• Mwa@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    I wish i can degoogle my phone but its a few months old so no rom support and its a samsung :<

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      2 months ago

      this is the reason phone selection for me is based on what it supports.

      but samsungs are ruled out anyway. their service centers desttoys your phone if you have asserted your ownership of it, their software is way too unnecessarily complicated (not the part you see, but the low level part that complicates the flashing process), and they are generally a garbage company.

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        2 months ago

        oh yeah you have to use their own software to flash but i never had samsung destroyed by them and they killed samsung dex pc app for mac but i think in a few years rom support for my phone will improve and there is also gsi roms you can use

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          2 months ago

          its a relatively recent development. possibly it only applies to when you open it up, replace something inside but even if they are not searching for software modifications, the distinction is very small and you’re not likely to hear it in the news before experiencing it

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      2 months ago

      How is it being a samsung making things worse? I’ve never flashed a samsung phone before so I may be very wrong, but isn’t unlocking the bootloader easy?

      And now that I think about, does samsung have their own system file format or something? Is that the issue?

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        2 months ago

        its bcs they use their own flashing method which got leaked

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      2 months ago

      Step 1: Shizuku

      Step 2: Canta

      Step 3: aShell You

      Step 4: SaverTuner

      You WILL want to remove Samsung Device Care, which also controls battery usage, and just so happens to be one of Samsung’s worst offenders when it comes to phoning home. SaverTuner is your foss replacement for it. After that, you can find a list of safe-to-remove apps for your particular device and start debloating. Be careful; some apps you’ll need a replacement for before you remove the stock counterpart.