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  • masterofn001@lemmy.caEnglish
    17·
    7 days ago

    Senior security writer uses adb shell command he doesn’t understand to do something to a package he doesn’t know is or isn’t on his phone.

    Uh. OK.

    Anyway.

    I have 2 devices one on android 13 and one on grapheneos. Neither has Gemini.

    To check for Gemini:

    adb shell pm list packages bard

    and since I don’t know if it’s a regular apk or not:

    adb shell pm list packages --apex-only bard

    To be super sure, I also checked using shell commands device_config list and getprop, and grep for strings including: gemini, bard, smart, ai, model, and personal(ize/ation)

    eg adb shell device_config list | grep --color -i smart

  • mang0@lemmy.zipEnglish
    251·
    7 days ago

    The website which wants to sell your data to hundreds of “partners” pretends to be concerned about your privacy.

    • Havatra@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      7 days ago

      If it has the potential to generate clicks and revenue: Print it! /s

      But I’m happy that they at least contribute to the awareness.

    • weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      7 days ago

      Doing that becomes harder and harder as time goes by. When I was shopping for a new Android phone I couldn’t find one that was recent enough and also had custom rom support of any kind. I know there are smartphones specifically built to be friendly towards custom roms and Linux but those are only available in Europe and North America.

      • Geodad@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        7 days ago

        At that point, I would root it and rip the goodle shit out, then install MicroG.