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- Hacker News
- Comprehensive de-bloat guide
- Are the pics that good?by esafak
- the whole article is unreadable, so I will write here my whole article with same content in headline:
"How to debloat your Xiaomi phone: Install Shizuku + Canta and read Canta descriptions"
that's all, much shorter and better readable than that horrible website
by Markoff - the trick I use is that `adb disable-user` still works without root and it works on anything, including even the most privileged system-level apps. some phones detect this and actually brick themselves (looking at you Samsung Knox), but a lot of phones don't notice at all.
Downside of course is that if you use multiple users, you'll have to repeat it for each user.
by LoganDark - Something pretty crazy is that, in its early days, Xiaomi gained traction as a smartphone manufacturer because its devices offered incredible hardware for the price. At the same time, Xiaomi provided its own Android skin with virtually zero bloatware, while giving users an insane level of customization to make the experience fit their needs perfectly.
But that was before, now they pack more bloatware than samsung devices.
by greatgib - It says they're freezing at Android 16 because Android 17 has more tracking and that kind of stuff, but then they go on to recommend Nova Launcher which sold out and has ads and who knows what else?by rationalist
- by nobody42
- Yeah but does all this stick after the next major OS update?
THat's why I avoid all these top bang for the buck Chinese phones with amazing HW. Fighting the bloatware and spyware is too much hassle.