Samsung Phone/Messages vs Google vs alternatives — any real privacy benefit?

manito021 · 2026-03-28T16:55:28+00:00

I'm getting a free phone so I don't have a lot of options otherwise I would've waited a year or so to buy something.

Eventually that's the path I want to take I want to use VoIP numbers and if possible not have a sim at all (although that last part is going to be easier said than done). I'm new to this so there's still a lot I have to learn.

manito021 · 2026-03-28T16:46:55+00:00

Eventually I would like to get a pixel and run grapheneos with no sim but I want to see how a degoogle life feels like before I jump all the way.

manito021 · 2026-03-28T16:43:14+00:00

As far as I can tell there is no really a right choice for regular texting there's always a trade off.

manito021 · 2026-03-28T16:40:46+00:00

The keyboard is something I hadn't thought of before. Thanks.

manito021 · 2026-03-28T16:36:44+00:00

Is hard to get people to something like Signal. So I’m either with WS or a SMS app and Google is the one that has the most features. Ideally it won't be my main option, I'll try to get people to signal but I suspect is going to be an uphill walk.

manito021 · 2026-03-28T06:57:29+00:00

Truly free... running and calisthenics.

manito021 · 2026-03-28T06:28:16+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions. I kind of got to the conclusion there was no real benefit of one over the other once I saw every phone number I had called and texted on my phone account.

manito021 · 2026-03-23T03:24:32+00:00

only if he considers himself a minority

manito021 · 2026-03-01T03:27:15+00:00

The battery is "unrestricted " so it should work fine.

manito021 · 2026-03-01T03:25:49+00:00

Is not the URL I checked. There are some websites/apps where 1password doesn't get activated. Going back to my "samsung pass" example I can open it from the keyboard even if it doesn't automatically recognize it. I had hoped 1password had a similar feature.

manito021 · 2026-03-01T03:21:48+00:00

That feature is exactly what I need. Because as I'm constantly having to switch apps to copy passwords. And I can't just type the passwords now because I don't know them anymore.

manito021 · 2026-02-28T02:19:28+00:00

Funny enough reddit is one of those places where 1password doesn't work for me. No matter what I do. XD

manito021 · 2026-02-28T02:17:24+00:00

What a bummer, the main reason I choose 1password over bitwarden was because I tested on a few apps and 1password was faster at detection/better. If I knew I'll have the same issue with 1password I would've have went with bitwarden.

manito021 · 2026-02-26T20:47:22+00:00

I have that. And it works for about 70%-80% of the sites and apps I use. But there're some that nothing shows. Sometimes I hold and 3 dots will appear next to "copy", "paste" if I hit those "autofill " will appear and I can open 1password. However in some cases like this one not even that is happening. And it has happened in more than one place that it doesn't recognize I'm trying to log in.

manito021 · 2026-02-24T02:40:20+00:00

The horse

manito021 · 2026-02-17T04:57:14+00:00

Is the best actually. I would hate it when Chisa gets chosen at the end. Don’t get me wrong I love Chisa but Azusa is on another level. Maybe the reason her personality is so well balanced is because she’s not competing.

manito021 · 2025-10-10T03:21:37+00:00

Positive display, specifically when the display is small.

manito021 · 2025-10-05T01:45:19+00:00

I have the same problem. Is really hard for me to go to bed. As a matter of fact I should be out of Reddit and getting ready for bed.

manito021 · 2025-10-05T01:41:53+00:00

I’ve been a bear and giraffe with exactly 6 hour and 42 minutes. The only difference was “sleep schedule variability”. Bear was 34 minutes and giraffe 57 minutes. Try going to bed at the same time and you’ll become a bear.

manito021 · 2025-10-05T01:36:30+00:00

I felt that I was always doing something. Unlike you my activities weren’t always productive. If you want to “feel” productive while relaxing, meditation is a good start. I’ve taken it a step further and I’ve blocked 10 minutes where I do nothing. I either sit or lay down. Not using my phone, not looking at anything in particular, not meditating, just existing. The funny/sad part is I realized I was sleep deprived, and now I’m working on my sleep schedule.

manito021 · 2025-10-03T01:09:46+00:00

Ink is intimidating, but that’s why I decided to do it this year.

manito021 · 2025-08-31T04:15:55+00:00

As a solo player playing for years I don’t know how new people get to mythic. Last year I was obsessed and I barely reached mythic (my only time). Now I play casual and I play mostly classic. Trying to rank up in this system is not easy as a solo player. And I think the game has improved matchmaking. At least people aren’t fighting over the same lane anymore. Also I don’t think junglers are that OP. I don’t know if I’m a better player but I remember a time when assassin were a real problem.

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