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Well said. It can be even simpler than buying a new device. Personally, I use a $100 Android device and via some ADB commands have removed app stores, email, an
by extr0pian 3y ago
Well said. It can be even simpler than buying a new device. Personally, I use a $100 Android device and via some ADB commands have removed app stores, email, and even the web browser, keeping the most useful such as navigation, a camera, SMS, etc. If I really want to install an app, there's the additional barrier preventing me which is to plug my phone into my computer and sideload an APK for F-Droid, a web browser, Newpipe, or whatever. For the most part this has been working for me.
- pmg101 3y agoI too did this. Switched to a £99.99 Oppo A5 and followed instructions to remove chrome via adb. pm uninstall --user 0 com.android.chrome The only tricky part is explaining to people why you have no browser on your phone and can't follow any links they DM you. "To handle my addiction", while accurate, can sound overdramatic. However I have concluded that although I'm 90% satisfied with a cheap device it's a shame to have a poor camera, so may try to repeat this process on a better device. Ideally I want the experience to be crappy to reduce the addiction (eg a terrible screen for instance) but the camera to be top notch, battery to be long-lived, and device to be lightweight and pocketable. Don't believe that exists unfortunately.