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Re:Pixel smartphones delivered with secret but inactive remo... by jdietrich on Friday August 16, 2024 @05:39AM (#41264781)
"Secret" is the clickbait, as it implies that there's some kind of subterfuge going on. The app isn't intentionally hidden as far as I can tell, so "preinstalled" would be far less sensational.

Any operating system distro is going to come with a bunch of stuff that you're not necessarily going to use; obviously it's less than ideal if distributions are being shipped with old junk that nobody uses, but it's hardly the crime of the century.

Re:Pixel smartphones delivered with secret but inactive remo... by croes on Friday August 16, 2024 @07:27AM (#41265330)
It's hidden from the normal user, isn't it?