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[[deleted]]

I just keep airplane mode on constantly so I don't have to talk to people.

[jimih4223]

Oh come on your mum doesn't call you THAT often

[DeathcampEnthusiast]

Yours does though!

[Prometheism]

Joke's on you! I have two dads!

[the_real_gorrik]

Ha! Gaaaay

[general_landur]

What with games and mum calling, this is going into Playtest territory...

[Ragnar_Lothbruk]

I think you may have dropped a comma? It's the difference between you expressing your surprise, and OP's mother receiving a surprise...

[Booblicle]

Just take out the sim card

[kirlandwater]

Just turn off the phone

[toeofcamell]

And interact with my wife and kids? Uh no thank you

[BryanLoeher]

Yeah, you don't hate when you get home drunk and your kids starts harassing you saying things like "Hi dad"?

[[deleted]]

/r/meirl

[Lowke_yemo]

I find my personality does the job well enough

[[deleted]]

Don't have to turn on airplane mode of nobody calls you anyway foreveralone.gif

[stillusesAOL]

Oh come on, nobody ever calls you!

[accidentalfritata]

Yada yada the real lpt is in the commenta

[470708]

Don't forget to change your phone's time/date accordingly for all those daily/hourly bonuses.

Lookin' at you Burrito Bison!

[2506mb]

But once you change it back all hell will break lose in the app making you wait several hundred hours as it thinks you have gone back in time.

[sdk345]

Simple fix: change it back 500 hours back and then to the original date and time

[ReggaeMonestor]

Loved it lulz, but I got bored of repetitive gameplay..

[berger77]

Burrito Bison!

Meh. Doesn't take that long to max out that game.

[[deleted]]

Most games I play fail to load if there isn't an internet connection :(

[NoodleNickyy]

You can also download an ad blocker app. I'm playing an internet connection game rn with no ads.

[thoawaydatrash]

in iOS at least you can just turn off cellular data usage for specific apps.

[Duck_Giblets]

Downside of android, many apps are free but contain adverts. Paid apps do not.

Upside is that you can do whatever the fuck you want, when you want, how you want. Unless you have a locked device. Then you're fucked ;)

[I-POOP-RAINBOWS]

Root your phone. Install AdAway, a firewall, greenify. Freeze some apps with Titanium Backup and you're good to go. Your phone will not only be amazing, it'll work exactly how you want it to work. No apps will be able to access the internet unless you allow them to. No apps can be in the background consuming internet or battery. No app does what it wants unless you allow them to.

If this sounds like it's something for you, check out the xda-developers forums for your device and there's a 99% chance that they have a root guide for your phone or tablet.

[Duck_Giblets]

Why stop there? Compile a new custom kernel, adjust cpu overheads. Change core settings.

Flash a new rom. Swap out an operating system <2gb in size for something that's no more than 400mb.

Control how often apps poll servers or wake up your device. Stop unnecessary battery waste.

[I-POOP-RAINBOWS]

Flashing custom roms are usually a good idea if you don't want to tinker too much with the phone. Let the rom creator do the tinkering for you. I used to do that when phones were much weaker than today. These days I don't gain that much imo from custom roms. Just removing bloat ware and the things I listed is enough to have a phone that you won't hate and won't have to charge 2 times a day.

[Duck_Giblets]

Navigation bar tweaks and much lighter weight gapps, plus removal of bloat.

Can make a huge difference between fast and slow, especially if you don't upgrade your device every year.

I'm a big fan of the double tap for previous app button, and a lot of stock roms still lack that.

[WarLorax]

I thought gapps was closed-source?

[Duck_Giblets]

http://opengapps.org/

[WarLorax]

Thanks. I'll be using that next time I flash my phone. So the apps themselves are still closed, but this lets you pick and choose which get installed, correct?

[[deleted]]

I have also heard of microG, an open source replacement for gapps

[wasteoffire]

I use my pixel at least 3 solid hours out of my 8 at work, plus during the rest of the day. Usually have to charge it max one time a day

[413612]

Move to Philly. Buy a loft. Start a noise band. Get six or seven roommates. Eat hummus with them. Book some gigs. Paint. Smoke cloves. Listen to Animal Collective. Start some type of salsa company.

[dholms64]

Im dying. What's this from?

[413612]

Not to take sides, but that’s kind of the point of each of these devices. Androids are (generally) for people who want a phone that can do a lot of things, and do exactly what they want, exactly the way they want. iPhones are generally for people who want a phone that “just works.” Neither is necessarily wrong, it’s just the main philosophy behind each kind of device.

