RobertWilliams_yzVVDFiFTD Hey Robert, sorry for the late reply but I lost your message. I just remembered about it and I went back and looked for it.
What I did now is simply monitor the network traffic after I disabled Lock Glimpse.
And there were no requests whatsoever sent in the 15mins of network capture I did. So disabling it should do the trick.
However, the biggest issue in my opinion is the battery consumption after disabling it. As I mentioned, the system tries to restart it every 3 seconds, because it is technically still persistent in the system as a job, even if not running:
The only ways to truly get rid of it are (ONLY POSSIBLE THROUGH ROOT):
- Editing the Lock Glimpse entry in the /data/system/job/jobs.xml;
- Disabling the app at system level via Magisk;
- Removing completely the system app, which completely eliminates the job entries associated to it and the corresponding services.
Nonetheless, I think the best patch would be to stop the OS from trying to restart the service every 3 seconds after disabling it, because that drains the battery faster😔
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MarioStorm I believe it’s a sort of a grey area. Manufacturers can include “Update adds new features” in the EULA, which can include extra apps, so that’s fine.
I think the problem arises when these newly added apps go against the original product description at the time of sale. So something like “Clean OS and bloatware free”. Especially if these apps are system level and cannot be completely removed by the user without root privileges, and if they cause issues (e.g. battery drain, privacy concerns).
Pre-installed apps are not a problem per se. But I believe the user should be given the right of being able to fully remove them, not simply disabling them.
Still, these issues can be easily solved in my opinion and for sure they will be addressed in a not so far future from now. Feedback is fundamental and constructive criticism with some clear direction is important when it comes to these things.
I believe Nothing will take care of this, it’s just a matter of time
