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Re:So Long [Nova Launcher's FOSS release blocked by its owne... by Scene_Cast2 on Monday September 08, 2025 @08:05PM (#45175755)
Oh interesting. I was considering getting a Chinese phone soon (a vivo x200 Ultra), this really changes things. Is there somewhere I can read more about this?
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Re:So Long [Nova Launcher's FOSS release blocked by its owne... by nottorp on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @02:39AM (#45178290)
They just replace sending everything to Google and/or Samsung with sending everything to Google and/or Xiaomi. Not much of a difference.
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Re:So Long [Nova Launcher's FOSS release blocked by its owne... by eloisant on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @05:53AM (#45179832)
That's in addition to send everything to Google. You're still using Play services and Google apps.
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Re:So Long [Nova Launcher's FOSS release blocked by its owne... by thevillagechief on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @08:59AM (#45181345)
Several years ago I got my Mum an Infinix phone. The default UI was painful, just really full on adware. I would change the launcher, but they kept changing it back every couple of days. One day I tried changing the default messaging app, a message popped up saying "Play Fair!" and changed the app back to the spyware-ridden default. I couldn't believe the gall! Stopped using cheap Chinese brands after that, though I doubt Oneplus would be as bad.
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