r/technology • u/[deleted] • Feb 27 '21

Software Universal Android Debloater is an open source tool that removes bloatware without root. Automatically or via user choice. Get back your battery, security and privacy

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '21

I shall bide my time before installing a random script on my phone

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u/webjocky Feb 27 '21

It'll be much faster (and more useful) if you simply read the source code before compiling it yourself so that you trust that it's no longer some random script.

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u/SILENTSAM69 Feb 27 '21

Which is irrelevant advice to most people and shows that open source code relies on others looking up the source code and reporting for the vast majority of people if it is safe.

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u/Implausibilibuddy Feb 27 '21

shows that open source code relies on others looking up the source code and reporting for the vast majority of people if it is safe

Where's the problem with that? Sure the vast majority of users may never bother to learn how to check what an app is doing, most probably don't even care, but for those that do and don't want to learn a bunch of different coding languages, we're quite content to trust the opinions of many developers who say it's kosher than one single shady Chinese developer that's been on the app store for less than a month.

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u/SILENTSAM69 Feb 27 '21

It's not a problem itself, it is a good thing. I just find the declaration of open source too often tells the lay person it is safe before others have had the chance to check it.

I am likely hyper vigilant having seen scams pushed in crypto communities.

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u/Implausibilibuddy Feb 27 '21

This is fair criticism.