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It's honestly such a pain in the ass to say no to everything Google shoves down your throat these days. And even after you say no it will remind you every so many days just in case you changed your mind after the 15th time you said no. Android used to be the "cool" phone but nowadays if you don't install your own custom ROM it's basically just Apple with extra steps
The number of services that have adopted dark patterns is too much.
It's no longer "No" with a checkmark that says "Don't ask me again" to only "Not now" with the implied consent that they can ask you again later.
Dropbox asks me every fucking time I use the browser.
NewRelic asks me every fucking day.
Amazon asks me every fucking order.
Apple is way better to use than a bloated android lol, once you debloat/install custom ROM sure then you get some peace
I wouldn't say that's a recent development. Back before I knew anything about privacy and security, I switched from android to apple because I was tired of all the bloat. My 8 gb phone had virtually no space for photos or apps I wanted after 5 years of updates for non deletable apps. That was almost 10 years ago.
Honestly it's a lot worse than apple these days. I run grapheneos so don't have to deal with that but whenever I use other's budget android device I get annoyed with how much worse it has gotten. Ads fucking everywhere, in notifications, in system apps, in play store, even when just installing an app you have to look at an ad. Still can't justify the price gouging apple do but at least the user experience seems a lot better and you only get fucked by 1 company rather than the entire market.