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I noticed sometime last year Samsung put out an update for my Tablet that overrode my DNS delivered by DHCP and used Google's DNS directly. It was immediately o

I noticed sometime last year Samsung put out an update for my Tablet that overrode my DNS delivered by DHCP and used Google's DNS directly. It was immediately obvious due to the amount of ads I haven't seen for years at this point due to running a pihole. Most of the solutions either involve software VPNs in the device to restore function or rooting it. Its terrible that any device would ignore and have no way to use the network settings as provided by the gateway.

aaaaaaaaaaab 4y ago
Just block Google's DNS servers at the router level. (Although the best solution would probably be to ditch Samsung crap)
zo1 4y ago
DNS, proxy and cert settings should be exposed to the user without question. And if apps bypass it and do things like cert pinning they need to be banned off the stores. This is the only way to fix the ecosystem.
paulmd 4y ago
Google gets all the flak but frankly Samsung has been the point of the spear for years on adtech shit - they were one of the companies caught mining application logs from other applications to bypass permissions that you denied them, causing Google to have to go back and implement iOS-style application sandboxing. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/more-than-1000-android-apps-harvest-your-data-even-after-you-deny-permissions/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/more-than-1000-android-apps... Similarly, their TVs are known as probably the single most obnoxious devices on the market right now, and are always in the news for finding some new and obnoxious way to push more ads or more intrusive ways to spy on you in general. Everyone always asks this about Apple but really it's never seemed more relevant than with Samsung: why are you purchasing hardware from a company that very very obviously does not respect you as a customer? Aren't there any other android vendors you could patronize instead? (to be fair, if you aren't interested in budget hardware, and you won't buy a chinese phone, I suppose that list isn't all that long. you have... google and sony, I guess?)
t0bia_s 4y ago
I use LineageOS on all my Samsung devices. If I want super google free android OS, IodéOS or e/os is option.

aaaaaaaaaaab 4y ago

Just block Google's DNS servers at the router level. (Although the best solution would probably be to ditch Samsung crap)

zo1 4y ago

DNS, proxy and cert settings should be exposed to the user without question. And if apps bypass it and do things like cert pinning they need to be banned off the stores. This is the only way to fix the ecosystem.

paulmd 4y ago

Google gets all the flak but frankly Samsung has been the point of the spear for years on adtech shit - they were one of the companies caught mining application logs from other applications to bypass permissions that you denied them, causing Google to have to go back and implement iOS-style application sandboxing. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/more-than-1000-android-apps-harvest-your-data-even-after-you-deny-permissions/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/more-than-1000-android-apps... Similarly, their TVs are known as probably the single most obnoxious devices on the market right now, and are always in the news for finding some new and obnoxious way to push more ads or more intrusive ways to spy on you in general. Everyone always asks this about Apple but really it's never seemed more relevant than with Samsung: why are you purchasing hardware from a company that very very obviously does not respect you as a customer? Aren't there any other android vendors you could patronize instead? (to be fair, if you aren't interested in budget hardware, and you won't buy a chinese phone, I suppose that list isn't all that long. you have... google and sony, I guess?)

t0bia_s 4y ago

I use LineageOS on all my Samsung devices. If I want super google free android OS, IodéOS or e/os is option.