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Seriously, the reason I can't rely on my phone is mostly Google Play Services. I never know when it will update behind my back, and suddenly I'll feel a warm s
by alphapapa 10y ago
Seriously, the reason I can't rely on my phone is mostly Google Play Services. I never know when it will update behind my back, and suddenly I'll feel a warm spot on my leg, and less than halfway into my day my phone's battery is at 5% because of Google Play Services running infinite loops.
Or how at least every two days, the phone's wifi and LTE connections just stop working, for no apparent reason. But if I Force Stop on Google Play Services, they suddenly work again. This has been going on for several months now.
Of course, these issues didn't used to happen with older versions of Play Services. And if I downgrade the Play Services app to the version installed with my ROM, I never have these problems--but then I can't use any current Google apps, like Gmail, Maps, etc.
The AOSP software is mostly fine. But the Play Services side of Google simply cannot be trusted. Their CADT/web-style of development is almost enough to push me back to iOS.
I want a phone that just runs Debian. :(