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Oh Google! (europe.pub)

submitted 1 year ago by umbraroze@lemmy.world to c/maliciouscompliance@lemmy.world

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This is a twofer.

Combatant 1: Google.

Once every time period of questionable length, Google gives me an Android pop-up that I can't dismiss. This is to "comply" with the EU law. They want me to be extra sure of my rights to choose and want to know which search engine I'm using for the Android search widget and Chrome.

Well, as a matter of fact, I use Google! So I tell them that. I hope it makes them happy.

Combatant 2: ME

...I fucking hate the Android search bar and I'm this close to installing an alternative launcher just to get rid of it.

Also I use Firefox.

(What do you call it when there's two parties who want the same thing, but there's an arbitrary pointless grudge that both of them can see?)

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[–] Uschaan@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Disable the app named Google.

[–] David_Eight@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Stuff like this is what's driving me to drop everything Google. I honestly didn't "really" care if they collected my data and directed ads to me. But they can seriously fuck off with asking if I want to turn on this Google thing or pay for that Google thing every other day. The amount of time I'm spending hitting "no" on all these prompts is starting to outweigh the amount of time it'll take to figure out and install GrapheneOS or LineageOS.

[–] PlantJam@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Nova launcher is good for getting rid of the search bar. I think it does other stuff but that's all I use it for.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What is the "android search bar"? I have an android phone and I'm not sure what you're referring to. When I initially got my phone, it had some sort of Google home page screen, but it easily allowed me to toggle it off so I did. I didn't have to do anything wonky to uninstall it or anything to my recollection. I just toggled it off. I have a Samsung phone and I know they put their own skin on things, so maybe that's why it was easier for me to turn that off than some other phones??? Dunno.