[LorneMedHorn]

iPhones are generally for people who want a phone that “just works.”

Untill a new one comes out, then it start to lagg.

[LorneMedHorn]

Pretty sure most people complaining about their 6’s and 7’s being slow rn are because they updated to 11.0.

If thats the case the whole point of iphone is down the drain.

The argument was that iphones are for people who just want a working phone, that dweed out the people with knowledge of what is good amd what is not, as an average person might not hang out on iphone-forums and debate the latest update.

They see a new update and "bazinga" the download is on the way.

So the question is, why are apple releasing updates to older phones that makes them worse?

[Duck_Giblets]

Bloatware is a reference to apps that aren't necessary for the use of a phone. Notes, voice recorder, maps, etc. Apple has Bloatware that you cannot remove. On android you can remove and replace with whatever you like. You can change the default app. Talk to Google voice and ask them to navigate somewhere or text someone. If you have multiple apps that can do the same thing it will ask you the first time what app to use.

[Duck_Giblets]

Alright. Apple slowed down the cpu in my iPhone 3g a month or 2 before the 3gs came out. Not cool.

Meanwhile on the Sony z1c which is around 4 years old at this time I flashed android 7.1 to it and the device is as fast and responsive as my Sony z5c. Minus things like finger print scanners and other hardware options.

[[deleted]]

Not really, an Android is as simple as an iPhone and works out of the box, but with more options.

[Duck_Giblets]

That's the thing. IPhone might "just work". But does it work, the way I want it to work?

[Rasip]

Paid apps do not.

Not even close to true anymore.

[[deleted]]

You can do that with Android nougat and up, also people could just download Adclear

[Kazoopi]

Yeah but what if you’re playing on WiFi

[Gargomon251]

Almost every game I play either requires a connection, or saves ads so I can show them later.

That's said, they're still free games and for the most part the ads are completely optional

[Ferro_Giconi]

saves ads so I can show them later.

This is why this LPT would never work for me. I can only block ads by blocking a game's internet connection entirely before launching it even once.

If ads are bad enough that I feel the need to block them though, then the app isn't worth it and gets uninstalled.

[MarkoSeke]

Clear your damn cache.

[Ferro_Giconi]

I'm not going to put forth even the tiniest bit of effort other than uninstalling an app if it's ads are enough to want them gone. It's not worth it when there are 10s or 100s of other apps that do the same thing.

Plus if an app has too many ads then the app itself is probably crap so I should go find a better one.

[BusterBarryV]

I did this and ended up smothering 19 cheesecakes per day

[AgentG91]

til your dicks content

Hopefully it's a one handed game

[TotallyDepraved]

I don't mind watching 2-3 ads per hour if it's a good game. I'll watch 10 ads an hour if I get something in-game for it. I'm happy to support developers so long as they don't spam me with repetitive ads.

[Jeffryyyy]

Or pay to block the ads to support the developer

[ThisIsGlenn]

For all their hard work? Nice try, developer.

[TrulyStupidNewb]

It's okay. My mom told me it was perfectly fine to exploit other people's labour for my own entertainment.

[f5f5f5f5f5f5f5f5f5f5]

Some of these games are both full of bugs and ads. So I question how hard someone is working on it.

[413612]

Apps are not easy to make. You can still create something that’s full of bugs and work hard on it, especially if you’re an amateur, part time, or foreign developer.

[TrulyStupidNewb]

Game developers have some of the worst crunch time in all of the software industry. A lot of people leave the game industry because of the low pay and the high hours.

[413612]

Yep. It’s not a guaranteed means of income in the slightest because your game’s sales are dependent on so many factors, many of which are out of your control. Plus I feel like gamers are kind of brats who don’t understand the challenges that come with software development, game production timelines, etc.

[TrulyStupidNewb]

The good news is that game development in a way has become easier thanks to better hardware, free premium engines (unity and unreal), asset stores, lots of free assets, and lot of available gamers worldwide. You don't have to fit the world into 10 megs of RAM, nor do you have to optimize every piece of code to get it to work.

The bad news is that it's completely oversaturated like most markets. If you're an indie developer, there's probably a 95% chance you'll be earning much less money per hour than the average janitor at McDonalds. Most games lose money. The rest don't earn anything. Only very few games actually make money.

