I’ve had a Galaxy S22+ for 2 years and still want to use it. When I look up how to maximize privacy on Android, many results say to install custom ROMs which I can’t since its a US model and the bootloader is locked. I just want to minimize tracking and sharing of personal information. I could use a firewall app like RethinkDNS to block trackers, but could I completely block tracking from Google and Samsung? Are there any lists of packages to uninstall to improve privacy? (I’ve used ADB to remove a bunch of bloatware. Ex: pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.arzone)

  • @refalo
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    54 days ago

    Every time I think about running custom roms or degoogled stuff, I remember that NFC payments will no longer work and then I get sad.

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      4 days ago

      Wdym? Google Wallet won’t work, that’s correct, but if your banking app works and has a built-in nfc payments support, then you’ll be alright.

      • @refalo
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        23 days ago

        Yes I mean google wallet. I’ve never heard of a banking app supporting NFC payments by itself, I was not aware that was even a thing… googling suggests that might be an EU-only thing.