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I used to date a girl who had a Galaxy S8 from sprint and that phone had most ridiculous ads like online casino ads, everywhere, even on lock screen.
by YeahSureWhyNot 8y ago
I used to date a girl who had a Galaxy S8 from sprint and that phone had most ridiculous ads like online casino ads, everywhere, even on lock screen.
- distant_hat 8y agoA few years back Lockscreen was identified as one of the most underutilized real estate on the mobile phone. So a lot of phone companies started selling it to the highest bidder. While Samsung shouldn't be needing it, a lot of the lower end Chinese companies make razor thin margins on the phones, even if a company offered $1-3 for pre-installing an always running app that would show ads to users, they'd happily take it.
- sk0g 8y agoI doubt it's the Samsung launcher/ lock screen showing ads though. I remember a particular lock screen I tried out that was great. Functional, beautiful... Except, you know, when it showed an ad on half the lock screen. Yeah, fuck that. But a less tech savvy person might just go "well this is fine, I guess that's just how it is", and live with it.
- haser_au 8y agoThe 'Peel Smart Remote' app came pre-installed on my old Samsung S6, and it did the same thing. Lock screen ads and everything. https://fossbytes.com/peel-remote-use-remove-smart-remote/ https://fossbytes.com/peel-remote-use-remove-smart-remote/ https://www.androidpolice.com/2017/03/29/peel-remote-app-upsets-users-ton-ads-lock-screen-overlays/ https://www.androidpolice.com/2017/03/29/peel-remote-app-ups...
- DrScump 8y agoAnd their app lies about the scope of devices it can control. For example, it won't even warn you if your target device outright lacks an IR port before you install it. Worse yet, check out the permissions it demands: Calendar (!), Contacts (!!), Camera, precise Location, microphone, Bluetooth... even body sensors!