Meta/Facebook preinstalls an app called Meta Services (previously Facebook services) on a very large percentage of android devices (I’ve never used one without it) and while they claim it helps updates and synchronisation between different meta apps, it is very suspicious. Why preinstall it on devices of people who will potentialy never use a single meta app?

Go to your app list/app management and show system apps and find anything with the words “meta” or “Facebook” then turn off network access for those apps (if you can) and disable them. (eg. Meta app manager, Meta app installer).

https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/meta-services-an-android-app-or-not/

https://fixyourandroid.com/about/facebook-app-manager/

https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS20FE/comments/ttmx4t/meta_services/

Edit: Looking around I have found several people complaining that this app is using their ram for 10 hours a day even though they don’t use anything Meta. That’s even more suspicious.

  • CrypticCoffeeEnglish
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    1 year ago1 year ago

    Now on GrapheneOS on the Pixel 6a. One of the best decisions I made :)

    • CCatManEnglish
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      1 year ago

      What NFC payment options were available on there?

      • bugEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Tape your bank card to the back of your phone

        • RGB3x3English
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          1 year ago

          NFC payments do have the benefit of not providing your card information to the vendor. It only provides a token to the vendor.

          • bugEnglish
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            1 year ago

            Ah, that’s a good point. Tape someone else’s card to the back of your phone!

  • CranberryJamEnglish
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    1 year ago

    If it can’t be uninstalled, try using adb commands from a computer to remove it. I got rid of a bunch of preinstalled stuff on my phone that way.