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Resol , to Android in It's time to bid farewell to Business Profile chat on Google Maps and Search
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The Google graveyard continues to expand.

Carighan ,
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Yeah but in this case that's where this should have started. 😅

essteeyou , (edited ) to Android in It's time to bid farewell to Business Profile chat on Google Maps and Search

6 months from now it'll be relaunched, but businesses will only be able to "respond" via AI, and only if they pay for a Gemini subscription. A week later businesses will be posting the insane shit that the AI tells its customers.

lemmyvore ,

It feels like the AI bubble won't last another 6 months.

DmMacniel ,

I can't wait.

Welp_im_damned , to Android in Glance is coming to the US, whether we like it or not
Moonrise2473 , to Android in Glance is coming to the US, whether we like it or not

Google should fucking BAN&BLOCK malware that shows ads on the lock screen but instead what they do? They fucking INVEST in that!

ladfrombrad Mod ,
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Don't fret.

Things like this are next year and some other intern will have a new product name to bolden their advert battalion.

The cycle never ends, and they don't click on that we ain't having it :/

Apollo2323 , to Android in Glance is coming to the US, whether we like it or not

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  • Fisch ,
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    It's not part of Android and not even made by Google

    ReveredOxygen ,
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    The first paragraph refers to it as "Google-backed Indian startup Glance". It's not part of Android, but Google is involved

    evo ,

    A company investing in a startup does not mean they are "involved" in any way.

    Moonrise2473 ,

    The company that is programming the operating system is investing in a company that makes malware for said operating system. How they can't be considered involved? Once they invested the $140 million, they would be less likely to consider that malware as such. They won't block that malware with Google play protect, ignore the privacy issues that would lead to a ban on the play store, and so on.

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't don't see Apple investing even a dollar on a company that is making malware for iPhones

    jkrtn ,

    An investor in a company will push to make that company gain market share. As we can see here.

    GluWu , to Android in Glance is coming to the US, whether we like it or not

    Glance works to deliver recommendations to users like ads, news articles, and more on the lock screen.

    How do I block it?

    Glance will side with offering a subscription service where users can pay for "premium news" on their lock screens every month.

    Oh, so just don't pay for it, right?

    Fortunately, you can disable Glance on the phone, but we found that the service would occasionally produce a full-screen prompt on the lock screen, encouraging you to re-enable the feature.

    Oh, so more bloat using resources even when disabled.

    Glance will seek to make a profit through the aforementioned subscription and if users interact with its "product of the day."

    Its literally just a venture to capture and advertise on every visible space possible.

    It looks like I'll be spending 2025 onward with Linux and a flip phone.

    BearOfaTime ,

    Universal Android Debloat for those without root (it's just a GUI for ADB commands to disable features).

    Alternatively, switch to a flashable phone and use an AOSP rom like Graphene, Lineage or DivestOS.

    caos ,

    The development of UAD has been stopped/paused. The fork Universal Android Debloater Next Generation continues it

    smeg , to Android in Glance is coming to the US, whether we like it or not

    So it's ads on the lock screen? Didn't Amazon try that a decade ago with the subsidised Kindle Fire tablets?

    ares35 ,
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    amazon still sells the ad-supported versions of kindles. and not just the fire tablets, but the readers, too.

    PonyOfWar , to Android in Glance is coming to the US, whether we like it or not

    Sources state Glance will not capture data, but will instead leverage a user’s “patterns” to offer recommendations.

    Those "patterns" are literally data. What a nonsensical sentence.

    Ilandar , to Android in Epic wants a judge to open up the Google Play Store for good

    Basically, Epic doesn't want Google to be able to offer anything that other competing app marketplaces can't. That includes exclusive apps

    Kinda funny considering Epic has its own history of releasing games that are exclusive to its store.

    umami_wasbi , to Android in Epic wants a judge to open up the Google Play Store for good

    This is something I'm unsure of. While I agree that there should be less obstacles to third party app stores, and sideloading, I'm not sure about taking warnings away is a wise choice. Especially when people are comfort and used to no warnings when using Google Play and other equivalents. Most just doesn't do basic digital hygine. A better route is to bring down Google Play from its system app status and become a normal one, and warnings for everyone.

    GammaGames ,
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    I agree. I understand the need for third party app stores, but first party are already a security nightmare.

    cm0002 ,

    I agree, a reasonable amount of warnings is perfectly acceptable and dare I say even necessary.

    I just went through a new phone process, which for me involves side loading a couple different apps, there was like 1 main warning to turn on side loading in general and then I had to allow individual apps to install other apps (Like Droid-ify, since it's an app store it's gotta be allowed to install other apps) and I wasn't bugged again. A reasonable system IMO.

    scrubbles , to Android in Big Galaxy S24 leak reveals Samsung's strategy against Google's Pixel phone
    @scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech avatar

    literally all it would take for me to consider Samsung over the Pixel again would be:

    • No Samsung bloatware

    What are they paying those high priced marketing consultants? I'm pretty sure I'm cheaper.

    HidingCat ,

    One man's bloatware is another man's feature.

    sugartits ,

    You need two app stores, two browsers, an exceptionally annoying keyboard that has its own "privacy" policy?

    iturnedintoanewt ,

    That's the thing that drove me over the wall. The KEYBOARD, of all things. Requesting access to my contacts persistently.

    Bloxlord , to Technology in Brave browser quietly slips a VPN service onto your Windows PC
    • Download a browser with a built-in VPN
    • Get browser and VPN services on your computer

    Why is this news?

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