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US carriers want to bring “screen zero” lock screen ads to smartphones (arstechnica.com)
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Horrific:

Glance's app is a full-screen takeover of the lock screen. It looks a lot like a generic swipe-heavy social network, like TikTok or Snapchat Discover, but it only shows content from Glance. Imagine if every time you turned on your phone, you were first presented with an auto-playing video from a popular off-brand TikToker, and you get the idea. The company's website promises "unparalleled reach" and "authentic engagement" from its captive audience. Naveen Tewari, founder and CEO of InMobi, gave a rather dystopian description of his company's strategy to Forbes India, saying, "Consumers will move from seeking content to consuming what is shown to them."

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'd actually switch to apple if this happened 😢

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Better to install a custom ROM like LineageOS to save money and remove spyware

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't know what that is, but if it lets me keep my android then good :). I have way too much music downloaded onto my phone to be happy to switch over to apple.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You'd have to back up your data, but if there's an official build for your phone (if you let me know what model you have, I can find out), it's typically quite easy, even if you're using Windows

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

it's the S8!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Seems like there's an unofficial build by a "recognized developer", so it's likely high quality. Unfortunately, I don't have an S8 to test it, so I can't guarantee how well it works. I do have another Galaxy S model with LineageOS that works well for the most part

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I see, I see :). Thank you! I have free time tomorrow, so I'll give this doohickey a look.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Just make sure to back up your original OS before installing, in case something goes wrong. It should be part of the instructions, but let me know if it isn't

Also worth mentioning that doing this might trip some security mechanism on the phone, which could decrease its value if you wanted to sell it with the stock OS

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No thanks. I need my phone to work instead of consuming 10 hours a month for troubleshooting custom ROMs.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Trump was elected many years ago, you are living in the past.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm now very curious what the connection is between Trump and the comment above

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It is just that he talked about Androids from 2013-2014 times, when they were not as good as iPhones. And Trump got elected in 2016. Maybe it is humour nobody got.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I didn't know about the 2013-2014 part -- that explains why I didn't understand it