Samsung and Xiaomi apps on their factory defaults are mostly fine, update them once and suddenly you have ads flashing after every 2 interactions with your phone

  • grue@lemmy.world
    7·
    2 months ago

    None, because I get almost all my apps from F-Droid and the repository maintainers themselves will quit making updated versions available if the app enshittifies.

    Also, I cannot imagine accepting that shit from Samsung or Xiaomi in the first place. Believe it or not, instant boycott.

  • raldone01@lemmy.world
    6·
    2 months ago

    The Phillips hue bridge app. They forced online login in the new version for “security”. I don’t see how connecting to Philipps servers is more secure than local only.

    • thermal_shock@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      I have wifi lights, when I move they will 100% be changed to zigbee. The cloud and iot has gone off the rails in security and convenience.

  • thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works
    5·
    2 months ago

    I’ve still got Twitter installed on my iPhone, despite rarely ever using it in the past and having not even launched it in well over a year.

    But out of principle alone, as a form of silent protest I refuse to update it to X.

  • RattlerSix@lemmy.world
    5·
    2 months ago

    I started using BeyondPod for podcasts in 2009. At one point, they came out with an UI update that everyone hated but I was able to save an older version, I just had to avoid updating it in the store. I did that until they went out of business and it disappeared from the store a year or two ago. I’m guessing the version I still use came out in 2012

  • Dr. Moose@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 months ago

    Vscode always breaks something so I do it as rarely as possible. Still can’t remember a single new update or feature adding anything for me other than github copilot.

  • DigDoug@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    Nvidia Shield - The Android update (from 9 to 10, iirc) turned mine into a sluggish, unresponsive piece of crap. I ended up downgrading back to Android 9 and blocked the update servers in my router.

    Switch Joycons - This might be a placebo, but I swear that every second Joycon update completely messes with their ability to connect to the tablet via the rails. They still disconnect every once in a while, but I’m certain that some versions of the Joycon firmware made my Switch completely unusable in portable mode.

  • whysteria@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    I disabled updates for Blender and keep another old version for modding purposes I also refuse to update mobile discord since I heard the layout was changing. IDK what discord mobile is supposed to look like anymore, it also stopped letting me use the nitro discord themes a while ago. I’m on a version from Sept 2023 :x

  • VeryFrugal@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    Kindle (Paperwhite). Never registered since I bought it, never will. Not once did it touch any network. I only use Calibre to manage books.

  • Heathcliff@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    2 months ago

    Hmm, I have the Xiaomi Home app installed but never seen any ads. Maybe because my DNS is blocking certain ad-servers? I use the app because we have an air purifier and robot vacuum from them. They work perfectly fine without the app too, but sometimes it’s very convenient to remotely control them.

    • I Cast Fist@programming.devOP
      2·
      2 months ago

      On an old 6X (MiA2) I had, after the first updates post unboxing, Themes, Gallery and Calculator would show ads, either full screen or those on the bottom of the screen

  • TachyonTele@lemm.ee
    21·
    2 months ago

    I refuse to update the Android messaging (text) app. I forget what they added to it, but my friend constantly complains about it.