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So given that in the exact same context and with the same usage, and that it happens for other users as well in other context, but most importantly that it started happening EXACTLY the day I got the S8 a year ago... I'm having phone radio problems again out of nowhere and like crazy, but I'm...

Why isn't there any update to that? I suspect this is a planned obsolescence scheme to push you to buy a new smartphone since there's no reason for that...

Would this cause problem with a non-flashed (but ADB enabled) S8? I want to try Oreo but in case it ****s my battery I want to be able to downgrade.

2 questions: 1. is there not a single thread of XDA with large sample poll on battery performance for Oreo...? I've been searching for a clear cut answer for 3 months it's getting tiring to get either people lying or nothing concise which prevents me from either updating or not. 2. Do ROMs...

FFS is there not a single thread of XDA with large sample poll on battery performance for Oreo...? I've been searching for a clear cut answer for 3 months it's getting tiring to get either people lying or nothing concise which prevents me from either updating or not. My guess is even though...

I gather XDA is not to best place to get answers. Why the heck isn't there any clear-cut list with description for popular smartphones and versions somewhere?

I've mostly used iPhone until now, and as a big fan of Steve Jobs (not Apple) for years I was both satisfied but also incredibly getting bored and dissatisfied with the latest non-upgraded iPhones so I decided to switch. Boy was I wrong... The reason why I mention the iPhone is that, since this...

I don't give in private information extortion on the Play Store, **** any app that asks informations or access it doesn't need.

FFS why can't anyone on android "developper" forum figure out clear explanation (not even solution) but explanation for that. I can tell you exactly why or what are the process that make an iPhone battery life go down, and you can find plenty of description and (jailbroken or not) solutions...

Thanks. I read All in one Gestures is one of those intrusive privacy extortion app with permissions so I won't install it, but I'll try to find another solution. Also I guess a rooted solution is better for privacy, cpu and battery?

While I harshly regret having even made the mistake to switch to an Android or at least Samsung device, at first my new S8 provide pretty good and consistent battery for about 3 months. And suddenly, with no additional app or update (at least that I'm aware off since I of course didn't make...

Hi, I'm new to this tool so I'll be quick: 1. Is there a non-root version or similar app? 2. Does this or any other app have iPhone X-like multitasking gestures? (Swipe-up from botton for home, Swipe-up and maintain for multitask) Thanks.

Tired of the BS "mixed reviews" that shouldn't happen on the same hardwares (S8) with the same version (S8). So instead of wasting time not finding a real answer I want to ask this in a straight-forward way: 1. Are there consistent documented tests and reviews about battery life on Oreo vs...

No one? An idea?

On iPhone, the home UX is pretty logical: when you delete or move an app, all the row of app moves to fill the empty space which is practical and clean. On Android everytime you move or uninstall an app, it just becomes full of incoherent empty spot which means you have to manually rearrange...

I put my S8 away for now I went back to an iPhone. I'm using it off-grid to still try and figure out how it works. Basically my problems are clear: 1. There's no transparency in background processes/services, the component they use and the data they send. 2. The way permissions are managed is...

That's not my job, but that's part of mine to decide or push in front of committees what tool we should use, purely from a utilitarian, managerial and system POV. None of us beside IT guys ever realised how Android were intolerably insecure, I've had my head in Apple buttock for years thinking...

iPhone (pretends to) be safe and secure and doesn't straight-up violate your privacy by forcing unneeded permission even before installing the app and running tons of spyware as per unbox while giving all your infos out to apps that demand it and more. It's also a question of procedure: iPhone...

I don't know what Bixby is worth, if the S8 wasn't violating my private and corporate information I might have tried, since they forcing-feeding it on me, I will never. So 1. I used BKD to disable all packages and related services except for WinkService (in BixbyVoice) and SpageService (in...

Wasn't responding to M66B. Also eagerly waiting to get into Xprivacy.

Reserved Upd: I haven't had time, but I'm starting to do a table with all the packages, what they're for and wether to disable them.

Backstory: I've always used iPhones, was tired of the bullshit, and wished for Android especially the S8. Was shocked, and I'm rarely shocked, but the agressive violation of privacy, the crazy amount of bloatware, and the unoptimised UX and system services overall. Now, I'm in charge of a wide...

I'm getting into it, but I'm overwhelmed with with all the things everywhere, and apparently BK Package Disabler is not working as advertised since it actually kills the app even when not uninstalling it.

So I started fiddling with Bk Package Disabler on mostly bloatware and following advices. So long I've only disabled Sound Detection, AASAservices and just tried Smart Capture. The problem, is I had the idea to be sure that package disabler (not uninstaller as far as I'm concerned) worked as...

I'm sorry but how could this list slip through? You are listing as red packages that are not only not critical but also particularly privacy violating or battery draining bloatware like Sound Detector??

Thanks, I understand but that's why I still torn about wether I keep my Android: this is my first device, and as someone tweaking and privacy aware, I'm just overwhelmed with how blatant and abusive all those privacy and data violation stuffs are, specifically the way they're set-up with forced...

Oh okay, thanks. So I can't use the current XPrivacy (on the PlayStore) on Nougat S8? I hope I can if not, I'll wait for the XPrivacy L. It's crazy that Android forces privacy breaching (violation is an accurate word use) "services", processes and apps at it's core. If I were to learn to use...

Thanks, so while Disablers can enable me to enable the (visible) privacy violating processes like those constantly listening/recording/sending my datas, XPrivacy enabled to more precisely control the tracking and circulation of data? I will buy XPrivacy to learn it and also support the project...

"XPrivacyLua is supported on Android 6 Marshmallow and later" you're either lying or it's a misstatement on the repo. Also can somehow explain to me (I just switched to Android), what Lua is (if not a programming language)?

So I finally switched to Android after years of iPhone (and Macs/iPods before), because I was excited by Material design and the Galaxy S8. Right at boot-up I was vomited on with hundreds of unwanted apps, processes and bloats that I still understand why they constantly run without permissions...