Comment on How to turn off Gemini on Android — and why you should

• blobchoice@feddit.uk ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Do I:

  • Run a few commands to disable one app and keep my phone intact

  OR

  • Install a whole new OS to avoid one dumb AI app, and the OS only works with Pixel phones (which isn’t even my phone as I actively avoid touching anything Google in the first place)…

  A tricky decision, indeed.

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  • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    If it were about one app, and you could do that, I would be inclined to agree. But it’s not and you can’t. It’s about new bullshit constantly being shoved down your throat.

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• UnsavoryMollusk@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  None of my wory app nor my banks app are compatible with Graphene. We need legislation at this point.

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  • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I don’t believe you

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    • UnsavoryMollusk@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Okay : github.com/PrivSec-dev/…/issues?q=label%3A"Not+co…

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    • Redex68@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Lmao

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• umbrella@lemmy.ml ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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  • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m aware, thank you.

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• kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So are we just casually mentioning Graphene in every Android article like Linux is mentioned in every Windows article? How many new phones actually support Graphene?

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  • XLE@piefed.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    To be fair, the article itself recommends it.

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    • kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Fair enough. Unfortunately, that only covers around 5% of Android users in the US.

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  • Redex68@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The circlejerk around Graphene is insane, it wouldn’t be as bad if it wasn’t literally only supported by Pixel phones that have 2% marketshare

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  • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    isnt it only for pixels.

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  • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Pretty much. For all the same reasons. Both of them solve all sorts of problems.

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• squaresinger@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yeah. If you never install software that is.

  A C64 doesn’t run invasive software either.

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  • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yes. A GrapheneOS device and a Commodore 64 are basically the same thing.

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    • squaresinger@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      GrapheneOS without any invasive apps is really bare-bones and limited, that’s what I wanted to say using hyperbole, but I guess figures of speech are too advanced for some people.

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