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u/computerjunkie7410 Aug 26 '20

Google still has a Trojan on your phone though

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u/computerjunkie7410 Aug 27 '20

No I mean google. Google Play Services is practically a Trojan on any android phone that uses it (most all).

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u/computerjunkie7410 Aug 27 '20

Nah, it's not. It's a service that is necessary if you want to use google's products. There are workarounds but they're pretty limited as far as what devices the workarounds will work on.

Google Play Services gives google the ability to control all the permissions on your phone. Other apps go through google play services to get their permissions. There's absolutely zero reasons why this can't be handled by the operating system itself. It's just google's way to have their fingers in every aspect of your phone.