Glance AI is coming to numerous Samsung phones as an opt-in experience this month.

Just a little bit more privacy invasion. C’mon, juuuust a little… 'till you no longer notice.

  • ViscloReader@lemmy.worldEnglish
    18·
    4 days ago

    Just want to say that Call of duty Black Ops II was pretty fucking accurate up to this point.

    • We have drone strikes.
    • Personalised face ads.
    • worldwide conflicts
    • a fight for rare earth minerals

    But I guess Treyarch was too optimistic about having a women as a POTUS

  • Manticore@lemmy.nzEnglish
    511·
    4 days ago

    Are techbros so bland that they really can’t think of literally any fucking way to make money that isn’t just ‘ads’?

      • TwistedCister@lemm.eeEnglish
        6·
        4 days ago

        The other option is creating a reliable, high quality product that people want and creates value for the user. This was how most businesses operated before Jack Fucking Welch.

        But it’s easier to force slop, ads, and slop-made ads on people.

      • Manticore@lemmy.nzEnglish
        3·
        3 days ago

        That’s just the money their making itself. When it comes down to what are we subscribing for, it keeps being ads again. They keep deciding that subscriptions make money by removing ads.

        Like, why not subscriptions that actually add something gainful? Subscribe to stream your games to any TV, subscribe to get dog food delivered to your house monthly, subscribe to Socks of the Month Club. Those things exist in other industries, but tech?? Nope, it’s just ads, or subscribe to less ads.

    • RubberElectrons@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      3 days ago

      I’d recommend CalyxOS as a replacement os.

      No google code at all to get full functionality of your hardware (excluding Google pay, but graphene doesn’t have that either.)

      Anything you need, e.g. swipe typing or advanced camera features, you can install Google’s versions and block their ability to talk to the internet via the built-in firewall.

      calyxos.org

      • EchoSnail@lemmy.zipEnglish
        3·
        3 days ago

        I just wanna use my carriers sms/rcs channels and their 5g internet. I don’t need Anymore middleman than Me>Verizon>Host/Destination

        • RubberElectrons@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          3 days ago

          Sure, you get that by default. Firewall only steps in for apps you explicitly block. There’s a toggle for if you want apps blocked by default for you to allow, if you prefer.

          Point is, it’s a system that just works, stays out of your way and doesn’t phone home to anyone, just as you’d expect.

          Whatever you wind up doing, good luck out there and have fun.

  • Bluefruit@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1621·
    5 days ago

    Gross.

    I’m currently in the process of moving everything over to a pixel running GrapheneOS and am glad to be doing so because of shit exactly like this.

    I just want technology that does what I want it to and doesn’t spy on me. Shouldn’t be this hard especially if I pay for the product.

    • BigDaddySlim@lemmy.worldEnglish
      34·
      5 days ago

      Did the same thing last September, my S21 Ultra’s battery was getting tired and I was tired of the Samsung bullshit. So far it’s been great and so has battery life, plus it’s a breath of fresh air to only have apps I want installed without needing ADB to remove them after Google/Samsung decides they want them reinstalled every few weeks.

      Only downfalls have been my broken banking app (which might be the actual app being broken based on Google Play reviews) and the amount of tweaking I needed to do to get OSM as my default map for Android Auto.

      I finally have a phone that actually feels like mine, not just a leased device from the manufacturer.

      • Bluefruit@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        4 days ago

        Same here man. Was using an s20 for a long time and was generally happy with it but after moving to an s22 due to charging issues, I wasn’t happy with the way that Samsung changed things. I don’t like how they often try to force a Samsung account.

        And I REALLY don’t like this. I should never have to look at baked in ads in my OS that I paid for. I don’t care if its just on the lockscreen because you know that’s only the beginning.

        “Watch this 30 second ad to change your wallpaper”

        No thanks dude.

      • Darren@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        3·
        5 days ago

        What did you do to get OSM working properly? I’ve not used it enough to get to know it because it’s not been reliable enough for me. But a couple of times it’s taken me as far as a road, but didn’t know where on the road my destination was.

        • BigDaddySlim@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          4 days ago

          You have to use the Google Play version of OSM for Android Auto, plus tweak a setting or two in the advanced settings of AA. As for the maps itself it’s been fine, I use GPS not Google Play Services for location, so I need to make sure the phone is in clear view of the sky for best results, but it still works in the center console of my car. Just make sure your location services are on before opening OSM or it acts funky.

  • marzhall@lemmy.worldEnglish
    551·
    5 days ago

    Buddy had the nightmarish idea a while back with all the new generative ai stuff for video chat services injecting ads using the faces/voices of the participants in lieu of payment. Just, regularly-schedule ad breaks in your call where “your friend” suddenly starts talking about how excited they are about Raid: Shadow Legends

          • marzhall@lemmy.worldEnglish
            31·
            4 days ago

            Lol, I want to believe it was someone who wanted to slow the spread of this concept in the world, lashing out against it the only way they could.

            That said I’ve def bookmarked that episode for watching. I lost track of Black MIrror, it’s a bit tough in that it’s so grim that each episode doesn’t really leave you wanting to watch the next one in my experience. But it’s had some bangers.

            • Buddahriffic@lemmy.worldEnglish
              3·
              4 days ago

              That one is particularly rage inducing if it’s the one I’m thinking of (I think ep 1 of the new season?).

              Some of the others in the new season aren’t so depressing or rage inducing, though.

      • CatsGoMOW@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        4 days ago

        Too late, Black Mirror already has an episode about this exact idea (starring Rashida Jones).

  • Penny7@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61·
    5 days ago

    Thankfully, this is a fully opt-in experience.

    And how long before they decide to make a default instead of opt-in?

  • Sunflier@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    4 days ago

    I have a galaxy. I disabled the Galaxy AI. I disabled the Google AI on my phone, and I blocked Google search AI. I disabled Microsoft AI. I think ATT has one that listens in on calls to warn you of a call being a scam, but I haven’t figured out how to disable that. Many of my calls are privileged under atty/client privilege, so have someone or something else in on that risks waving that. I want to disable it, but I don’t know how. I tried to disable Yahoo’s email AI. But, now there is yet more AI for me to disable?

    Dear tech companies, please stop shoving AI down my throat. I really don’t want it.

  • Brotha_Jaufrey@lemmy.worldEnglish
    25·
    4 days ago

    This is what makes me excited for Linux phones to finally become viable. Every major phone manufacturer is making their UX worse and expanding their hidden spyware for the sake of profits.

    Graphene os is great but you can only install it on a Pixel. But they give extended support for older devices which is nice. HOWEVER, people are making Linux builds for even older devices, including the iphone 6. Getting a new phone after 7 years might not be necessary in the future.

      • N0t_5ure@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        4 days ago

        It used to be that phone technology improved relatively quickly, and a 2 year old phone was significantly worse than the latest and greatest. Now, not so much. I use a Pixel 6 Pro running Graphene OS, and I don’t feel like I’m missing out on the latest tech. The camera is great, certainly more than good enough for me, and the phone is responsive and does everything I need it to do, and it’s 3+ generations old. I see no need to spend $1000+ on a new phone.

      • Brotha_Jaufrey@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        4 days ago

        And that’s their choice to. But some people are sick of planned obsolescence and wish to use their phones for as long as the hardware doesn’t give.

    • propitiouspanda@lemmy.cafeEnglish
      33·
      4 days ago

      You could just use a phone not made by a major manufacturer.

      I have one from Orbic and it’s great.