I'm just pointing out that the entirety of Samsung's Android adds literally nothing of value to the user to the android experience and only serves to, at best, annoy. Not just this one particular feature.
Is it? Android already disables sideloading by default, requires each source to ask for permission, and prompts the user before each install. How does Samsung's additional setting improve security?
The question in the title is just a hook, but this is still an article, not a Q&A.
The text tells why the feature matters, tells it's redundant, lists the phones affected by it, echoes some Samsung notes about the feature, and answers the question. It's a report on a particular feature, I wouldn't call it a filler.
I think the Pixel Fold might be the best option for a foldable phone, because (just like all other Pixels) you can flash it with a private, secure, open-source ROM like GrapheneOS.
If you mean the S24, the equivalent from Sony would be the Xperia 5 V. Has audio jack and sd card compared to the S24, Sony batteries last 2 days even after several years of use thanks to excellent optimization and battery care, there's almost zero bloat. On the downside it will only get 2 years of upgrades (until the end of 2025). Also you can't unlock the bootloader on US models if that's something you care about.
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eager_eagle@lemmy.world · 74 pts · 2y
yet another useless
featureannoyancemp3@lemmy.ca · 29 pts · 2y
Which is a sensible choice security-wise.
eager_eagle@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 2y
it is, the useless annoyance is what Samsung is introducing
KillingAndKindess@lemmy.blahaj.zone · -9 pts · 2y
breadsmasher@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y
… thats the same thing
KillingAndKindess@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Thatsthejoke.jpg
Sorta
I'm just pointing out that the entirety of Samsung's Android adds literally nothing of value to the user to the android experience and only serves to, at best, annoy. Not just this one particular feature.
breadsmasher@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 2y
I think perhaps something has gone wrong with the phrasing or something, because it seemed you were saying the exact same thing but .. less clearly?
which now I edit that so it doesn’t have a strike through I actually understand what you mean. It was a bit difficult to parse that originally
KillingAndKindess@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 2y
My bad
WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 2y
no. the notion that sideloading is bad for security is apple propaganda
Zak@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
Is it? Android already disables sideloading by default, requires each source to ask for permission, and prompts the user before each install. How does Samsung's additional setting improve security?
Beaver@lemmy.ca · -3 pts · 2y
Apple should take this approach
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip · -10 pts · 2y
Not really
You can disable it by default
helenslunch@feddit.nl · -3 pts · 2y
eager_eagle@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
the article explains it
helenslunch@feddit.nl · -4 pts · 2y
eager_eagle@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
what you and I quoted comes from the article, and it's true
helenslunch@feddit.nl · -4 pts · 2y
breadsmasher@lemmy.world · 70 pts · 2y
You can see the instructions to disable it in the screenshot of the thumbnail.
This article is pointless.
cordlesslamp@lemmy.today · 19 pts · 2y
Came here to say exactly this. Dumb rage bait.
Virkkunen@fedia.io · 11 pts · 2y
It is also only enabled by default on new phones and during OOBE setup there's a toggle for this.
skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl · 46 pts · 2y
Ilandar@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
helenslunch@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 2y
eager_eagle@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 2y
The question in the title is just a hook, but this is still an article, not a Q&A.
The text tells why the feature matters, tells it's redundant, lists the phones affected by it, echoes some Samsung notes about the feature, and answers the question. It's a report on a particular feature, I wouldn't call it a filler.
grue@lemmy.world · 41 pts · 2y
helenslunch@feddit.nl · 8 pts · 2y
Neon@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Idk, Fairphone served me well
NeutralFlame@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Unfortunately it’s not available around the globe
janNatan@lemmy.ml · 12 pts · 2y
1.) Don't buy a Samsung phone
mudmaniac@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
My last Samsung phone was the Galaxy S1
lazynooblet@lazysoci.al · -1 pts · 2y
Why so much hate on Samsung?
helenslunch@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 2y
ObsidianZed@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
What are some of the best alternatives? With comparable specs (in the US)?
Right now I have a Fold and honestly really like the foldables. Though I think the Pixel Fold is my only alternative there.
unrushed233@lemmings.world · 5 pts · 2y
I think the Pixel Fold might be the best option for a foldable phone, because (just like all other Pixels) you can flash it with a private, secure, open-source ROM like GrapheneOS.
lemmyvore@feddit.nl · 5 pts · 2y
If you mean the S24, the equivalent from Sony would be the Xperia 5 V. Has audio jack and sd card compared to the S24, Sony batteries last 2 days even after several years of use thanks to excellent optimization and battery care, there's almost zero bloat. On the downside it will only get 2 years of upgrades (until the end of 2025). Also you can't unlock the bootloader on US models if that's something you care about.
https://gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=12773&idPhone2=12534
helenslunch@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 2y
Ilandar@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 2y