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I recently saw mrwhosetheboss's video on banned (in us) banned Huawei products. And I really liked the os the phones had.

In my opinion, the animations were really cool. The customization seemed really nice, specially on the widgets aspects. And thought when using phones it is not something I really look into, I found the whole ecosystem part really good and for some people I think it would be perfect.

What are your thoughts? Do you think it's better than stock android / pixel launcher (which I've heard people say is the best option as for now, and thought I haven't tried it yet I think it probably is)?

Also I don't know if harmony os is installable on other Androids. Would it be worth it? Or you would stick with custom ROM like Pixel Experience?

I want to see what you think!

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[-] Godort@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago

"Chinese Spyware" is probably a little hyperbolic, but it's not a claim without merit either.

Basically, the issue is that companies that operate in China are beholden to an authoritarian government that has the power to get whatever data they want from the company. Add to that, for the average person, their smartphone contains a ton of data about them and is often brought into trusted networks when you turn Wifi on, collecting even more info.

In the US they were banned largely because the company has very close ties to a foreign government and regulating that communication is far harder once the devices are widely available.

Right now, that data is mostly used to build a profile about you for the purposes of advertising because that's what's profitable, but that data exists and can be used for other things if someone with access wants to.

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