Yeah, nothing to do with the connection to CCP 😅

@@user-qg2kt9wc4f they had no proof, they were selling to good and were going to be the biggest smartphone company, so they had to go. Which is fair, but bad for consumers.

That's ok for me, they can use my internet browsing behavior, even my mic if they'd like to - make their products better as long as I'm not aware of it and no one I know has access to that data (which is what every search engine does anyway)

​ @sarahojejenu3154 On any given day, it's fine like you said. The problem is more fundamental. With so many users looking to Google for information, the ability to alter what pops up on the first few pages of a Google is a profound and enormous power to wield. The kind of power that can sway elections. Or withhold scandalous information that could benefit the public. They can even manipulate your emotions and how you think (though all media is rapidly employing and refining these techniques daily). The whole country is shifting toward consolidation of power and monopoly companies that have the power to undermine our democracy.

@@sarahojejenu3154 On any given day, it's fine like you said. The problem is more fundamental. With so many users looking to Google for information, the ability to alter what pops up on the first few pages of a Google is a profound and enormous power to wield. The kind of power that can sway elections. Or withhold scandalous information that could benefit the public. They can even manipulate your emotions and how you think (though all media is rapidly employing and refining these techniques daily). The whole country is shifting toward consolidation of power and monopoly companies that have the power to undermine our democracy.

​@@sarahojejenu3154 The problem is more fundamental. With so many users looking to Google for information, the ability to alter what pops up on the first few pages of a Google is a profound and enormous power to wield. The kind of power that can sway elections, withhold scandalous information that could benefit the public, or even manipulate your emotions and how you think (though all media is rapidly employing and refining these techniques daily). It's enough power to undermine our democracy.

@@sarahojejenu3154 The problem with so many users looking to Google for information, is the ability to alter what pops up on the first few pages of a Google is an enormous power to wield. The kind of power that can sway the elections, withhold scandalous information that could benefit the public, or even manipulate people's emotions and way of thinking (though all media is rapidly employing and refining these techniques daily). It is undermining our democracy.

Happy to see I am not alone

Get a flagship Samsung you'll definitely like it

Yes you can downgrade the firmware to EMUI10 and install google services at the system level using MicroG tool

Useless how?

Well done

Lol. Maybe a case of preference?

@techzimtv i mean for you to prefer something it has to offer some advantage over the others and rn Huawei doesnt seem to have any anymore. I was really hurt by the sanctions imposed on them because they really did offer a competitive alternative to Apple and Samsung. Just not anymore.

There is no need for a mod. The regular app works just fine however it is available through 3rd party app stores like APKpure