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What's a good phone now that doesn't force ads on me? (self.android)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by tester1121 to c/android

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I'm using a Pixel 6 Pro right now, and I'm looking around to see if there are any good phones. However, I have heard that there are ads in the newer flagship phones (Samsung, Xiaomi). I am willing to spend around USD$750 on a new phone, but I just don't want any crazy ads or preinstalled apps like Facebook. Are there phones that don't suck nowadays? I can buy a phone that is sold in the US, Canada, or EU.

(I don't want to go through menus to disable ads (Xiaomi), and I'm currently looking at phones other than the Pixel lineup to see if there's a better option for me)
(I also don't want to mess around with custom bootloaders/systems, I rely on Google services way too much)

EDIT: If it wasn't clear enough, I am not looking for things like GrapheneOS or LineageOS or others, I am looking for a phone and judging based on the stock system on it.

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[–] tester1121 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

What would be some examples of Samsung bloat? Are there ads in those apps?
Side note: What is the C*****e company?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Examples of Samsung bloat: AR Emoji, AR Zone, Bixby, Bixby Vison, Samsung Global Goals, Galaxy Wearable, Samsung Kids etc.. there's a whole bunch of them. I've disabled/removed all of them though.

The only Samsung apps I use are the basic ones such as the phone dialer, browser, camera, clock etc, and the system customisation tools part of the Good Lock suite. There aren't any ads in any of these.

What is the C*****e company?

I'm talking about phones made by that country, such as Xiaomi, Huawei, Redmi etc. They usually tend to have ads, unwanted popups and third-party bloatware.