• MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip
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      10 hours ago

      I really hate this shit

      If you have Play Services running, Google owns your phone (and also tracks you, and sucks 50% of the juice for it). Just rip 'em out.

      • Dharma Curious (he/him)@slrpnk.net
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        6 hours ago

        I genuinely don’t know that I’m techy enough to do that. I depend on banking apps and such and I don’t understand how to get around that. I would, if I could be taught lol

        • mildseason@sopuli.xyz
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          5 hours ago

          Look at Universal Andriod Debloater. Makes it very easy to remove whatever you want.

          Your banking apps may not work if you remove Google Play services but i’ve found i can just log in through the browser instead.

          Not as convenient but it feels good knowing Google can’t have any of your data.

          Let me know if you have any questions about UAD!

    • NarrativeBear@lemmy.world
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      14 hours ago

      Ya there’s going to be wait periods to turn on developer options, and it sucks cause some apps don’t work with developer options turned on, like banking apps for example.

      This whole thing sucks, imagine on your laptop not being able to install software and only being locked to getting everything through the Microsoft Store App.