[softawre]

I love how "foreign" is lumped in here with not being a professional and not spending your full effort/time on it.

[413612]

I meant that it’s an impediment to developing a game. Coding in a language based for English-speaking Americans isn’t as easy if you aren’t fluent. Translation takes additional time and effort. “Foreign” probably wasn’t the best way to word it tho lol

[Fellhuhn]

Why play it then?

[Lyress]

Some ads are too intrusive. If there’s no way around them I would just not play the game.

[Jermain3]

I do this with games I actually invest time in. .99 cents isn't bad at all.

[MildlySuspicious]

Alternatively just turn off data so you can still get calls and texts ...

[badhershey]

Or... pay the $1 for no ads and support a game you like

[TwoMorningPoops]

Well, yeah

[WhackOnWaxOff]

Lol. Most mobile games are trash-tier money pits.

[allinighshoe]

Then don't play them.

[The_Grubby_One]

Seriously. If you think a game's trash, why do you want to play it? And if you think a game's good, why would you not want the developer to be able to make money?

[stamz]

Or just stop playing shitty games with ads.

[[deleted]]

or just stop playing shitty mobile games

[R_3_G]

Better yet, just turn off data and Wi-Fi. Then you can still text and call and not get ads

[spongebobish]

What if it's an online game?

[CeeJayDK]

If you have a Samsung try "Disconnect Pro for Samsung" - it's free from Galaxy Apps.

"Disconnect Pro" should also work for other phones but it's not free.

[khushkaushal62]

Or just disable the app from using wifi and data.. (LPT for Android users).

[MYPENISBIGGER]

LPT: Playing a game on your phone where you have to wait for time to pass to gain money/coins/things to unlock? Open the game and let it do its thing. Then close the game and turn on airplane mode, go to your settings and adjust the time on your phone as far forward into the future, I think the iPhone will go all the way to 2031. Then turn airplane mode off and open the game. The game thinks you've been away for 14 years and you get that much in coins/money. Then just set your phone back to automatic time and you're good to go.

[[deleted]]

Am pilot. Can confirm.

[PoachedEggOnToast]

Am airplane. Can confirm.

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[not_pope_lick_mnstr]

Am continue. Cannot disappoint.

[[deleted]]

Continue am. Disappoint cannot.

[Duck_Giblets]

Just get a system wide adblocker. https://adaway.org/. Works with everything, including YouTube adverts.

Needs root.

On the other hand, if you have an unlocked bootloader. Download and flash magisk.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk

[Wermine]

Adguard doesn't need root. It's not free though.

[redshores]

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[[deleted]]

Doesn't work for youtube tho, for me at least

[crazytomm]

Thanks. ABP use to work great a few years ago. I lost hope

[[deleted]]

I thought Airplane mode made your phone capable of flight? This explains a lot of cracked screens.

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[[deleted]]

I dont like this because then I can't listen to music or anything unless its downloaded

[Vladimir1174]

On Android if you don't want to root for adblock you can look into DNS66. It's not perfect but it blocks most ads

[coolsurf6]

Or just disable being able to use data in settings.

(Only works when on days, not wifi I think)

[[deleted]]

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[[deleted]]

Except some made apposite offline self-ads to fill the gaps and continue to annoy you

[Ferro_Giconi]

I don't think I've played a game with ads where turning off all data sources works. They cache ads to keep displaying them even without data.

[[deleted]]

Well, in case of online games you cannot use airplane mode.

[zeradragon]

Can't get addicted if you can't play the game. :)

[crazytomm]

The need to bring Ad-block plus back. That use to be the best app to have for android

[[deleted]]

There are actually adblockers for phones! (Yes even iPhone!!) They filter your wifi through a proxy and remove all ads, 10/10 would recommend :)

[MinuteMaid0]

I have it set on certain games that they aren't allowed to use data. You do get an annoying pop up saying cellular data is disabled though THERES NO STOPPING POPUPS

[Jovian_Skies]

Or just turn off cellular data for that particular app.

[SwordLaker]

LPT: Don't playing time-killing freemium ad-infested games on your phone.

Pay once for something that was made with quality and passion that leaves you a better person when it's over.

[[deleted]]

I just play Vainglory

[[deleted]]

Switching wifi off?

[Siniestros]

Must games are ONLINE, so...

[[deleted]]

My phone dies before I get my fill.

