I’ve had a Galaxy S22+ for 2 years and still want to use it. When I look up how to maximize privacy on Android, many results say to install custom ROMs which I can’t since its a US model and the bootloader is locked. I just want to minimize tracking and sharing of personal information. I could use a firewall app like RethinkDNS to block trackers, but could I completely block tracking from Google and Samsung? Are there any lists of packages to uninstall to improve privacy? (I’ve used ADB to remove a bunch of bloatware. Ex: pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.arzone)
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You can “increase” your privacy but there’s some limit, you can’t block the manufacturer integrated trackers, the best you can is using something like rethink to block foreign app’s trackers. Nothing more.
Cutoff internet access on all apps that expressly do not need it. Install Netguard or the likes if you don’t used a VPN and see what apps are calling home.
Just buy a new phone. Don’t waste your life micro-managing malware. Spend your time on making money to buy a new phone.
Downvoted by broke bois but they ain’t finding privacy anytime soon
I’m not micromanage it, that may be a privacy tradeoff i make for convenience. I want to see what I can do without constant maintenance.
Like the other guy said, some only learn the hard way.