Samsung and Xiaomi apps on their factory defaults are mostly fine, update them once and suddenly you have ads flashing after every 2 interactions with your phone

  • Heathcliff@lemm.ee
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    5 hours ago

    Hmm, I have the Xiaomi Home app installed but never seen any ads. Maybe because my DNS is blocking certain ad-servers? I use the app because we have an air purifier and robot vacuum from them. They work perfectly fine without the app too, but sometimes it’s very convenient to remotely control them.

    • I Cast Fist@programming.devOP
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      3 hours ago

      On an old 6X (MiA2) I had, after the first updates post unboxing, Themes, Gallery and Calculator would show ads, either full screen or those on the bottom of the screen