• viking@infosec.pub
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    1 day ago

    I never buy phones from carriers, always directly from manufacturers, so no idea. Manufacturer bloat can be deleted pretty straightforward.

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      1 day ago

      You do understand that you’re not in the majority?

      The root problem is that Android lets carriers “enhance” their devices with crapware and also make it hard or impossible to install without technical know-how

      • viking@infosec.pub
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        22 hours ago

        I don’t know anybody buying those crappy carrier deals, to be honest. They had a place and time in the early 2000s, but beyond that they seemed to die out mostly. Maybe still a thing in the US, no idea.

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        1 day ago

        While also, making device cheaper, if I can get the same device with the same specs with a diffrence of 100usd with extra bloatware(plus bootloader unlocking capabilities), you know what I’m buying