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by babypuncher 974 days ago
I'm surprised, what brand is it?
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jsnell 974 days ago
It's likely not about the brand, but about the location. As a result of the Android anti-trust lawsuit in EU, Google has shown a search engine choice screen at initial setup since (I think) 2018. They also unbundled Chrome and Search from the other proprietary apps.

See https://www.android.com/choicescreen/

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Jensson 974 days ago
Was a Xiaomi Redmi.

I wouldn't recommend it for privacy, but them giving me the choice means manufacturers can do this if they want.

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beebeepka 974 days ago
What android brand would you recommend "for privacy"?

I agree Xiaomi loves their data collection to the point of selling pole fan that require an app to operate - I saw that one in one of their stores.

So what else is there?

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i5-2520M 973 days ago
Pixel or maybe Nokia / Fairphone / Motorola (Stockish Android) if you are a regular user, but you will have to change a few options for sure, modded Pixel if Privacy Nut.
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dartharva 973 days ago
Motorola has notoriously unreliable hardware though. I have only had bad experiences with the brand.
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i5-2520M 973 days ago
This is the same as any laptop discussion. If you mention any brand someone is bound to say how negative their experience was. Probably there were a few bad models, but Im not aware of any common issues with moto phones.
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dartharva 973 days ago
OnePlus is still reliable and boasts decent build quality and (relatively) non-intrusive software. It has abandoned its "budget phone" shtick though.
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