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Google’s ‘Secret’ Update Scans All Your Photos (www.forbes.com)
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Per one tech forum this week: “Google has quietly installed an app on all Android devices called ‘Android System SafetyCore’. It claims to be a ‘security’ application, but whilst running in the background, it collects call logs, contacts, location, your microphone, and much more making this application ‘spyware’ and a HUGE privacy concern. It is strongly advised to uninstall this program if you can. To do this, navigate to 'Settings’ > 'Apps’, then delete the application.”

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[–] TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm curious about this. I've got a Pixel 6 and noticed that the battery started going to shit about a month or so ago? I couldn't find an install date for SafetyCore, but it was listed in my apps. I've uninstalled it now. It'll be interesting to see if that was causing it.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

How do you uninstall it?

[–] TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It doesn't show in the app drawer, but I found it via the all apps in Settings.

Go to the Settings App > Apps > "See all XX apps". It's called Android System SafetyCore, so it should be close to the top of the list. Tap on it and select Uninstall.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Well it looks like I don't have it. Which is good, unless its hidden and unremovable. My battery app reports up to like 60% of power usage but nothing else. That means that some stupid app in the background is running down my battery for no good reason.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

you can search in your settings/app managment(im using a onplus12r though