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Next smartphone I buy, which one do you recommend?

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Things that make me angry about my current smartphone Samsung Galaxy S21Ultra on a Verizon plan is the mandatory software updates in which they install WITHOUT MY PERMISSION stupid apps like Netflix and addictive gambling games and stacking block games and Candy crush. God knows what else they install without my permission. I don’t want any of it!

Next phone I buy I want to start with a clean slate, I’m not going to affiliate with any conglomerate like Verizon or AT&T or Sprint or T-Mobile etc, I prefer to go rogue somehow,

which smartphone do you recommend that has no bloatware and it’s customizable?

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vxx@lemmy.world
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I’m happy with Motorola. I don’t buy high end phones though, as I don’t care about paying 400 extra for a good camera.

I have a G42

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bullshitter@lemmy.ml
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Motorola feels like the best in affordable phones. Plus stock rom experience.

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Kuro@lemm.ee
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Just picked up a new Motorola phone myself, and it does install TikTok and a few other apps by default, so not sure if OP would like that. They were easy enough to uninstall though.

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vxx@lemmy.world
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I forgot about that, mine had Facebook, but it didnt come back with updates.

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Kuro@lemm.ee
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I kind of gagged a little at the sight of TikTok being installed, but really liking the phone so far. Coming from a one plus phone, I really appreciate the stock android

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BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
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You nay be able to disable the installer that reinstalls those apps.

Check out

https://github.com/0x192/universal-android-debloater

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StickBugged@lemm.ee
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I’ve got a g31 which I’ve had for about a year, and the only thing I don’t really like about it is the lack of custom ROMs and stuff like that

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