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.

  • @AmbiguousPropsEnglish
    1•2 months ago

    I’m not to the point where I can use 100% F-Droid apps, unfortunately.

    • Possibly linuxEnglish
      2•2 months ago

      Exactly, I think we as a community need to have an accepted transition from proprietary spyware to free alternatives. I think step one would be to move to free apps.

      • @AmbiguousPropsEnglish
        1•2 months ago

        I agree, and would say that 90% of my apps are. But there’s a few (mostly banking related) that I can’t pass up since the mobile websites are unusable.