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| System Name | Personal / HTPC |
|---|---|
| Processor | Ryzen 5900x / i5-4460 |
| Motherboard | Asrock x570 Phantom Gaming 4 /ASRock Z87 Extreme4 |
| Cooling | Corsair H100i / stock HSF |
| Memory | 32GB DDR4 3200 / 8GB DDR3 1600 |
| Video Card(s) | EVGA XC3 Ultra RTX 3080Ti / EVGA RTX 3060 XC |
| Storage | 500GB Pro 970, 250 GB SSD, 1TB & 500GB Western Digital / 2x 4TB & 1x 8TB WD Red, 2TB SSD & 4TB SSD |
| Display(s) | Dell - S3220DGF 32" LED Curved QHD FreeSync Monitor / 50" LCD TV |
| Case | CoolerMaster HAF XB Evo / CM HAF XB Evo |
| Audio Device(s) | Logitech G35 headset |
| Power Supply | 850W SeaSonic X Series / 750W SeaSonic X Series |
| Mouse | Logitech G502 |
| Keyboard | Black Microsoft Natural Elite Keyboard |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro 64 / Windows 10 Pro 64 |
Apparently on their S8 they started putting the stupidly placed "Bixby" button right under the volume button - bump the wrong button and Bixby is in your face, trying to take over and get you to do crap with it. My understanding is that even with all the backlash they've received about the button and how it functions, they still have them on the sides of any newer phones that have come out....
I had to make due with a third party app that let me remap/disable the Bixby button...that was, until Samsung updated their software and the third party app no longer functioned to allow me to disable the Bixby button. I had to log into my Samsung account through Bixby, agree to their terms for how Bixby functions on the phone and what it's allowed to do with information on the phone before I can "partly" disable the Bixby button. Samsung allows the button to have 2 options: 1 - a single button press or 2 - a two button press before Bixby shows up.
I absolutely despise Samsung's phones with their Bixby shit.
I had Bixby out of the way, so to speak, for the past 16 months. Then this last forced android 9 (pie) update re-installed a ton of crappy apps I don't use and put Bixby back on the forefront. Not to mention the new UI and icon updates, they're all fugly looking....I had to spend 20 minutes going through app, removing ones I don't need/want/use and resetting permissions on others. Then, I had to confront Bixby again....
I had to navigate through a whole new setup of options that that required my agreeing to terms on how Bixby is used and what it can do with information on my phone. A lot of options have been changed around and hidden in other places to make it more difficult to work on disabling Bixby as much as possible.....screw you Samsung and your horrible software. I won't purchase another Samsung phone once I move off this S8.
Are there any smartphones that don't have these intrusive, godawful, assistance programs? I hate Siri, I hate Google's "Ok, Google" thing, I hate Bixby, I hate Alexa......I may be a tad paranoid about these programs and how they actually function, but I want a device that doesn't have one built into the software or at least a way to complete disable them so no aspect of these programs functions.
I had to make due with a third party app that let me remap/disable the Bixby button...that was, until Samsung updated their software and the third party app no longer functioned to allow me to disable the Bixby button. I had to log into my Samsung account through Bixby, agree to their terms for how Bixby functions on the phone and what it's allowed to do with information on the phone before I can "partly" disable the Bixby button. Samsung allows the button to have 2 options: 1 - a single button press or 2 - a two button press before Bixby shows up.
I absolutely despise Samsung's phones with their Bixby shit.
I had Bixby out of the way, so to speak, for the past 16 months. Then this last forced android 9 (pie) update re-installed a ton of crappy apps I don't use and put Bixby back on the forefront. Not to mention the new UI and icon updates, they're all fugly looking....I had to spend 20 minutes going through app, removing ones I don't need/want/use and resetting permissions on others. Then, I had to confront Bixby again....
I had to navigate through a whole new setup of options that that required my agreeing to terms on how Bixby is used and what it can do with information on my phone. A lot of options have been changed around and hidden in other places to make it more difficult to work on disabling Bixby as much as possible.....screw you Samsung and your horrible software. I won't purchase another Samsung phone once I move off this S8.
Are there any smartphones that don't have these intrusive, godawful, assistance programs? I hate Siri, I hate Google's "Ok, Google" thing, I hate Bixby, I hate Alexa......I may be a tad paranoid about these programs and how they actually function, but I want a device that doesn't have one built into the software or at least a way to complete disable them so no aspect of these programs functions.
