Pixel smartphones delivered with secret but inactive remote maintenance

Re:Pixel smartphones delivered with secret but inactive remo... by throwaway290 on Sunday August 18, 2024 @04:03AM (#41280897)

> My point is that it's nore like teamviewer's installer since it's deactivated

Same question: wtf is it doing on this phone? Is it on purpose? Is it a fuckup? Etc.

You saying that phones contain junk we did not ask for and so it is not news is not true. Some phones do. Pixel was assumed to be a good reference Android device. Now it turns out Pixel also does. It is news.

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Re:Pixel smartphones delivered with secret but inactive remo... by jraph on Sunday August 18, 2024 @08:23AM (#41281923)

Okay, now I get it: you are disappointed by the Pixel specifically.

I don't trust Google's proprietary stuff neither, so I didn't have that in mind: I assume that any stock Android is going to phone home and should I receive a Pixel, I would replace the stock Android on it to one of the FOSS roms anyway, without Google Play services.

> wtf is it doing on this phone?

Again, nothing, I agree with you on this.

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Re:Pixel smartphones delivered with secret but inactive remo... by throwaway290 on Sunday August 18, 2024 @11:56PM (#41287673)

> you are disappointed by the Pixel specifically.

Not just me apparently, the company in the article too:)

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