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0 pointsryantgtg3y ago0 comments

Their device might have Google Smart Shellac on it, so this user chose to strip it off for the full De-Goog experience.

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> Google Smart Shellac

No idea what this is and searching yields nail polish as the result.

Shellac is just a varnish/coating, so the implication is Google features are metaphorically painted on the phone hardware and software and you just need to scrape it off.

jqpabc1233y ago

Unfortunately, what Google embeds into Android software is significantly more adverse than just "shellac".

A standard Android phone sends your IMEI and SIM card info to Google servers on boot up before you even have a chance to login.

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ryantgtgOP3y ago

I was making a (funny) joke that they put magic google paint on the phone, in addition to their software in the phone.

medstrom3y ago

I like how you had to specify that it was funny.

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