I installed NetGuard about a month ago and blocked all internet to apps, unless they're on a whitelist. No notifications from this particular system app (that can't be disabled) until recently when it started making internet connection requests to google servers. Does anyone know when this became a thing?
Edit 2: I bought my Pixel 6 phone outright, directly from Google's Australian store. I have no creditors.
Were the courts not enough control for creditors? Since when are they allowed to lock you out of your purchased property without a court order?
I don't even live in the US, so what the actual fuck?
Edit 1: You can check it's installed (~~stock~~ Pixel 6 android 14) Settings > Apps > All Apps > three dot menu, Show system > search "DeviceLockController".
I highly recommend getting NetGuard, you can enable pro features via their website if you have the APK for as low as 0.10€, but donate more, because it's amazing. You can also purchase via Google Play store.
Good luck convincing people to change
I was asked “why bother with Linux if there is software that isn’t native on it”
you simply respond with "because you are too scared to change your ways, afraid of learning, and scared of compromise"
People preach about how life is a struggle, and how things are difficult, and how you just have to deal with them, but the second they are presented with any sort of compromising luxury they go "uhm, no thanks, im good actually"
you could just as easily respond with "why bother with windows, when you have no freedom, what's the point in doing anything, if it isn't free"
I just say “If a developer isn’t good enough to get their product to work on Linux then it’s not high enough quality to use”
thats the thing about open source, the developer literally doesn't have to do anything, just release it open source, someone will figure out how to fork it if they want it on linux. It's literally that simple.