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Re:Samsung disables customer phones remotely, holds data hos... by taway1237 on Saturday October 28, 2023 @01:14PM (#38051565)
You forgot the other reason. I don't want an IPhone because I prefer to actually own my device (and because Android is overall more secure and I personally care about this).
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Re:Samsung disables customer phones remotely, holds data hos... by Skunkleton on Saturday October 28, 2023 @02:56PM (#38052405)
> I prefer to actually own my device

What do you mean by that? Its an odd take in an article about Android users learning they don't own their device.

> and because Android is overall more secure and I personally care about this

citation?

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Re:Samsung disables customer phones remotely, holds data hos... by iavael on Sunday October 29, 2023 @12:22AM (#38055796)
You can flash android phone with another OS that won't spy on you. And you cannot do this with iPhone.
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Re:Samsung disables customer phones remotely, holds data hos... by rockskon on Saturday October 28, 2023 @10:28PM (#38055382)
The security of Android vs Apple keep ping-ponging back and forth for which is considered more secure against programmatic exploits.
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