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Ah good, this confirms my earlier research into disabling the AI bullshit on Android phones…I happen to be getting a Galaxy FE S25 next week. I will be toggling all the AI garbage off. I’d stick with Apple (which has no Apple Intelligence on my phone as it’s an iPhone 15+), but not being able to play nicely with Linux is a deal breaker.
I don’t trust Google, but, Samsung is at least a bit more trustworthy mostly in terms of smartphones specifically. Still will be checking my settings constantly, making sure things are toggled as they should be. I will not be using any of Google’s default apps and uninstall them when possible, using only Samsung Apps. I only do this after careful consideration, sadly, until a proper Linux distro that can be installed on any device manifests; this is a begrudging choice that I am making to have better distro to phone interactions.
How did we all agree that instead of an entirely feature-complete, open operating system that we’d rather bolt stock Linux on mobile hardware? This is hardly the lesser of two solutions.
Android is already open source, already has a mobile app ecosystem. The choice seems to be continue development without google or convert a desktop OS to mobile, then continue development without google.
AOSP is cool and all because it has the building blocks for a whole mobile experience, I long for a wide range of supported devices style of mobile distro (or bare minimum several brands)…That has the appeal and vibe of the distros that I like. It’s the cool factor that drives this want (even though it might not be practical). This is mostly an idle thought on my part.
There are de-Googled phones that run Android fairly well and have their own app suites and compatibility layers for using Play Store apps too. Part of the reason why I long for something…a bit more flexible is so that I could install it on a phone with a bigger screen and be set. Sadly, the models that I have found are a bit too small for my liking, 6.3 inch screens are simply too small for me. I like a roomy 6.7 inch screen.
but not being able to play nicely with Linux is a deal breaker
KDE Connect is available for iOS!
It’s an app that you can use to share files between an iPhone and a Linux PC, display notifications, use the phone as a remote for media controls and a touchpad and much more.
The iOS KDE Connect app doesn’t work at all in my case. I’ve tried many a times to get it to work. It failed, to my general befuddlement (even though I followed instructions). At any rate I am tired of iOS, it’s time to get away from Apple now.
Ah good, this confirms my earlier research into disabling the AI bullshit on Android phones…I happen to be getting a Galaxy FE S25 next week. I will be toggling all the AI garbage off. I’d stick with Apple (which has no Apple Intelligence on my phone as it’s an iPhone 15+), but not being able to play nicely with Linux is a deal breaker.
More trust than I’ve got.
It isn’t enough that a company gives me their word, I want to know they’re neutered.
Lineage without gapps at the bare minimum.
I don’t trust Google, but, Samsung is at least a bit more trustworthy mostly in terms of smartphones specifically. Still will be checking my settings constantly, making sure things are toggled as they should be. I will not be using any of Google’s default apps and uninstall them when possible, using only Samsung Apps. I only do this after careful consideration, sadly, until a proper Linux distro that can be installed on any device manifests; this is a begrudging choice that I am making to have better distro to phone interactions.
My big thing is: why a Linux distro?
How did we all agree that instead of an entirely feature-complete, open operating system that we’d rather bolt stock Linux on mobile hardware? This is hardly the lesser of two solutions.
Android is already open source, already has a mobile app ecosystem. The choice seems to be continue development without google or convert a desktop OS to mobile, then continue development without google.
AOSP is cool and all because it has the building blocks for a whole mobile experience, I long for a wide range of supported devices style of mobile distro (or bare minimum several brands)…That has the appeal and vibe of the distros that I like. It’s the cool factor that drives this want (even though it might not be practical). This is mostly an idle thought on my part.
There are de-Googled phones that run Android fairly well and have their own app suites and compatibility layers for using Play Store apps too. Part of the reason why I long for something…a bit more flexible is so that I could install it on a phone with a bigger screen and be set. Sadly, the models that I have found are a bit too small for my liking, 6.3 inch screens are simply too small for me. I like a roomy 6.7 inch screen.
KDE Connect is available for iOS! It’s an app that you can use to share files between an iPhone and a Linux PC, display notifications, use the phone as a remote for media controls and a touchpad and much more.
It’s really nice, I use it on Android. :)
The iOS KDE Connect app doesn’t work at all in my case. I’ve tried many a times to get it to work. It failed, to my general befuddlement (even though I followed instructions). At any rate I am tired of iOS, it’s time to get away from Apple now.
apple have enough sense in putting AI into everything.