Nothing good will come of this.
Privacy, user control and consent means nothing to these companies.
how much do these places pay to make their apps into terminal cancer that cant be excised.
So it is oficially a shitphone.
Not that it isn’t scummy, but the screenshots in the article show that the Facebook app can be uninstalled, and the “Meta Services” app can be disabled. So it’s not the end of the world.
Can it be uninstalled, or just “uninstalled”? I’m concerned it’s going to be like andoid, where it gives you the option to “uninstall” chrome, but it just reverts it to the factory image and leaves a gaping hole in your security.
I only ever get a “disable” option. Which is basically the same thing, but it doesn’t even “uninstall” in quotes.
Wild, maybe its because I’m using an ancient phone. It gives me an uninstall option, but it doesn’t uninstall it.
I figured this might be the case. I hate how inconsistent Android is. It’s like not even the same OS depending on the phone it’s on. There’s always random little differences like this. 😬
Yeah, I’m still using my Samsung Note 8, haha
I think it’s just that the playstore doesn’t know it’s a system app like the settings panel does.
Nothing says ‘I’m shitty’ more than naming yourself ‘Nothing’. Oh, wait, using meta/facebook makes you even shittier.
That does sound edgy and pointless, like x dot com, but it fits their focus on visual style and branding over everything else.
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I mean I am pretty happy with my nothing phone. It came with a pretty minimal stock android that runs on hardware that’s quite good for what I paid. Despite the shitty name that people have indeed made fun of, the phone’s been pretty good so far.
Nothing says ‘I’m shitty’ more than naming yourself ‘Nothing’.
I mean…that’s an odd take. Don’t know how someone could be so upset over the name of a company, but hey let that anger out.
Oh, wait, using meta/facebook makes you even shittier.
No arguments there though.
So I’ve been holding onto my OnePlus 6T because it was the closest thing to a Nexus after they destroyed it and migrated it into the Pixel program.
I’ve been eyeballing Nothing for a while now, but it looks like before I could even get one, they’re already off the market for me.
So, the Nothing 3a, AKA The Something.
Wow, nothing is a shit name, for one. On the other hand, this being reported on a website that requires tracking consent to view. I want a new Timeline.
Nothing would be a great brand name if they were dedicated to making good phones without any bloatware.
The misinterpretation with the name nothing to the regular word nothing in headlines and everything is really bad, especially since the internet is global and for countries who never heard the name.
Some people think they’re really clever with their company name and cause lots of confusion with it for their narrow mindedness.
What do you mean? There are tons of shit names.
Of course there are. But in this case the headline could be read:
Nothing’s new:…
I think you missed it. “Nothing is a shit name” can be read as “there are no shit names.”
(Unless I misread your comment and missed something.)
Yes, got wooshed, haha 😁
The problem with Meta (also russian Yandex) is that it was caught having web-side trackers that send stuff to localhost, where it gets caught by Meta apps and then sent to Zucker servers. This two-bit scheme was noticed by researchers and isn’t there anymore, but it is a clear display why having these apps preinstalled is a problem. Regular ads are better than Mark looking over your shoulder whenever his meta pixel triggers.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/03/meta_pauses_android_tracking_tech/
With ongoing enshittification in the quest for the lowest common denominator, why it might as well be mandatory to keep a 3310.
FUCK THAT
You were supposed to be the fucking CHOSEN ONE
Don’t stake your hopes on anyone or any entity and you will never be disappointed
There are only those companies for whom the incentives to betray you aren’t yet high enough. Either the incentives become high enough for the chosen company to betray you, or the incentives become enough for another company with enough money to buy the chosen company and betray you…or bury the chosen company in the hopes that you’ll open yourself to being betrayed or exploited by the other company.
Welcome to unfettered/unregulated capitalism aka the natural end result that capitalism pushes society towards.
Nothing already lost me when they put a tiny, useless OLED screen on the back of their flagship and called it innovation. They had something really great with the Glyph lights for two generations, so of course they ditched that technology completely.
Not even Unihertz put Facebook garbage on their new Titan 2 phone. And they also have an OLED on the back. A much bigger one. For a fraction of the price.
I thought nothing was going to be the OG oneplus, bringing flagship killers at decent prices. Not the case, I got the first ear ones, had heaps of issues, no help from support and they stopped updating them. Years go by, looking for a watch, try the CMF watch by nothing, I’ve had nothing but connection issues and bugs and a dislike for the weird lack of customisation (can’t make a timer widget unless its one of the set times they choose? Why??) It’s put me off ever getting a phone by nothing.
Bummer, I thought nothing was a good brand.
Yes, nothing is a good a brand, including Nothing
Fairphone?
So far so good.
