I only buy Xiaomi phones because the bootloader is unlockable. The stock UI is eh.

I have a Realme phone and it came with so much bloatware that I can't tell. Dozens and dozens of purely unwanted apps that I had to disable almost all of them to get a decent experience.

Debloat with adb or shizuku?

It's really getting in the way. I got a Xiaomi's as a backup phone recently because on paper the specs were good. Well, the phone is fast, but the UI...

I got a Motorola next, probably going to resell the Xiaomi once I'm done migrating

Nothing skipped on the SD card for no reason. Their cheaper CMF Phone ships with SD card support, though still not with a 3.5mm jack.

Hello,

Could you please maybe pin this thread to keep it visible for the rest of the week?

Because google like all things google does not bother. I mean why would they if things are going just as well. Not like you and I are going to switch to a rival OS without google services.

I have a similar question, how is that 3rd party launchers users do not know or not care about this?

I genuinely envy them lol.

Well, of course, google leaks everything months before so nobody cares now. Plus the google io was a big fiasco talking 2 hours about AI, completed skipped android 15 which is a pretty incremental release. As a result, everyone expects the same from this event too. Meaningless ai everywhere

What's the hype going to be about? All phones are just black rectangular prisms now. The camera will be a little better, the battery life a little better, the processor slightly faster... But there's no huge leap in functionality and form factors aren't taking risks any more.

It's previous phone release + .1

I don't think I've seen any hype for any new phone releases for a while. And that's OK, the technology has matured a lot so there isn't that much to get hyped about anymore. The foldable phones are pretty cool, hoping that they become affordable in the next decade!

No big features. Satellite emergency is nice, but that's it. Everything else is just a slow iteration on the last version. So it's fine, but nobody will upgrade early for it.

Same old slow chipset, ugly design (personally), software locked features rather than hardware limits

I always update my apps. If an app gets shitty, I change the app cause the problem is not on the app, it's on the owners philosophy and this is what I wanna get rid of.

I don't use most of Google apps and stock's bloatware , so I don't update it too For other apps , it depends on the update itself , if it brings good new things and bug fixes I update , otherwise I mostly ignore until the next update

This is a valid recommendation (might not apply to all apps, such as bank or password apps) also because bugs can happen... But man I just hate seeing I have pending updates haha.

You should. I always keep mine updated.

Anyone have a Fing replacement from the likes of fdroid/neostore or otherwise that says fuck you to the new "requirement" that Fing is claiming hampered their app?

Good question, I have it too

This risk seems high indeed, I wouldn't do it either

IMHO, Pixel Launcher (and Lawnchair and Kvaesitso) handle this pretty well with the app drawer... Basically just please automatically display the keyboard with one pull... Having to do another tap feels so.... Primitive.

Running a server out of a phone would probably shorten the remaining lifespan