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Re:Three quarters of Android apps track users with third par... by mrguyorama on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @02:33PM (#15810062)
I wish root were easier to get on my own damn phone
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Re:Three quarters of Android apps track users with third par... by enobrev on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @03:15PM (#15810435)
Agreed. I don't mind the requirement of root, just as I'm glad my desktop has a root account that's not the default account. That said, the effort required to obtain root on my own device is silly. It should simply be a switch in the "Dev Tools" settings screen, which is already hidden from plain consumers.
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