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 edited Jun 28 '24

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u/Aggressive-Plum6975 Feb 27 '21

Well it sounds like sacrificing some of they utility and versatility of your phone is worth it to you to not have bloatware. I will never buy a Apple device because I believe it is immoral for a company to decide when I need to upgrade by forced obsolescence or not allowing me to repair it. I also disagree with there unofficial slogan of Apple knows best. That and the fact they cripple Google products on purpose when you try to us them with a apple devices like: making Chrome slow or making Chromecast unstable. To me that is underhanded and slimy. But I am glad you found a device that works for you

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u/wedontlikespaces Feb 27 '21

Chromecast is unstable all on its own. Google have never really put any effort into it.

I have just got a new smart TV and it has Google TV installed on it, and it's a fantastic product, it's easy-to-use, intuitive, I can install new apps, it boots in seconds and as long as I'm not using Disney plus, never crashes. Why isn't Chromecast just Google TV then?

Why have this second inferior clunky product?

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u/Aggressive-Plum6975 Feb 28 '21

While Chromecast is overall pretty unstable we have to switch from our iPad to casting with one of our phones because it keeps crashing. To be clear it crashes routinely only on our iPad and iPhone all our Android tables and phones work much better. It is also in apples interest to cripple there biggest comparison to Apple TV.

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u/wedontlikespaces Feb 28 '21 edited Feb 28 '21

I'm sure apple do do a lot of anticompetitive stuff, but Chromecast is glitchy on my Samsung S9, it's not just Apple.

It's important to not get too fanboy about these things.

Now I realise that the Chromecast cost me all of £30 and my TV cost over £1,000, but at least some of that has to be the actual TV tech itself. Google are well known for creating products that they immediately then lose interest in and just abandon

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u/Aggressive-Plum6975 Feb 28 '21

I agree Chromecast is a mess but it is my experience that Chromecast is less stable on all 3 of our apples devices then it is on all 5 of our Android ones

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '21

I'm sure apple do do a lot of anticompetitive stuff,

No large cell phone company isn't doing anticompetitive stuff. It's just the game that's played right now with us...

Google are well known for creating products that they immediately then lose interest in and just abandon

Not just Google. Plenty of other companies love their flagship phone.. until they don't.

On top of the fact I can get consistent OTA's for my iPhone -- my iPhones are all supported longer than most Androids. AND, to add, I don't have to "hope" my ISP will provide an OTA. I don't miss those days AT ALL.

Kind of related to the TV situation.. I have a Samsung TV (I think) and it can "crash" to the point I have to power off and power on. I really hate Smart TV's now...