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I find myself uninstalling every app unless I really need it and use it. It's amazing how many apps just sit around in your life over time. get them off your ph

I find myself uninstalling every app unless I really need it and use it. It's amazing how many apps just sit around in your life over time. get them off your phone

WarOnPrivacy 7mo ago
I do this. I also block the ad ecosystems on the device (root, adaway).
cdrnsf 7mo ago
I do this as well — I also have DNS level blocking via a NextDNS profile and prefer PWAs if possible.
aceazzameen 7mo ago
Same here. I use Firefox for everything, and uninstall all the junk via adb. Also low power mode not only for battery efficiency, but to prevent most background services from running.
dylan604 7mo ago
The greatest part of reading HN is finding out that my distrust of apps and their developers is not weird. It does make me question my abilities as a dev for refusing to partake in these reindeer games. Clearly, I am not the right type of person to do well in big tech.
- autoexec 7mo ago
  The problem is that it is weird. It's the smart/right thing to do, but countless people mindlessly install whatever they're told to install or whatever looks fun. We hand mobile devices over to children who have no idea why they shouldn't, but honestly many adults are just as ignorant and trusting. Most people I've spoken with are either thinking "Apple/Google/Government would never allow apps to do something like that!" or they think "Everyone is already doing it so why bother trying to fight it. I'd only be inconveniencing myself for nothing"
hnburnsy 7mo ago
> I find myself uninstalling every app unless I really need it and use it. It's amazing how many apps just sit around in your life over time. get them off your phone That's the thing they don't just sit around, they all have run at start up and for Android I blame Google for not giving users the ability to block run at start up.
fn-mote 7mo ago
I’m not opening it… can it do anything on iOS?
anonzzzies 7mo ago
I am mostly back to my phone being with ironfox and using it for everything instead of apps. My bank works fine with it still and so far no issues with other things I need.

I find myself uninstalling every app unless I really need it and use it. It's amazing how many apps just sit around in your life over time. get them off your phone

WarOnPrivacy 7mo ago

I do this. I also block the ad ecosystems on the device (root, adaway).

cdrnsf 7mo ago

I do this as well — I also have DNS level blocking via a NextDNS profile and prefer PWAs if possible.

aceazzameen 7mo ago

Same here. I use Firefox for everything, and uninstall all the junk via adb. Also low power mode not only for battery efficiency, but to prevent most background services from running.

dylan604 7mo ago

The greatest part of reading HN is finding out that my distrust of apps and their developers is not weird. It does make me question my abilities as a dev for refusing to partake in these reindeer games. Clearly, I am not the right type of person to do well in big tech.

autoexec 7mo ago
The problem is that it is weird. It's the smart/right thing to do, but countless people mindlessly install whatever they're told to install or whatever looks fun. We hand mobile devices over to children who have no idea why they shouldn't, but honestly many adults are just as ignorant and trusting. Most people I've spoken with are either thinking "Apple/Google/Government would never allow apps to do something like that!" or they think "Everyone is already doing it so why bother trying to fight it. I'd only be inconveniencing myself for nothing"

hnburnsy 7mo ago

> I find myself uninstalling every app unless I really need it and use it. It's amazing how many apps just sit around in your life over time. get them off your phone That's the thing they don't just sit around, they all have run at start up and for Android I blame Google for not giving users the ability to block run at start up.

fn-mote 7mo ago

I’m not opening it… can it do anything on iOS?

anonzzzies 7mo ago

I am mostly back to my phone being with ironfox and using it for everything instead of apps. My bank works fine with it still and so far no issues with other things I need.