• Ghoelian@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    9 days ago

    Not a single app on my phone was installed through Google Play, it's all Aurora. Guess if apps really do this i'll just have to stop using them, cause I'm not installing the play store.

    • Mwa@lemm.ee
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      9 days ago

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

      • Jalapeño Popper@lemmy.ml
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        edit-2
        8 days 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.

    • cordlesslamp@lemmy.today
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      8 days ago

      Quick question: what is the advantage of using Aurora to get apps instead of the Play Store?

      I have Aurora but i don't understand that, afaik both use the same APKs and can update interchangeably?

      At first I thought Aurora remove some of the app's tracking beacons but that's not the case.