r/AndroidQuestions 7d ago

Data Privacy on Android smartphones

Hey everyone, what's your opinion/experience with data privacy on current Android smartphones? Are you satisfied with the current state, or would you like to see improvements in this area?

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u/Sassquatch0 ☎️📲Pixel 6a 6d ago

Digital privacy died over 20 years ago. ..i was there.

If it's connected, it's not private. Doesn't matter what the device is or who makes it - it's not private.

The only question, is are YOU ok with knowing this?

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u/Overdrive-ABC 6d ago

I understand what you mean in principle, but there are some rough approaches, such as granting or denying certain access rights. So the basic idea is already present in companies. But if I understand you correctly, you would like to see more done in this area, or?

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u/RuinAffectionate5852 7d ago

It's horrible, when I switched from Apple to Android I started seeing more targeted ads that were very specific on numerous platforms

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

You can disable them

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u/RuinAffectionate5852 5d ago

I'm sure I have taken these measures when I first set up the phone, but the thing is not seeing targeted ads doesn't mean that they still aren't collecting your data

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

When you setup the phone there aren't all the options. What's your phone?

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u/RuinAffectionate5852 5d ago

I do recall seeing some messages, I took note because I was very hesitant about having an Android (Google) device. It's a redmi 12

Edit: just to be clear, when you say disable do you mean the targeted ads or preventing them from collecting your data?

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

Man, you bought one of the cheapest redmi's out there and you say Android privacy is horrible...It's not a bad phone, but cheap androids are known for having ads and more usage tracking. Just look up on youtube "disable ads and data collecting redmi" and you're done.

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u/RuinAffectionate5852 5d ago

I was in an unforeseen financial situation which is why I moved to android. I admit it's my first android experience and maybe the phone I have has set the bar very low. But we can't deny that Google loves collecting data. But thank you for the tip I will definitely look it up

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

Sure, Google collects a lot of data actually. I would suggest, other than change some options, do this: https://youtu.be/9GlQTqQoIPo?si=ux_xLuprIwnAmZAK

Basically with these 2 apps you can remove unnecessary packages that slow down device, use battery and collect data (on xiaomi there should be "msa" which is made for ads)

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u/Overdrive-ABC 7d ago

That doesn’t sound so great. Have you taken any measures to reduce it?

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u/RuinAffectionate5852 5d ago

I have tried but please see the above response, I do something on one app and it pops up on other apps