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The state of Playstore (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 years ago by svotay@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Ads upon ads upon ads

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[–] ultratiem@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

🤢

[–] Mrmcmisterson@slightlyawesome.ninja 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I am really lately hating my android phone and the targeted ads disguised as "Article I might be interested in" in the google now section of my phone.

I'm tempted to switch to an iphone but I realize the same problems exist over there too. We need a new mobileOS....with blackjack

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[–] Gorilladrums@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Psst listen up losers. There's this godly app that you could download off the web called Blockada. It can block add inside of games and apps. If you're not a masochist, you should get it.

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[–] z3n0x@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago

Yo dawg, I heard you liked ads ...

[–] Mr_Buscemi@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago

The ads are so fucking bad now on Google play.

Now the top part of my search menu shows ads whenever I'm looking for apps.

[–] Godnroc@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

The entire app store idea is based around making money. You need look no further than the two sorting options: top free and top paid which translate to with ads and without ads.

[–] 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Just wait till they block sideloading and lock the bootloaders. The technological dystopia is coming.

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[–] grill@thelemmy.club 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Google play is fucked for many years now. Gone are the days of Gingerbreads, Ice Cream Sandwiches and Jelly Beans.

[–] noodlejetski@geddit.social 3 points 2 years ago

no ads in Aurora Store (:

[–] minorsecond@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Just wondering, is ios any better?

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[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago (9 children)

That's... good. Installing an app on more devices is a nice feature.

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[–] Lordgeoffery@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Double your pleasure double your fun 😉

[–] Saneless@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

They also pester you with notifications and they're always some candy crush trash shit

[–] KuroiKaze@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

https://postimg.cc/CdqZRDt1

This doesn't happen to me on my phone, appears to be a glitch.

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