I installed NetGuard about a month ago and blocked all internet to apps, unless they’re on a whitelist. No notifications from this particular system app (that can’t be disabled) until recently when it started making internet connection requests to google servers. Does anyone know when this became a thing?
We’re the courts not enough control for creditors? Since when are they allowed to lock you out of your purchased property without a court order?
I don’t even live in the US, so what the actual fuck?
I checked and this is not present on my device. It is an unlocked Google Pixel 6a purchased via contract with the mobile provider. That said, I factory reset the device when I got it, so it may have been removed at that time.
I checked my pixel 7a bought from Google directly and I also don’t have this app
I checked my Pixel 6A direct from Google and I do have it. You have to tap “Show system apps” in the top right menu.
I have it on my contract free pixel 6 bought from Google store.
That’s just disgusting, but still so normal in the market religion. Google act as judge and executioner above all local laws. Never ever buy a phone that can’t be rooted and reconfigured. …oh, and never again deal with anything Google… …oh, or any other big US tech for that matter. …fuckit, never deal with ANY Capitalist cheater/scumbag unless you have to.
Got a non-capitalist phone for me?
Sincerely as a hater…
Huawei is a employee owned and communist state backed company - not very capitalist, at least by comparison.
They’re being hammered with export restrictions and sanctions and federal bans and executive orders to keep that from being a viable alternative in the US, but if you’re outside that might be an option.
Lol as if. It is owned by the trade union who workers are required to be a part of, but have 0 say in.
The “union officials” are not chosen by the workers, but by management who are chosen by their management and so on until the Chinese head trade union officials which are party men who, just like in the old soviet Union, are essentially the chinese bourgeoisie. It is essentially a fascist oligarchy which is the exact same as under capitalism, just a different structure and cover story.
The workers get 0 say and there is no evidence that they share in the profit either, and huawei does not deny that structure either.
https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/22/why-its-so-hard-to-know-who-owns-huawei/?guccounter=1
It’s not a worker cooperative, there are problems with it like any employee owned company, but don’t be so cynical.
I’m not sure how we went from Google to Capitalism but Ok
You don’t see how a corporate entity like Google is related to capitalism? What exactly do you think capitalism means?
Unfortunately GrapheneOS still only supports Google Pixels, otherwise I would use something else in a heartbeat
Use Lineage OS
I did before I used Graphene, and my experience was a lot worse to be honest. Has it improved over the last two years?
You are much better off using a Pixel with GrapheneOS as far as privacy and security are concerned. Believe it or not, Google Pixels are the best smartphones to use de-googled. Truly outstanding.
Look up why Graphene team only supports these phones, it’s on their FAQ page.
What was wrong with it?
Lots of apps straight up didn’t work, that was the main thing. The other thing was I had to use a VPN app to block app network access, something that is a built in feature of Graphene. Further, Graphene has much more built in security features including actually using secure boot.
Did you get your apps from F-droid? I run Lineage completely stock with F-droid. It might be good to make a distinction between regular Lineage OS and Google Lineage OS.
I’m not to the point where I can use 100% F-Droid apps, unfortunately.
Thanks for sharing this OP. I turned on the notifications for my browser, and when I went on FB (thru firefox, not app) one of the connection notifications was to a website I went on once a few weeks or even a month ago. I knew it was creepy but damn.
I do have ublock origin but obviously that’s not enough. I wish i could get rid of FB but there’s 2 things i haven’t been able to replicate elsewhere.
I’m just flabbergasted but wanted to say thanks.
Yeah it’s because they ship the same OS image for everyone, be it US on a carrier plan or otherwise. Google services has complete control over your device (more than just locking it down), and that’s what you should be upset about. For you that app is just harmless bloat, what’s actually spooky is google play services as a system app. Do yourself a favor and install grapheneOS.
Get Shizuka, get it running by following a guide somewhere, install canta, remove it… Bang bang.
Don’t you mean shizuku
Yeah. Not sure why it autocorrected to that.
Root the phone and remove insane garbage like that. Rip and tear until it is done.
How about you just wipe and install Lineage OS
It’s in lineage too. Found it on pixel 7a with actual LOs 21
ah fuck. every day i just wana quit android more for a Brick phone.
Honestly I was in the same boat until I got a Fairphone…
And now I’m in the same boat again. Honestly cannot wait until GNU/Linux mobile devices are viable 🙏
I own a Pinephone64 allready but its still far from the baseline funktionality of a android device. It has hardware switches for the wireless modules tho…
I’ve thought about getting one, but it’ll just be a novelty until it can support MMS properly (trying to get family to switch) and battery lasts a full day. I’ll need a few more apps, but I’ll figure out how to get it working through emulation or something if the above are fixed.
It shouldn’t be unless you installed google apps
You do not need rooting, just an ADB command from computer connected to phone.
adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.devicelockcontrolleradb shell pm uninstall --user 10 com.google.android.devicelockcontroller
Pixel 7 Pro reporting in. There is no DeviceLockController on my phone. Just installed the latest monthly updates a couple of days ago.
Were the courts not enough control for creditors? Since when are they allowed to lock you out of your purchased property without a court order?
I don’t think courts are typically involved for civil repossession.
But it sounds like this is used when the device isn’t your purchased property, but leased on contract.
I guess it makes sense for them to do this if people started leases, paid the first month to get the phone in their hand, then walked away with the nice new phone they paid like $35 for, to sell or just use off-network.
Well, I would say this is what small claims is for.
Should the bank should have keys to a mortgaged house? When you don’t own the house outright yet? I’m gonna go with no.
And second, why is it installed by default on all phones? Really not cool.
why is it installed by default on all phones?
Absolutely batshit.
Should the bank should have keys to a mortgaged house? When you don’t own the house outright yet? I’m gonna go with no.
Hmm, do they only not have keys because you can’t drive a house away?
So obviously poverty fuggin sux and we need universal basic income etc.
In today’s BS world:
If we ban car repossession, what happens to car prices and access to transportation?
Likewise - if digital repossession of phones is prohibited, will there at least be a couple impoverished people who have to use dumb phones even though they could’ve afforded a reposessable smartphone?
Maybe a few people have to go without those cheaper phones because allowing lenders to killswitch phones causes greater harm to the whole. Anybody wanna speculate?
I’ll just point out that phone plans (to pay off a phone) and vehicle loans have been a thing and worked fine before this bullshit.
So yes, the level of access ought to remain the same I’d this were banned.
It’s ok. You can just make some calls and settle your arrears.
don’t even live in the US, so what the actual fuck?
I live in the US and the Google play store says this app isn’t available in my region.
Apple does it to, but I’ve only ever seen it happen when you buy your phone on a payment plan as part of your service agreement through your service provider. Kind of like if you lease a car and stop making payments they can lock the engine from turning over.
Where did you buy your phone? What kind of phone is it?
Australia directly from the google store, Pixel 6.
In that case I would seriously contact Google, and either completely reflash either factory Android or one of the ALTs available.
I live in Indonesia, and I have the application installed, but I don’t have a banking application, only e-money applications such as DANA, OVO, GOPAY, that’s all.
Fuck the entirety of this noise.
Weird, I have project fi and don’t have this app. It could be contractually required by your service provider that the app be installed on all the phones that they sell. That’s a thing that they do.
Who is the carrier?
