RedMi Note 11. Just received it for Christmas and boy was I crying the first time I booted it. 1 Gb of bloatware must most importantly: impossible to uninstall chrome.

That is ok if any other browser can co-exist beside it… Boy was I wrong again. Some links from apps don’t even care about my default browser, they just open chrome cause hell yeah.

This is sickening me, Google is beginning to really disgust me. Someday I’ll root this mf to get rid of ALL the bloatware

    • FutileRecipe@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      11 months ago

      It’s these issues that keep me on devices that are a little older, ones with well-documented root/flashing processes.

      Just grab a Pixel, even the newest one. Those have the best documented alternate OS support, bonus points if you use GrapheneOS. Granted, rooting is frowned upon there as they’re more about security.

      • Nyanix@lemmy.caEnglish
        131·
        11 months ago

        While I agree Pixel and GrapheneOS rock, it’s a hilarious solution contextually. OP was gifted a phone for Christmas, and your solution is to get rid of the gift, assume they have expendable income, and suggest dropping $700 on a new phone so they can immediately void its warranty.

        • FutileRecipe@lemmy.worldEnglish
          7·
          11 months ago

          OP was gifted a phone for Christmas, and your solution is…

          Except I wasn’t replying to OP. I was replying to someone who said (and I quoted them) they only use older phones due to proven flashing support, so I was saying they don’t have to for the Pixel reason. I wasn’t suggesting OP do this if they don’t want.

          …suggest dropping $700 on a new phone so they can immediately void its warranty.

          Where does it say that unlocking the bootloader and flashing an alternate OS voids the warranty? I’ve done it with every Nexus/Pixel I’ve had, and have traded them all in for credit…and even sent two in for warranty repair which Google honored.

          A quick search (link below) said it doesn’t necessarily void the warranty…unless what you did breaks the device and they deem it your fault. And with how good rhe flashing process is on Pixels, I feel you’d have to try and actively break it. Please don’t spread unverified rumors (unless you have an official source, which I’d like) and potentially scare people away needlessly.

          https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/94497368/will-unlocking-bootloader-custom-rom-void-my-pixel-warranty