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Re:The guide to reduce screen time by dgimla20 on Friday April 11, 2025 @10:29AM (#43654200)
I'm not sure if I am or not. If it's not too much of a write-up, how might I be able to check? Is this something that can be changed in phone settings?

Thanks for letting me know. I wasn't aware of this otherwise.

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Re:The guide to reduce screen time by codethief on Sunday April 13, 2025 @02:58PM (#43675000)
By default all apps on Android have the permission to access the internet (and thus transfer any data they collected about you). The only way to prevent that is 1) using a custom ROM like GrapheneOS which allows you to block internet for chosen apps, or 2) using a firewall like NetGuard and blocking specific apps there.
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