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Hypatia is interesting, but you might not need to have it running permanently.
If your Samsung is fresh off the shelf, there is likely some bloatware on it. Apps that canot be deleted.
If you are very serious about being a little more private and a little more secure, you could do some of the following.
Take it slow though. There is a reason why they call this a rabbit hole and it can be daunting to figure it all out.
Awesome! That link is great BTW lol so true. I'm just concerned about what's running on my phone or what's improperly configured on my phone to improve security and privacy. If I check out the system apps section In the settings, there are sooo many apps that I have no clue what they are, what they do, or if they should even be on my system! Lol and as far as permissions, the permissions that apps like warden or permissions pilot deem unsafe, I am unable to find those permissions to change the settings! Its so confusing. Its like Thanks warden for bringing these to my attention, but how do I fix them?! Lol
Sometimes you cannot, because that's jus how the app is made.
All those system things you might as well ignore unless you root your phone or learn some adb-fu (it isn't hard but the first time doing causes sweaty palms).
Ahh I gotcha. Honestly I'm pretty much just buying time until I can afford to buy a pixel and try a third party os