Google Allows Creditors to Brick Your Phone
Google Allows Creditors to Brick Your Phone
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.
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i think they're just using the device administrator feature of android right? i know outlook does this if i connect to my work email
So because I'm using a work profile, this gets installed?
I'm using shelter, also, hence have a work profile.
But even so, this shouldn't be installed.
If it's specific to a work profile, then it's likely to allow a user to prevent leaking sensitive work materials in case of a lost phone.
It's not specific, it's in both. And it being installed due to the work profile is speculation on my part.
Seen this comment several times and since you're OP and can get more eyes on you than my random comment: P6 paid for in full, installed GrapheneOS with no gApps and no Work Profile and I still have that app
Yikes. Well at least I feel vindicated that it's not somehow my "fault" for using Shelter. It's where I install all my questionable
Why in the world would this be bundled with AOSP? (Or is Graphene not built on stock AOSP, I have no concept of how that works)
No idea about why, and I'm pretty sure GrapheneOS is AOSP. I guess I'll have to bring this up in one of their official spaces
Use K-9 mail
It's built into Android, but I suspect yes it needs to be granted device admin first so I doubt this can just enable out of nowhere.