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No, it's not (worse than I think), I've read the Mozilla report from ages ago. Here's a refresher: bsky.app/profile/wamx...

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Oh, I see. Although, I did disable the default gallery, but I don't have any default calendar or music apps right now, only those I installed. Are those stubs invisible from the drawer and app list?

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That's what I meant by forced. Again, that may have been too strong, but still. But respectfully, I don't understand why it "doesn't make any sense" to have a "bundle" of core/system apps in the store that users can install if they choose to, and/or as part of the first boot onboarding

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"Forced" may have been too strong of a word. What I meant was bundled with the OS and not removable.

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Yes, I am running GrapheneOS right now. And no, none of them are removable, as any system app, you can only disable them.

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I think it's an amazing solution for the vast majority of people using Google apps, but I've been "Google Free" for the better part of 10 years now and I'm not about to create an account and install Play Services just for RCS, that would be insane 😁

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What about a bundle like the "gapps" we used to flash separately on custom roms? Because I'm confident most people don't even use those apps and have dedicated ones tailored to their liking. Am I wrong?

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Please, oh please, don't force them onto us. I don't want to have two calendar apps, two music apps, two gallery apps, etc in my drawer... Will those apps come pre-installed, or just available from the store?

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So was I, but I didn't know RCS depended on Google Play Services...

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Nobody @wamx.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I have no idea what any of this means. I'll try and keep it that way.

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Thai's awesome! If only I knew what that meant...

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Nobody @wamx.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Well I guess SHE's the one who "learned his lesson"... 😏

Nobody @wamx.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I don't really see a problem there. Death by stupidity is good for everyone else.

Nobody @wamx.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This is actually a very interesting social study about how much abuse people are willing to take before switching operating system...

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Nobody @wamx.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

No, it's not. Not if you don't have a medical condition (Celiac disease or NCGS).

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Nobody @wamx.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Yeah, no one gives a shit, really.

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Nobody @wamx.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

"Cars are particularly problematic compared to phones [...] A smartphone owner can generally find and tweak their privacy settings" Are you serious, The Verge? No, smartphone owners can't generally do anything about data collection. Not "normie" users.

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Nobody @wamx.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"long after one would assume AI assistant had stopped listening." Wait, there are people who think AI assistants stop listening at some point? Poor souls...

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Nobody @wamx.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

So disappointing. I thought this post was gonna tell me he was finally dead. I guess I'll wait...

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Nobody @wamx.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

You could have stopped at "when will they ever learn" 😁

Nobody @wamx.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I actually can't remember the last time Apple innovated 🤔 I mean, except when Tim Apple left his balls at home and gifted Trump that plaque. That was new. and embarrassing...

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Nobody @wamx.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Let's hope they get equally hated