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Google photos on ios is literally a hostage situation. Remove key functionalities like copying an image or editing an image unless you give them full unrestricted access to your entire photo library. (The holy grail of surveillance capitalism data). Data extortion masquerading as a service.

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[–] Pollo_Jack@lemmy.world 49 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, iOS is nuts.

Transfer files over bluetooth? Best go buy an entire apple product because fuck internationally recognized standards.

Transfer music to the iPhone? Gotta download one of two programs, make an apple account, and sync your entire library. Apple doesn't support common formats such as FLAC? Go fuck yourself and convert your entire library for them.

Backup your phone to the cloud? Apple doesn't let you select how many backups are saved so you run out of storage and get an upgrade to apple storage program for only $5.99 every other month/phone update.

I thought google was bad with their tyranny of default but the iphone 16 pro max is the pinnacle of anti user and pro consumerism. I list that phone as it is the only apple phone I have used.

[–] ryper@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I don't think this is an iOS problem, unless the Bluesky post predates the feature that showed me this when I tried to insert a picture in OneNote:

Choosing "Limit Access..." lead to this:

[–] sommerset@thelemmy.club 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

So yes. Both apple and Google are doing this shit. It's very bad at this point.
I'm genuinely considering getting Huawei with harmonyos as my next phone

[–] skrlet13@feddit.cl 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Consider Huawei has a lot of adware, like Xiaomi.

[–] AlexLost@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

And you think it will be different? They are all doing this, because your data and info is valuable to them. Who they share the info with might differ, but they are all designed to scrape the data of your life so they can get all the seedy details and use them for whatever the hell they use it for?! Lord only knows why they want to know what I jerk off to, but that's their problem.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I just don't connect my phone to the internet. £4 a month for unlimited calls/SMS and that is it. Currently using a brick phone but thinking of replacing it as despite being IP68 water resistant including salt water and bleach, the mic has gone a bit shit after I cleaned it in the sink after it got a few splashes of sea water on it.

When I do get round to replacing it I am looking at the cheapest android I can find, send a few APKs to it over LAN. May let it connect to the internet once to download offline maps.

[–] skrlet13@feddit.cl 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Probably buying used will get you a better deal

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 7 months ago

Yeah that is what I am thinking of doing