ago
Dammit don’t make me switch to apple phones, I hate apple. I hate Google too but FFS all you need to do is stay out of my way and the one thing you continuously do is stand in my way…
GTFO of my way! Piss off with that AI crap that nobody asked for
Apple is pushing AI even for their Mac lineup. Apple is a US company and had to be forced to allow Sideloading in select regions. Jumping to another US company seems like a lateral move.
Moving to dumb phones or custom ROMs is the best alternative available.
The apple who recently put AI as the core element of their os?
You dont have to switch phones entirely, and you’re better off if you dont. iCrap is still far worse than anything Google is coming out with.
Just switch to a different dialer/phone app to replace “Phone” and a different SMS/MMS app to replace 'Messages". I’ve used “Should I Answer” in the past for my default phone app, and I currently use QKSMS for texting.
Griffus@lemmy.zip 18 hours ago
An ungoogled android variant has to be a lot lesser of an evil, no?
EarlGrey@discuss.tchncs.de 17 hours ago
Problem is that if you have a critical application (like banking) that relies on Google services you’re SOL.
It’s Apple or Google at that point.
flightyhobler@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Just use the websites instead of the apps.
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
But then you can’t tap to pay with your phone.
Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 17 hours ago
"“Do you guys not have laptops?”
oppy1984@lemm.ee 15 hours ago
GrapheneOS can sandbox apps to use the Google services only with permitted apps.
Note I don’t actually have a GrapheneOS capable phone at the moment, but I’ve been getting familiar with it in hopes of switching soon, so I’m just relaying what I’ve read.
percent@infosec.pub 11 hours ago
You guys are really making me consider GrapheneOS.