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sagrotan ,
@sagrotan@lemmy.world avatar

U lazy. U more walk. U no get ads anymore. Samsung just discipline u.

captain_aggravated ,
@captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works avatar

I haven't seen that on my S10e; my carrier texts me about twice a year wanting me to upgrade because of course.

SirHery ,

Hello fellow s10e enjoyer.

captain_aggravated ,
@captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works avatar

Perfectly cromulent phone; I don't want a new one, I want them to keep supporting this one.

Presi300 ,
@Presi300@lemmy.world avatar

Custom ROMs FTW... no, seriously, most samsung phones have support for at least some custom ROMs and GSIs so it might be worth it to take a look at the options available for your device

lovable_titty ,

What about the camera? That's the only real problem for me.

Presi300 ,
@Presi300@lemmy.world avatar

It's alright, not as good as stock by default (unless you're using ncx which is oneui but not sh!t) but there are ways to improve it (using a custom version of gcam)

lovable_titty ,

... and again. Not the same.

Do not get me wrong. I used to love custom ROMs since the days of android 1.6.

But if I pay 500€ and more for a phone I would not risk to unlock the bootloader. For my specific device (Samsung A52s) the camera app does not even open if I unlock the bootloader using the stock ROM.

Unfortunately it is not feasible for every day use. Camera, payments, netflix...

For an old phone, yes. It's a good idea.

Presi300 , (edited )
@Presi300@lemmy.world avatar

My phone is an A52s 5G and I got it specifically because you can mod it to oblivion, this phone has a huge modding community atm. Most ROMs include a workaround for netflix and as I stated above, there are ways to make the camera just as good as stock (I haven't bothered, as imo the custom ROM's camera is good enough), and as for payments... Yeah, got nothing there, GWallet used to work but google has been actively fighting against it, so it doesn't anymore. I, personally am more than willing to drop GWallet to use a custom ROM... The amount of customization, community support, no fcking ads in the quick access menu and the knowledge that it's my phone, I choose what is installed on it and what isn't and unlimited GPhotos storage via a trick that most custom ROMs use is just way too good to pass on...

E: Idk wym by "camera doesn't open if I unlock the bootloader" seems to work fine for me on CrDroid (custom ROM). Amd my question is, why would you use the stock rom if you've already went through the effort of unlocking the bootloader, OneUI sucks...

Imo it's a good idea on any phone. Period. It's MY phone, I BOUGHT it, I get to choose how long it gets updates for, what is installed and what happens to it, NOT samsung or the ISP...

E2: You got seriously ripped off, if you paid 500 Euro for an A52S

spoiler

Also netflix 💀

lovable_titty ,

Really? I haven't checked the scene recently! Wow! I have some reading to do!

Thanks!

kureta ,

I have a OnePlus 9 pro and I love lineageos but the camera... The camera is just way better on stock :(

someacnt_ ,

Quite sure this is going to be Korea thing

EmperorHenry ,
@EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

I just use adguard's DNS in my VPN on my phone.

pugsly ,
@pugsly@lemmy.l0l.city avatar

YOUR PHONE WILL SELF DESTRUCT IN 10..9..8

blazeknave ,

I enjoyed this comment

Panda ,

Ugh I hate those ads. I had a OnePlus for a few years and forgot about all the bloat you get with a Samsung phone. Recently decided to go for a Samsung phone as the other options didn't seem much better. But now I keep getting ads from Google and Samsung in my notifications. I THINK I managed to disable some of it but it still keeps popping up once in a while.

13617 ,

Universal Android Debloater baby

Panda ,

Thanks for the tip! Checking it out right now. Does it also work if my mobile carrier isn't on the list?

Octagon9561 ,

Not justifying this in any way but the S9 hasn't received security updates in ages. It's the phone equivalent to still running Windows XP, it's a major security risk. You should upgrade to some newer phone. Personally I like the Pixels since you can run GrapheneOS which definitely doesn't have any ads and the newest models get updates for 7 years.

jeena OP ,
@jeena@jemmy.jeena.net avatar

Hm ages seems to mean two years https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s9-march-2022-update-3134582/ but fair point.

Octagon9561 ,

Two years worth of known security vulnerabilities is VERY significant. That's literally hundereds of them, at least.

dlok ,

Same conclusion, perhaps look into putting lineage OS on it

https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/starlte/

Octagon9561 ,

That's not a real solution since you'll still miss out on driver and firmware updates. Worst of all, installing Lineage gets rid of secure boot. Which needless to say, isn't secure.

dlok ,

Better than nothing

Octagon9561 ,

In the case of LineageOS which doesn't even support secure boot, I'd argue no. You may have a look at DivestOS though. Keep in mind no matter what you do, there's no making an end of life device secure. You can only do harm reduction. Basically putting a bandaid on a bullet wound.

jeena OP ,
@jeena@jemmy.jeena.net avatar

Oh I didn't know that's possible!

Octagon9561 ,

Don't use Lineage. It doesn't even have secure boot. DivestOS would be a better option but keep in mind, there's no making an end of life phone secure. All you can do is mitigate, like putting a bandaid on a bullet wound.

Tldr save up for a new phone and use DivestOS in the meantime for harm reduction only.

blazeknave ,

That's a long time

this_1_is_mine ,

Lineage runs just fine on it. If you have a international version. Im saying this from my starlte SMG-960f running lineage os running android 13 running on the October security update..... Which I know has been updated since I just haven't taken the time to update yet.

