This is bad. I mean really bad. And it could mean: no more “smart” phones for me, thank you very much…
So much for “Don’t be evil”. Until now I recommended to buy Google’s Pixel phones to anyone who wanted to hear my advice, but not anymore. And since I equally don’t like Apple (or any other hardware maker of throwaway hardware), that will be it for me.
Shame on you, Google. You *are* bad indeed.
Update, from Friday, 13th of June 2025: See also here (In German), and here (an AI-assisted translation into English of it).