Just got a new unlocked Samsung 25 Ultra and it's filled with bloatware you're not allowed to uninstall. I need a hack to uninstall it. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 8 months ago by ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

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I'm not buying a Pixel because I'm not giving Google any money. I'm in the US so the other OSs will not work for me. I just need this crap off my phone. I can't uninstall Youtube, and it came with Facebook. It's just infuriating. Can I just root it and connect it to my Linux laptop and just force uninstalls or something without bricking the device?

Any help appreciated!

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[-] Cris16228@lemmy.today 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I'm not in USA. But I'm pretty sure everyone

If you install from the official site and you don't buy a pixel with GrapheneOS pre-installed, you're fine. What kind of malware you expect to get?

[-] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 months ago

I don't know. I hear about backdoor in Chinese chips all the time, but it could be propaganda.

[-] Cris16228@lemmy.today 1 points 8 months ago

Then that's hardware and not software/firmware

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