Re:iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max
by dartdartdart1 on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @05:24PM
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Pixel phones don't have facebook preinstalled
Re:iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max
by giancarlostoro on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @05:26PM
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They've got the rest of Google's software preinstalled on the other hand. I don't want every single Google service on my phone, and some of them you can't uninstall.
Re:iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max
by Marsymars on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @05:41PM
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I was actually surprised at how obnoxious the forced Google Assistant integration was on an Android One phone compared to an Essential Phone, which is about as bloat-free as you can get for Android.
Re:iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max
by giancarlostoro on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @08:06PM
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I always loved LG and their G series of phones despite always bundling Facebook garbage, and this time around they added a button for Google Assistant. I disabled that button, too often would I accidentally press it and now my convos go off into the corporate cloud to be lost in who knows what state. Worse yet: I can't repurpose the button. I would love a "Skip Song" button on my phone for when I'm driving.
Re:iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max
by bufferoverflow on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @05:39PM
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A preinstalled app is the reason to switch the platforms? Sorry, not buying that. It takes a few seconds to uninstall.
Re:iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max
by samtimalsina on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @06:12PM
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I am in the same boat. I have an S7 from one of the major carriers that came preinstalled with Facebook. You can disable it, but not uninstall. Also, there is an update to "Facebook Services" which I can't seem to find and disable. I absolutely will not get another phone from Samsung (or others) that comes with Facebook preinstalled.
Re:iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max
by la_barba on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @06:26PM
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>A preinstalled app is the reason to switch the platforms?
No. What they actually said :-
>Every damn Android phone I've bought lately has Facebook preinstalled, theres other things, but I'm done with it all.
The one thing that kills me about iPhones is the miniscule amount of storage I get. I dont want all my things in the cloud, the cloud is useless to me without access to internet. The cloud is only useful for long-term backup storage if anything.
My phone comes with 64GB and I'm using 58 of that data, I popped in a 64GB SIM card and I'm only using 12 probably cause I filled it up before and wanted to have room for more photos and stuff. I may well buy an iPhone but I want more storage space out of the box, not some cloud solution. It also annoys me that the Macbook Air starts out at 128GB, that gets eaten up so quickly as a developer.