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Re:HP installs system-slowing spyware on its PCs by BeefySwain on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @10:57AM (#15798354)
Have you ever used an Android phone?
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Re:HP installs system-slowing spyware on its PCs by rbanffy on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @12:36PM (#15799403)
I use one. Features and programs are very rarely added, unless through OS updates, which usually are very conspicuous.

While Google has deprecated and removed features in major updates, I don't remember a single instance of something that generated a measurable extra workload on my phone was pushed automatically by Google.

Do you remember any such event?

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Re:HP installs system-slowing spyware on its PCs by pjmlp on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @01:04PM (#15799698)
Play Services updates.
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Re:HP installs system-slowing spyware on its PCs by rbanffy on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @04:55PM (#15802205)
Does it slow down your phone?
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Re:HP installs system-slowing spyware on its PCs by pjmlp on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @02:20AM (#15805229)
Some updates have even lead to the play store not working, this is a well known problem.

https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/122918/google-pl...

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