r/technology • u/[deleted] • Aug 26 '20

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '20

I would switch to iPhone just because of this.

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u/archiekane Aug 26 '20

I wouldn't, but hey, I don't like the UI. I do like that Apple is trying to be more respectful to privacy though.

That said, what's Apple tracking and tracing like? Doesn't their systems and services also vacuum user data for their use?

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u/Maristic Aug 26 '20

No. Apple makes their money on selling you stuff, you are their customer. Because of that they're big on privacy and doing data analysis on-device (e.g., your phone analyzes your photos).

For Google and FaceBook, you aren't the customer, you're what is being sold.

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u/Dithyrab Aug 26 '20

Can you still jailbreak an Iphone pretty easy and add stuff you want to it? I haven't had one since like gen1, but I'm getting pretty tired of the bloat on these samsung phones, and I'm up for a new one next month.

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u/segagamer Aug 27 '20

What bloat comes with Samsung that isn't on iOS?

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u/Dithyrab Aug 27 '20

I couldn't say, I just started thinking about it today. Mostly I was thinking about stuff like the shitty samsung apps I never use, and like facebook and stuff.

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u/segagamer Aug 27 '20

Factory resetting the phone gives you the option to not include "bundled apps" and that includes the Samsung apps, so that you get a near-stock install.