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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    11 day ago

    Unfortunately I cannot use a VPN because several apps I use (including android auto) do not work with it.

    • @[email protected]
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      01 day ago

      Then perhaps this could be a way for you to lockdown internet traffic to and from your device. Major privacy improvement.

      • @refalo
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        115 hours ago

        I don’t understand how if this requires a VPN which I can’t use?