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Samsung embeds IronSource spyware app on phones across WANA

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845 points the-anarchist | 2 comments | 21 Jun 25 03:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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akersten ◴[21 Jun 25 03:52 UTC] No.44334335[source]▶
In my experience, Samsung is a label that means "stay far, far away." From the Galaxy Note fiasco to my microwave to my dishwasher to ... Probably at least three other products before I learned my lesson.

I even refuse to buy QD-OLED monitors out of indignation that Samsung makes the panels. Maybe I'm alone but maybe one day we'll boycott lousy companies out of business.

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anonymars ◴[21 Jun 25 04:30 UTC] No.44334520[source]▶
In favor of what? The Android ecosystem is pretty lousy. Which manufacturers allow you to easily migrate to a new phone (Samsung has Smart Switch) and have, let's say, 4+ years of security updates?

Genuine question.

In my case I also wanted an SD card slot so it was slim slim pickings indeed. (And still there are some misfits who insist that there is no such thing as progress!)

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1. npteljes ◴[21 Jun 25 10:21 UTC] No.44336295[source]▶
Pixel of course. And yeah the Androids suck mostly. Pixels suck too in some ways, for example, they are quite bulky, and heat up a bunch. But overall, by far the best Android experience in my opinion. No SD slot though.
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2. acidburnNSA ◴[21 Jun 25 10:29 UTC] No.44336334[source]▶
No SD slot is a showstopper for many.