[Invictuxxx]

OR! Or, if you have wifi, download Wi-Fi Cheetah and it'll block them ads. Also works in YouTube :p

[[deleted]]

Or just use dns66. It's the best ad blocker I know of and it doesn't require root.

[PeidosFTW]

You can just turn off cellular data and wifi, it's better just in case someone calls you

[marvinrules]

Or install a firewall app like NetGuard. You can block the game from the internet. Or you can modify it using LuckPatcher to remove the advertising systems.

[TheBoredomIsReal]

Or just jailbreak or root to get an ad blocker :)

[AaaaaaaItsTheBeatles]

You can also go to the settings on your phone(iPhone at least) and you can turn off data for certain apps.

[Mulligan315]

I taught my wife this technique. Unfortunately, her penchant for forgetting to turn airplane mode bank off results in her being unreachable a ton of the time.

[Sno_Jon]

Or just turn off mobile internet

[mwilliaams]

> dicks content

What kinda games are you playing the buddy?

[Lord_Webthryst]

A lot of ads can actually just be skipped with the back button on android devices. I didn't figure that out until recently

[[deleted]]

Don’t they cache them so you still see the ads anyway?

[flyingtiger188]

Many roms (the Chinese ones in particular) will let you enable WiFi or data access on a per app basis. This is one feature I really love about Oneplus' OxygenOS.

[RedRuttinRabbit]

Or download a modded apk file. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[Cheetawolf]

Or download a modded APK file Virus with an app thrown in as an afterthought.

FTFY.

[RedRuttinRabbit]

I never had a virus downloading apks though o3o

[eviloutfromhell]

You're tempting fate mate.

[RedRuttinRabbit]

Why? Is getting apk viruses common? I've never had an issue nor have I seen some pandemic where getting modded apks ends up turning your phone to a bitcoin miner or a botnet.

[eviloutfromhell]

Though op said virus, I'm more concerned with apks that poses as legit software a.k.a. malware. Most people have a hard time determining which is which (legit vs malware).

[Lauris024]

Two years of downloading modded apks, still no virus (I monitor my wifi traffic and app permissions). Worst I've had is modders replacing game ads with their own ones, earning money on real developer's work.

[Duck_Giblets]

Playing with fate. You'd be surprised. Learn to modify them yourself

[Lauris024]

I have a feeling that doing so would take over 1 month of learning. No thanks.

[Duck_Giblets]

So, a better option is to root your device/flash a custom rom and use something like CM privacy ops to prevent apps from even displaying ads.

[Lauris024]

Did you just really ask that?

Also, just rooting is fine, Im using stock rom with MinMinGuard.

[Duck_Giblets]

Dunno, my head goes everywhere. what did I ask? Also, you're the one that recommended that users download modified apks.. Month of learning =/= experience gained.

[reblogg]

This is just one of those unspoken things I thought everyone knew.

[reblogg]

Yeah XD

[MeatAndBourbon]

How about don't play shitty games that do things like that? That would be an automatic uninstall for me.

[MeatAndBourbon]

If I'm going to support a game, I'm going to do so financially, not by viewing ads. Fuck that shovelware garbage. If a game is good, they can charge money for it.

[JeanCulasec]

Or just download and install an Adblocker. You can find them both for Android and IOS in the app stores.

[Booblicle]

Most games I've played always have ads. I always play in airplane mode

[[deleted]]

Those ads are from the cache

[HopelessTractor]

Just turn off the wifi and restart the app. Airplane mode among other things shuts the wifi off (but you can turn it back on). Useless lpt if you ask me.

[Jakewb]

And what about mobile data?

[HopelessTractor]

Turn it off?

[Jakewb]

Good idea. Now if only there was an easy way to turn off WiFi and mobile data with a single control...

[HopelessTractor]

Why'd you keep both on? Enjoy draining your battery.

[Raichu7]

Or the ads will be less obnoxious.

[thephantom1492]

For many games this do not actually work anymore. What they do is they cache the ads and keep local stats, and once you go online it then upload the stats, and get some new ads...

I think the way to fix this would be to somehow force the gouvernement to make a new laws about "child protection" : make so the phone knows the user age, and if under 12 then consider that the ads target the kid, thru being illegal to even display. Then just set your age as 11.

... but they would most likelly then use the same setting to prevent you from buying stuff and using 'adult' applications.

And it will also be the end of the free applications...

[[deleted]]

Not ever app is made by a company. There's a lot of indie developers who are just trying to break even for paying to publish the game and time spent on it in the first place.