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[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

And since I didn't want to root my old phone, I just disabled all of the Google services via adb.

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

But, but, now your phone could be hacked!! 🤣

(yes, sarcasm, lol)

The Google bootlickers tell me my phone is at risk since it's rooted. As if every single Linux, Unix, and Windows box doesn't have root access for specific users. And Windows is so flawed they require a privilege escalation to perform fairly innocuous functions.