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.

  • TechNerdWizard42@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Love the Chinese phones. None of this crap US stuff is enabled. It’s baked into the system ROM so it is there. But on mine it has never transfered any data, not even ever been active. It’s just dead code taking up a few megabytes.

    • Gadg8eer@preserve.gamesEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Unlike Japan in the 80s, I wouldn’t trust the CCP more than products made in Democratic nations.

      That being said, I am now VERY glad I switched to Graphene OS the moment I got this phone. Fuck this kind of shit, I bought this phone.

      • TechNerdWizard42@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        It’s not about trust. It’s about what are they going to do with the data. I have been to China, it’s cool. I also don’t have any long term plans there. I do have long term plans in 5 eye countries. Therefore I want none of my data in government spy databases where I actually do things.