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Main reason I'm using apple devices is for their quick security updates. I don't trust Samsung phone because they even run ads on $1500 phone. I am thinking to

by 28194608 5y ago

Main reason I'm using apple devices is for their quick security updates. I don't trust Samsung phone because they even run ads on $1500 phone. I am thinking to go with Pixel phone.

ByteWelder 5y ago
I'm an Android developer myself, and Samsung is universally hated among devs due to the bloatware/adware. Manjaro Linux has rolling releases, so you get updates more swiftly than with other Linux flavours. LineageOS (regular or microG variant) get weekly updates if I recall correctly. Pixel is a solid hardware choice in my book.
- RealStickman_ 5y ago
  Afaik Lineage for microG is twice monthly, but still much better than many OEMs.
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howinteresting 5y ago
Apple also runs ads everywhere on its really expensive phones, mind. They're ads for other Apple products. https://mjtsai.com/blog/2020/02/17/the-paywalled-garden-ios-is-adware/ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2020/02/17/the-paywalled-garden-ios-... A Google Pixel has far fewer ads than an iPhone these days.
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- 0x000000001 5y ago
  I have never seen the iOS show me an ad. I've seen some third party apps, but not the OS or core apps.
  - howinteresting 5y ago
    The linked post has plenty of evidence, it might be worth going through it.
kasbah 5y ago
Put GrapheneOS on that Pixel. I run it on a 3a. It's pretty easy to install and updates itself very regularly, can recommend. https://grapheneos.org/ https://grapheneos.org/
bboylen 5y ago
Yeah I am considering switching to an iPhone. A big kicker was opening the default Weather app on my Samsung Galaxy S9 and seeing an inappropriate ad that took up 1/3 of the screen. Absolutely shameful that they would be so desperate for cash to include such ad space in their flagship phone. Although the recent news about Apple has me questioning the switch...

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Main reason I'm using apple devices is for their quick security updates. I don't trust Samsung phone because they even run ads on $1500 phone. I am thinking to

by 28194608 5y ago

Main reason I'm using apple devices is for their quick security updates. I don't trust Samsung phone because they even run ads on $1500 phone. I am thinking to go with Pixel phone.

ByteWelder 5y ago
I'm an Android developer myself, and Samsung is universally hated among devs due to the bloatware/adware. Manjaro Linux has rolling releases, so you get updates more swiftly than with other Linux flavours. LineageOS (regular or microG variant) get weekly updates if I recall correctly. Pixel is a solid hardware choice in my book.
- RealStickman_ 5y ago
  Afaik Lineage for microG is twice monthly, but still much better than many OEMs.
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howinteresting 5y ago
Apple also runs ads everywhere on its really expensive phones, mind. They're ads for other Apple products. https://mjtsai.com/blog/2020/02/17/the-paywalled-garden-ios-is-adware/ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2020/02/17/the-paywalled-garden-ios-... A Google Pixel has far fewer ads than an iPhone these days.
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- 0x000000001 5y ago
  I have never seen the iOS show me an ad. I've seen some third party apps, but not the OS or core apps.
  - howinteresting 5y ago
    The linked post has plenty of evidence, it might be worth going through it.
kasbah 5y ago
Put GrapheneOS on that Pixel. I run it on a 3a. It's pretty easy to install and updates itself very regularly, can recommend. https://grapheneos.org/ https://grapheneos.org/
bboylen 5y ago
Yeah I am considering switching to an iPhone. A big kicker was opening the default Weather app on my Samsung Galaxy S9 and seeing an inappropriate ad that took up 1/3 of the screen. Absolutely shameful that they would be so desperate for cash to include such ad space in their flagship phone. Although the recent news about Apple has me questioning the switch...