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The google logo counts as an ad for you? Or does google actually show ads on stock-android?
by Semaphor 7y ago
The google logo counts as an ad for you? Or does google actually show ads on stock-android?
- kick 7y agoThe Google logo instead of a plain search bar is an ad. Imagine if your browser had one in the URL bar: it'd be ridiculous, and very annoying!
- Semaphor 7y agoWell, it searches google, doesn’t it? I’m not trying to be argumentative, I really don’t know, haven’t run what’s preinstalled since day 3 of my very first Android phone. I know Firefox shows me the DuckDuckGo logo when I enter a search term, so it seems reasonable to me. edit: > Imagine if your browser had one in the URL bar: it'd be ridiculous, and very annoying! Just checked, Chrome does that, I guess that was your point ;)
- nottorp 7y agoIs there such a thing as stock Android? Anecdotically, I have an Android phone that I use for development (i.e. it sits on my desk most of the time). Every time I turn it on I get notifications that I have updates available or something has been updated or whatever - with the google logo - that I cannot disable anywhere. I also get some of those from manufacturer supplied "helpful crap" but I suppose we can't blame Google for those...