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A bit of a rant, but what to do about new smartphones? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Fairphone + iodeOS. You can buy it with it preinstalled, so no fiddeling with the bootloader if you dont want to

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Not im Canada, unfortunately. That would have been one of my first choices because of the reparability.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That is unfortunate... And you really can't import it?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Technically, sure. But no warranty, and parts would be a nightmare to get, which would defeat the purpose of a repairable phone. 😮‍💨

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah true.... :/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I've been thinking about trying a Fairphone next but I'm worried about how well their suite of apps function (especially maps), being able to install regular marketplace apps, and whether I'd still be able to fly my drone with it. Also I'd still have to use Gmail for work, so would that defeat the purpose of having a degoogled phone?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Organuc Maps and Osmand are working well for me. Using Gmail with K9 Mail for example would still work, but you should definitely not use the Gmail App (which probably wont even work) Installing Google Play apps works flawlessly worh aurora, but In App purchases and payed apps are not supported