With Windows 10, Microsoft Disregards User Choice and Privacy

Re:With Windows 10, Microsoft Disregards User Choice and Pri... by brokenmachine on Thursday August 18, 2016 @01:40AM (#12310617)

You're trying to root Android to get what you want, and Samsung doesn't want you to do that.

Unfortunately there's no better option out there. If you had an iphone you'd have even less control over your phone.

I'm in the same boat, I have a Samsung at the moment because the hardware is nice, but I'm pretty dissatisfied with the bloatware and IMO Android in general is getting further and further away from satisfying the power users.

The default Gallery app is a UI abomination, and you can't completely replace it with something better (the Camera app will always use the Samsung Gallery App to review photos, there's no way to change it).

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Re:With Windows 10, Microsoft Disregards User Choice and Pri... by dredmorbius on Thursday August 18, 2016 @01:47AM (#12310632)

I'm aware iOS isn't a better option. There's a reason I've not gone that route.

I'm absolutely irate at Samsung and Google/Android. Once again, the latter company is absolutely burning up goodwill it's engendered among technical users.

I'm keeping my eye on alternatives. There's a Spanish-made Ubuntu phone which might be suitable.

Otherwise, a small ultralight notebook could be useful, but from whom? I've run Thinkpads for nearly 20 years, but find current offerings abominable. I don't care for Apple hardware precisely because of keyboards and mouse/trackpad options.

Samsung's iron fist over apps is similarly pathological.

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