Glance AI is coming to numerous Samsung phones as an opt-in experience this month.

Just a little bit more privacy invasion. C’mon, juuuust a little… 'till you no longer notice.

  • ViscloReader@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Just want to say that Call of duty Black Ops II was pretty fucking accurate up to this point.

    • We have drone strikes.
    • Personalised face ads.
    • worldwide conflicts
    • a fight for rare earth minerals

    But I guess Treyarch was too optimistic about having a women as a POTUS

  • Brotha_Jaufrey@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    This is what makes me excited for Linux phones to finally become viable. Every major phone manufacturer is making their UX worse and expanding their hidden spyware for the sake of profits.

    Graphene os is great but you can only install it on a Pixel. But they give extended support for older devices which is nice. HOWEVER, people are making Linux builds for even older devices, including the iphone 6. Getting a new phone after 7 years might not be necessary in the future.

    • propitiouspanda@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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      3 days ago

      You could just use a phone not made by a major manufacturer.

      I have one from Orbic and it’s great.

      • N0t_5ure@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 days ago

        It used to be that phone technology improved relatively quickly, and a 2 year old phone was significantly worse than the latest and greatest. Now, not so much. I use a Pixel 6 Pro running Graphene OS, and I don’t feel like I’m missing out on the latest tech. The camera is great, certainly more than good enough for me, and the phone is responsive and does everything I need it to do, and it’s 3+ generations old. I see no need to spend $1000+ on a new phone.

      • Brotha_Jaufrey@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 days ago

        And that’s their choice to. But some people are sick of planned obsolescence and wish to use their phones for as long as the hardware doesn’t give.

    • RubberElectrons@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      I’d recommend CalyxOS as a replacement os.

      No google code at all to get full functionality of your hardware (excluding Google pay, but graphene doesn’t have that either.)

      Anything you need, e.g. swipe typing or advanced camera features, you can install Google’s versions and block their ability to talk to the internet via the built-in firewall.

      calyxos.org

      • EchoSnail@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        2 days ago

        I just wanna use my carriers sms/rcs channels and their 5g internet. I don’t need Anymore middleman than Me>Verizon>Host/Destination

        • RubberElectrons@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 days ago

          Sure, you get that by default. Firewall only steps in for apps you explicitly block. There’s a toggle for if you want apps blocked by default for you to allow, if you prefer.

          Point is, it’s a system that just works, stays out of your way and doesn’t phone home to anyone, just as you’d expect.

          Whatever you wind up doing, good luck out there and have fun.

  • Sunflier@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I have a galaxy. I disabled the Galaxy AI. I disabled the Google AI on my phone, and I blocked Google search AI. I disabled Microsoft AI. I think ATT has one that listens in on calls to warn you of a call being a scam, but I haven’t figured out how to disable that. Many of my calls are privileged under atty/client privilege, so have someone or something else in on that risks waving that. I want to disable it, but I don’t know how. I tried to disable Yahoo’s email AI. But, now there is yet more AI for me to disable?

    Dear tech companies, please stop shoving AI down my throat. I really don’t want it.

          • kassiopaea@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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            3 days ago

            How so? I went from Android to iPhone and one of the biggest reasons I kept it was the lack of consumer-hostile intrusive bullshit that seems to be everywhere on Google and Samsung products.

            • pyre@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              3 days ago

              by making the iphone. ads were not the primary source of revenue for applications before that.

              • kassiopaea@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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                3 days ago

                Again, what are you basing that on? Many websites, games, etc. that had traditionally only been accessible on a desktop/laptop were already primarily using ads for monetization at that point (I should know, I was using a lot of them). Blaming Apple for simply making the first handheld devices capable of running similar software makes absolutely zero sense.

                • pyre@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                  3 days ago

                  adware was definitely not the norm before smartphones. I’m not talking about websites, I’m talking about applications. when were games using ads for monetization?

    • DUMBASS@leminal.spaceEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Hahahahhahahha no, iPhone isn’t better.

      Apple waits for android to cop the shit, then they do the same. Won’t be long untill they’re pushing the same thing to you iPhone people.

      • Majestic@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        2 days ago

        Apple TV: No ads. Been around for over a decade.

        Google TV: homescreen ads for a decade+ and even pushed onto Nvidia shield owners who originally may have bought the devices because Nvidia made a premium customized version without ads until they got tired of that and put ads in.

        Apple has problems but ads aren’t a big one.

        Neither big company is your friend. They both exploit workers and are both bad.

        It’s just Google tends to be better at cutting edge bad like enabling genocide with their products and stuffing ads down the throats of people while Apple tries to maintain a crunchier appearance and vibe and is fine reaping 30% App Store fees on all transactions and making side loading very hard.

        Apple rips you off on low storage and high costs to upgrade compared to Google/Samsung it’s definitely true.

      • Tabula_stercore@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 days ago

        Apple waits for android to cop the shit, then they do the same. Won’t be long untill they’re pushing the same thing to you iPhone people.

        You left out Apple’s strongest point: and afterwards claiming they invented it.

  • Bluefruit@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Gross.

    I’m currently in the process of moving everything over to a pixel running GrapheneOS and am glad to be doing so because of shit exactly like this.

    I just want technology that does what I want it to and doesn’t spy on me. Shouldn’t be this hard especially if I pay for the product.

  • Autonomous User@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    SamsungOS has always failed to include a libre software license text file. We do not control it, anti-libre software. You asked for this. You let them do it.

  • Manticore@lemmy.nz
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    3 days ago

    Are techbros so bland that they really can’t think of literally any fucking way to make money that isn’t just ‘ads’?

      • Manticore@lemmy.nz
        English
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        2 days ago

        That’s just the money their making itself. When it comes down to what are we subscribing for, it keeps being ads again. They keep deciding that subscriptions make money by removing ads.

        Like, why not subscriptions that actually add something gainful? Subscribe to stream your games to any TV, subscribe to get dog food delivered to your house monthly, subscribe to Socks of the Month Club. Those things exist in other industries, but tech?? Nope, it’s just ads, or subscribe to less ads.

      • TwistedCister@lemm.eeEnglish
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        3 days ago

        The other option is creating a reliable, high quality product that people want and creates value for the user. This was how most businesses operated before Jack Fucking Welch.

        But it’s easier to force slop, ads, and slop-made ads on people.

  • Penny7@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Thankfully, this is a fully opt-in experience.

    And how long before they decide to make a default instead of opt-in?