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Re:Microsoft apparently removing ‘Offline Accounts’ for inte... by enitihas on Sunday February 23, 2020 @04:59AM (#22396019)
So with windows they are even more screwed, as they will have to pay for it, and then see ads. Worse that Android for sure.
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Re:Microsoft apparently removing ‘Offline Accounts’ for inte... by pjmlp on Sunday February 23, 2020 @05:07AM (#22396055)
With Android you don't get to uninstall factory packaged apps.
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Re:Microsoft apparently removing ‘Offline Accounts’ for inte... by enitihas on Sunday February 23, 2020 @05:13AM (#22396079)
You do, you can literally disable gmail from app info. I just tried this on my moto one power and it is totally possible.
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Re:Microsoft apparently removing ‘Offline Accounts’ for inte... by milankragujevic on Sunday February 23, 2020 @05:23AM (#22396131)
On cheaper Android devices that are sold at-cost or below cost, you usually can't. They need to make money on your data with those "value-add" apps, to remain profitable, so they mark ALL apps as "system required", to prevent disabling (i.e. try disabling SystemUI through the UI, it won't let you, the button will be greyed out).
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