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kazinator04/23/20253 repliesview on HN

"Google blocked phone-making also-ran from preinstalling crapware their own users don't want, doing them a big favor."


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gaiagraphia04/24/2025

Motorola is one of the better phone manufacturers, though. Hardly any bloat, usually able to root easily, decent support from other operating systems, reasonably priced, and with decent battery life.

I still struggle to see what phones at 10x the price actually provide.

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epolanski04/23/2025

Not Google's decision to make.

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TiredOfLife04/24/2025

Every Android phone comes preinstalled with Google made crapware