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Re:Google sued: Idle Android eats mobile data to send teleme... by qz2 on Saturday November 14, 2020 @11:02AM (#25093100)
I’m working on the same thing and the phone at the moment. I doubt I’ll be able to go cold turkey so I’m blowing one app away every two weeks until I don’t need it any more. It’s not as hard as it felt like it was going to be.
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Re:Google sued: Idle Android eats mobile data to send teleme... by generalizations on Saturday November 14, 2020 @11:14AM (#25093185)
Maps with live traffic is going to be the tough one; at least it is for me.
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Re:Google sued: Idle Android eats mobile data to send teleme... by qz2 on Saturday November 14, 2020 @11:34AM (#25093321)
I live in London U.K. and have done 400 miles this year. Decided I’m going to get rid of the car in the new year. That solves the problem :)
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Re:Google sued: Idle Android eats mobile data to send teleme... by generalizations on Saturday November 14, 2020 @12:42PM (#25093935)
You city people with your public transit. :D Doesn't really work when half the people I know live more than an hour's drive away.
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Re:Google sued: Idle Android eats mobile data to send teleme... by qz2 on Saturday November 14, 2020 @01:14PM (#25094236)
Not just that. I’m a miserable sod who likes my own company :)
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Re:Google sued: Idle Android eats mobile data to send teleme... by generalizations on Saturday November 14, 2020 @02:22PM (#25094835)
Then why are you in the city? Isolated country living is where it's at. :)
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Re:Google sued: Idle Android eats mobile data to send teleme... by qz2 on Saturday November 14, 2020 @02:24PM (#25094857)
I tried that one. I am also a fan of convenience :)
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Re:Google sued: Idle Android eats mobile data to send teleme... by generalizations on Saturday November 14, 2020 @03:27PM (#25095351)
What, you don't like 30 minute drives to the grocery store? :)
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Re:Google sued: Idle Android eats mobile data to send teleme... by bashinator on Saturday November 14, 2020 @11:28AM (#25093266)
This would have been a dealbreaker for me, but now that my company has permanent WFH, live traffic is much more of a would-be-nice.
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Re:Google sued: Idle Android eats mobile data to send teleme... by kelnos on Saturday November 14, 2020 @09:24PM (#25097648)
I worked from home most of the time before COVID, and still appreciated being able to do a quick check for the fastest route whenever I wanted to drive somewhere, even if I already knew how to get there.

There are many other uses for a car than commuting to work ;)

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Re:Google sued: Idle Android eats mobile data to send teleme... by generalizations on Saturday November 14, 2020 @11:29AM (#25093282)
I mean, this year of all years traffic is less of an issue, but travel is still a thing in general and I wouldn't want to buy a smartphone just for that.
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Re:Google sued: Idle Android eats mobile data to send teleme... by mackrevinack on Saturday November 14, 2020 @02:37PM (#25094971)
could you scrap the need for live traffic by just leaving 10 minutes earlier than you need to? or do you live somewhere that has really complicated traffic?
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Re:Google sued: Idle Android eats mobile data to send teleme... by megablast on Saturday November 14, 2020 @06:28PM (#25096640)
You are being tracked by your car. Better get rid of that.
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