jackFeb 5, 2025

You remember #Apple scanning all images on your #mobile device?

If you have an #Android #phone, a new app that doesn't appear in your menu has been automatically and silently installed (or soon will be) by #Google. It is called #AndroidSystemSafetyCore and does exactly the same - scan all images on your device as well as all incoming ones (via messaging). The new spin is that it does so "to protect your #privacy".

You can uninstall this app safely via System -> Apps.

https://developers.google.com/android/binary_transparency/google1p/overview

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Show threadALFeb 5, 2025

@jack Its time to renew my project to de-google my phone. Its hard since I'm still in the US and most good phone are in the EU.

any recommendation on a good phone to start with?

Show threadCassandrichFeb 8, 2025
@mral @jack If you want high-end, one of the premium models supported by GrapheneOS. If you're happy with anything decent that will run LineageOS or similar, Motorola is my go-to. Even stock, it's not heavily malware-infested, and they're super cheap. Mine I got for $125 3+ years ago is still very usable. Just check the specific model with compat list before buying.
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@dalias @mral @jack
Their schtick is repairable/replaceable parts and ethically sourced materials, as far as I know they're still the only phone where you can replace parts yourself.

Lineage isn't the main point of it, it's just there's an overlap between people who value repairable and people who value a lack of Google.

Feb 8, 2025 at 10:37pmWeb