Octagon9561 ,

I feel like a broken record at this point, but putting LineageOS on it still doesn’t fix the issue of no driver and firmware updates and you sacrifice secure boot, which makes the whole thing not worth it imo.

At least go for DivestOS which does support secure boot whenever possible. Even then, there’s no making an end of life phone secure. You can only do harm reduction.

phoenixz ,

Samsung has gone full HP since about 5-10 years ago. They used to have awesome products, now it's just bloatware crap riding on customer goodwill that they built up over decades

blazeknave ,

Which products do you have?

0x2d ,

remember the s5? ir blaster, waterproof, headphone jack, removable battery, lots of custom roms

now look at their recent devices

SirSmokeAlot ,

I had the S3, it was an awesome phone.

Reddfugee42 ,

Ir blaster was a gimmick. S24 is IP68 rated. Really nice usb headphones are easy to come by if you don't like Bluetooth. Show me a waterproof phone with a battery the average end user can replace.

Sounds like you just want to moan.

regbin_ ,

I've been using the Galaxy A52s for a couple of years now. Never seen ads outside the Samsung apps. SEA region.

daina ,

SEA? As in Seattle?

Litron3000 ,

I'm guessing south east Asia
Not everything is in the us my friend

Mkengine ,

South East Asia

MadBob ,

Even "the sea" would've been a better guess, haha.

cyborgbabyman ,
@cyborgbabyman@lemmy.l0l.city avatar

I gave up on Samsung after the exploding phone thing. I got enough problems

Kage520 ,

There was once a man named Sam, who lived in a town named Samsville - ironic, I know. Well, Sam was a really good singer, so good that he became famous and began touring the world. On Sam's tour, he was singing, like any ordinary song, and then, suddenly, he sung a note so perfect it could melt hearts. A member of the audience who happened to be a Father of a church cried out that he knew what that was; a holy note. He explained that a holy note was extremely rare, and could only be sung by the most talented of singers. Now that it was known that Sam was able to sing holy notes, his tours became infinitely times more popular. As he toured the world, Sam sung holy notes 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 and then his tour was over. After the tour, Sam decided to go back o his home town of Samsville for one last show to the people he knew and loved. He performed the show in their local church which was oddly large, and the mayor of the town attended. About halfway during the performance, Sam sung a note so horrible that it sounded like a cross between a loud metal fork being scraped across a dinner plate and a demon screeching. After he sung this note, Sam burst into flames and melted to the ground in a puddle of human goo. Everyone was so shocked, the whole church was silent. After a moment, the mayor questioned what just happened. The Father of the church looked at the mayor with a sad look and said, "don't you know mayor... Sam sung Note 7..."

PotjiePig ,

Only 7 steps?

jeena OP ,
@jeena@jemmy.jeena.net avatar

Ho many steps should it be?

narc0tic_bird ,
@narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee avatar

8, you have to use both feet the same amount.

whostosay ,

Y'all aren't only jumping for transit?

Dozzi92 ,
@Dozzi92@lemmy.world avatar

This was my favorite part too. I like to imagine the 11 is pm too.

But I have no room to talk, I've had entire days where I left my house at 830am and got home at midnight but somehow walked fewer than 1,000 steps. Sometimes your ass just doesn't get a break.

dog_ ,

Samsung peaked at the S7

KrankyKong ,

Isn't that the generation with the battery issue that burned down people's cars and homes?

fellstone ,
@fellstone@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

That was the Note 7. Same brand, different series of phone.

dog_ ,

Note 7.

PraiseTheSoup ,

I think you mean S5

dog_ ,

I mean S7. Never owned an S5 :(

lichtmetzger ,

The S8 is pretty nice, but only the Exynos variant. I hated the glass back, though. Shattered mine two times, one time the phone just fell 30 centimeters out of bed. Gorilla Glass only in the front was a deliberate decision by these bastards.

dog_ ,

I thought the Exynos variant was the worst one.

lichtmetzger ,

It's the good one. As far as I know, Exynos phones are much faster than the Snapdragon variants. Custom ROMs like LineageOS are only available for Exynos phones, so those are the only ones still getting updates.

dog_ ,

That's not what I've heard for Exynos. I heard exynos was too hot, too underpowered, and the snapdragon variant was better. Now I'm not here to debate, but is very interesting how we've heard two different sides to the story.

lichtmetzger ,

I used an Exynos S8 up to December of last year and it's still blazingly fast. And the consensus on xdaforums seems to be that the Qualcomm variant from the US is terrible. :) Weird, but maybe I'm wrong and I just got used to a slow device. I mean, I had a Sony Xperia XA2 before and that thing was so slow, everything else felt like The Flash. :D

dog_ ,

I believe all phones are fast enough for our usage (at least in the beginning), but I'm not here to disagree. There have been some instances where the Snapdragon variants have been awful (the 810/808 come to mind), but I've heard more stuff about the exynos than I have the snapdragon. Just searching about "exynos worse than snapdragon," autocomplete in my web search had an option to change it to "why is exynos so bad." Although it is about the experience more than the reports online, and I'm not disagreeing with you as you've personally used the exynos chip(s).

GONADS125 ,

Man.. I tried to hit clear after looking at this for a second...

jimbo ,

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    eddanja ,

    The Hero we need.

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