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FYI: Google can remotely install/delete/alter any app on your phone without your notice if you have GAPPS installed, and they removed the option to disable it back in 2.* days.

This is very rampant in India. Operators keep pushing crapware like Linkedin app, clash of kings, etc for money from app vendors.

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> This is very rampant in India. Operators keep pushing crapware like Linkedin app, clash of kings, etc for money from app vendors.

Are you using Mi phone?

Yes

It honestly baffles me that there are Android enthusiasts. My phone runs Android but it's not a good operating system.

I think it baffles me that there is enthusiasts that will defend either side as an absolute. I mean I get it, people tend to fall into tribal thinking. But sometime you have to take a step back and remember that these are just gadgets.

Personally, I run Android. It is an OS. It is ok. Not great not bad. I don't really care what other people run, I just hope it doesn't treat them to poorly.

I certainly don't defend iOS and am unlikely to ever buy an iPhone. Overall I like my phone better than my previous phones, but Android is certainly designed so that manufacturers and providers can irritate their users on a whim leaving them with little recourse.

Don't buy a shitty phone and expect to get a good experience. Avoiding big brands like Samsung usually helps.

I like my phone, the Palm Phone, overall. Definitely the least annoying phone I've ever had, even less bothersome than my Windows Phones or flip phones of the past. I just find Android to have somewhat of a user-hostile design.

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