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.
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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.
Blame the phone manufacturer, they are the ones that took the bribe to put it there just like with every other bundled crapware.
Now on GrapheneOS on the Pixel 6a. One of the best decisions I made :)
What NFC payment options were available on there?
Tape your bank card to the back of your phone
NFC payments do have the benefit of not providing your card information to the vendor. It only provides a token to the vendor.
Ah, that’s a good point. Tape someone else’s card to the back of your phone!
Does anyone have info on what it does that main Meta apps already can’t?
One of the pros of using a Pixel! Absolutely no bloat on my previous 4a or my current 7 besides a T-Mobile app that was installed because of my SIM card. Uninstalled that and I was golden.
Unless you don’t consider google software bloat.
