Hi, I'm a girl obsessed with privacy, I have an s10 + but without a gmail account, I navigate with TOR, orbot, I don't have social networks, but I don't really like it, since many applications have many permissions that I don't like, I would like Know if there is a way to install a more secure modified Android operating system, or if there is some type of application to configure privacy. I also have a Huawei p9lite that I can not do the bootloader to root, is there any way to get it? because if I could root the p9 maybe there I could play better with privacy. Thank you
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If privacy and app permissions are your priorities, you'll be better off with an iPhone. You'll have more extensive control over each app's permissions, and from a privacy standpoint Apple's walled-garden approach gives you a highly curated emailing, text messaging, and online storage environment, plus automatic backup and restore features that just can't be duplicated in the same way with our Android devices. Of course that's all based on if you trust Apple as a corporation and you're willing to sacrifice personal choice over managed oversight.
But currently the entire smartphone market is dominated by Android and Apple, and for all the verbage about free market competition, it's definitely not. All the minor players trying to get a foothold in the mobile device market have a massive uphill battle to gain even a tiny percentage of market share. So yeah, there might be an isolated, security-focused phone that comes along but at this point it may or may not survive past a few years. Even a big name like Blackberry, a well established brand with a solid user base had its day. Its Blackberry Enterprise Servers were a well-respected cornerstone for secure services, and now for various reasons Blackberry is just another footnote in smartphone history.
But currently the entire smartphone market is dominated by Android and Apple, and for all the verbage about free market competition, it's definitely not. All the minor players trying to get a foothold in the mobile device market have a massive uphill battle to gain even a tiny percentage of market share. So yeah, there might be an isolated, security-focused phone that comes along but at this point it may or may not survive past a few years. Even a big name like Blackberry, a well established brand with a solid user base had its day. Its Blackberry Enterprise Servers were a well-respected cornerstone for secure services, and now for various reasons Blackberry is just another footnote in smartphone history.
Maybe. Apple typically prefer not to tell you what permissions things have, and I remember reading a report a few months back where someone took a few weeks old iPhone to a security lab and found several hundred trackers on it.IIt's a matter of degrees and definitions.
For the S10 the big question is which version do you have? If it has an unlockable bootloader you can probably install an OS without Google apps (e.g. Lineage, where gapps are optional) and then just install FOSS apps which you feel confident with. If it's a US model you are probably out of luck (if it's a Verizon model you certainly are).
For the S10 the big question is which version do you have? If it has an unlockable bootloader you can probably install an OS without Google apps (e.g. Lineage, where gapps are optional) and then just install FOSS apps which you feel confident with. If it's a US model you are probably out of luck (if it's a Verizon model you certainly are).
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OK but it is all relative as it's trivial to cherry-pick instances that highlight security issues. In any independent study when it comes to a direct comparison on Android and Apple and focusing just on security and privacy aspects, Apple continues to hold an edge. It's a curated environment vs a more open one so that's just logic. With Apple, it manages your user experience, with Android its more of a matter where we are responsible and we get to make our own choices.
My point was that people often think "use an iPhone and you are safe", and that this is not true. Your privacy is something you'll have to guard yourself on whatever platform.
I have s10 but for now impossible bootloader !!!!
I've tried everything
I'm not a Samsung expert, but what model of s10 it it? In recent years the Exynos models (most of the world) have tended to be unlockable, whereas the Snapdragon models (certainly the North American ones) have been pretty much impossible.
About rooting etc. and recent Galaxy S and Note series phones. If you got an Exynos "F" or "FD" international, those are usually OK. It's the USA Snapdragon variants that can be difficult or impossible, things like "V" Verizon ones.
Suggest you post the full model number of the S10.
Suggest you post the full model number of the S10.