Exactly. You get it.

Limiting the data being thrown out the window is doable. You’ll see folks trying to “De-Google” which is understandable. But you’re effectively changing the entire way you use the internet. So if that’s something you’re comfortable with, there’s that.

Aaaaand…

You’re still giving hoards of data away.

Until you realize how this is possible, you and me cannot have this conversation.

You’re willingly giving your data away as soon as you buy a smartphone. Just using FF and UBO isn’t doing anything to help that.

I’m baffled as to how you seem to believe these two things somehow are making your personal data untouchable. There is no reality that exists where you aren’t giving up an enormous amount of personal data.

Those things only help make the web less annoying.

Where in the world did you get that impression

Let me break it down for you.

BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE BETA SOFTWARE

I don’t believe I’m required to define for what Beta software is like to use. So instead I’m going to drop one more line about ONEUI 7 feeling unrefined, unpolished and lacking in consistency throughout the WHOLE damn OS.

Why are you way out there in left field?

Good Lord.

Let me ask you a question.

Which ones do you might think I’m using?

The US

It’s worse that Android 12 and that’s sayin a lot. It feels like beta software that was shoved out the door. You can tell the devs are iOS users.

There are so many things that need refining in the UI department that it’s actually amazing they released it. I do not understand what they thought they had accomplished with this update.

It’s kind of embarrassing, tbh.

Apps are easy. The UI you interact with a thousand times a day isn’t some fuckin nothin burger.

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I’m just baffled how anyone uses a stock launcher on ANY version of Android, from ANY era, on ANY device.

I have not used a stock launcher of any Samsung phone ever in over 15 yrs because they are all shit. And if it’s not total shit, nxt yrs OS update will undoubtedly MAKE IT SHIT.

Rinse and repeat every year. God I feel sorry for you people. Having to have your settings erased and retrain your muscle memory every OS update. That isn’t “fun”. It isn’t “fresh”. It’s annoying AF.

TouchWiz going to ONEUI didn’t magically make me fall in love with it. Stock launchers are garbage, always have been. Especially with each subsequent update.

“Accidentally”

I love how they take us for 3 yr olds lol

Don’t sleep on Google Services.

If you’re not an iPhone user, those “services” are what keeps Google from killing Android entirely. Waaaayyyy too much data collection to just brush your shoulders off over.

This comment sounds like an Ad. Or some AI bs canned response.

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It’s 2025. Mobile operating systems have basically peaked at this point. These yearly OS updates offer nothing but change for the sake of change with very little in the way of actual use for the overwhelming majority of people.

I’m tired of having to re-train my muscle memory every year just because Android releases have become “events” for marketing instead of offering features that useful.

NEW ANDROID OS! ALL YOUR SETTINGS ARE CHANGED, HAVE FUN!!

Of all the companies in all the world, Google is the last company I’d want working on a feature like this, for hella obvious reasons. If it isn’t immediately adopted, super-hyped, and constantly worshipped, they will either let it stagnant in development hell or outright kill it in the end.

Good. Been looking for a reason to not use a smartphone. I’d rather piss glass than use iOS

Sure, banking and work related apps. Set those for auto-update.

The rest, I’d manually do it monthly.