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A bit of a rant, but what to do about new smartphones? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Showroom7561@lemmy.ca to c/privacy@lemmy.ca
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Samsung has gone hard promoting AI in their phones, and now OnePlus has also announced some heavy AI-based features in their new Android OS. Pretty much every other brand is now doing the same, so you can't escape it.

I've been in the market to upgrade my nearly 6-year-old phone, but seeing all these AI features, especially when they rely on Google's Gemini (or other cloud AI), and it feels deflating.

Will privacy ultimately have to be sacrificed "from now on"?

By not using these AI features, you pay a lot for features you won't be using. And the usefulness of the device becomes limited as nearly all functions now have AI-based components to them.

I'm totally fine with on-device AI, but many features I'm seeing don't seem to be on-device, and I've spent years trying to stop sending my data to companies like Google. I don't want to go backwards for the sake of market trends.

What are your future plans when it comes to smartphones?

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[โ€“] adespoton@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If you went Android to go FOSS, why not just install a FOSS OS? As far as I know, none of the popular ones are pushing server-side tech right now.

https://itsfoss.com/open-source-alternatives-android/

[โ€“] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

The biggest problem is that most of those rely on older phones or phones that aren't necessarily top-tier.

At some point, support for all newer phones will likely be very limited, so what's the community going to do then? Keep using old phones?