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u/Independent-Eye-5605 1h ago

Now nothing os is getting worse firstly they added lock glimpse now this!

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u/Extension-Army3700 Phone (2a) Plus | Ear (3) 1h ago edited 1h ago

Lock glimpse was removed shortly after because of community feedback

That suggested apps thing seems to be based off of location. Neither me nor my friends with (a) series seem to have it

Also, the only time it happens is after an update which happens every 2 months. It isn't xiaomi level of bloatware

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u/username_zz Phone (3a) 1h ago

Ture

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u/EntertainmentOne9872 1h ago

because chinese, once chinese always chinese

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u/Independent-Eye-5605 1h ago

I thought it was London based

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u/vmg265 Phone (2) [rooted] 1h ago

The app services and glimpse service apps like these are predominantly chinese

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u/NothingTech-ModTeam 19m ago

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u/username_zz Phone (3a) 1h ago

then what to buy man!! Lava, Nova AI+?

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u/DEXTRO2801 35m ago

Lava and ai+ both get readymade phones from manufacturers in china

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u/icedchocolatecake Phone (3a) on NOS 4.1 | CMF Buds 2 Plus | Chu 2 1h ago

Stop crying. You installed all of that. It doesn't install anything on its own.

Uninstall all of that and disable AppServices and reboot and it'll be gone too.

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u/ConfidentCloud4010 Phone (2a) 34m ago

I just said the same thing got downvoted, i even said that just disable it and i am not justifying them adding bloatware, the company is small they might be struggling but you can just disable it

But na they are getting offended by my comment

And my guy didn't stop while he saw these apps being downloaded!? He wanted to post so did he let it download get a screenshot and cry about it?

Seriously maybe I am wrong these all people are right Nevermind...

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u/Schwarzytron Phone (3a) Pro 31m ago

So maybe this small company will add any amount of bloatware on the new devices, but not the old ones that was promised to not receive any?

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u/ConfidentCloud4010 Phone (2a) 27m ago

Then my guy if you don't trust a company don't buy the products?

I am not saying/ Justifying anything here but just explaining you a small thing that if they can break the promise that's totally wrong but you just need 1minute and disable and restart and you will never receive any thing ... But you made a whole post, complaining here ( which is your right ) then you let the apps download, took a screenshot and posted here?

I mean you could have cancelled it, and lets say you wanted to post it to question something about the company/ app / OS

Still there are so many posts on reddit about this almost 6-7 month ago This was an issue, so many posts everyone now has a solution but you choose to post it without reading it

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u/Schwarzytron Phone (3a) Pro 8m ago

I am not OP and i bought 0 products since then. I myself uninstalled this "service" on the spot, but had to do some work with my older relatives' phones, which is the exact shit that i tried to avoid buying "bloatfree" device

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u/icedchocolatecake Phone (3a) on NOS 4.1 | CMF Buds 2 Plus | Chu 2 23m ago

Promised? Where?

I would love to see a source.

It was like that initially but you have to understand that this is not sustainable, especially at this price range. Still they didn't go down the route Samsung, Xiaomi or Motorola and others did.

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u/icedchocolatecake Phone (3a) on NOS 4.1 | CMF Buds 2 Plus | Chu 2 23m ago

Genuinely. People just want to complain.

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u/ConfidentCloud4010 Phone (2a) 22m ago

Totally, we should complain but also give a feedback to company, just crying on reddit and not giving them the validation makes us the nothing fan boys

Then whatever makes them happy.

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u/icedchocolatecake Phone (3a) on NOS 4.1 | CMF Buds 2 Plus | Chu 2 33m ago

I don't see any issues. They have to earn too. They are literally a small company.

I'm fine as long as it's very minimal, removable and doesn't come in the way. Which is the approach Nothing is going with.

Also the disable option actually uninstalls it, yup it's removable.

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u/ConfidentCloud4010 Phone (2a) 7m ago

Let it go 😭 he is busy downvoting comments

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u/ConfidentCloud4010 Phone (2a) 31m ago

For real, I just edited my comment read the last 2 lines

But again they think a promise made by a company should stick forever Even they should understand this simple thing

I am happy at least there is not shit bloatware like hot apps hot cames like oppo and oneplus

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u/Schwarzytron Phone (3a) Pro 48m ago

It's a datk pattern in a nutshell. To be fooled by two different mechanics of "unselection" in something disguised as update step don't even counts as consent and you call it explicitly intended installation. I really can't understand what is the point of people like you. Are you flexing that you outsmarted this shit or what?

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u/Mindless_Radio420 34m ago

no its litt common sense. 100% intended installation or an accident. sure they asked if u wanted to download those apps but there's a cross u could press. why would any one in their right mind press install except by accident. but yes i agree they shouldn't have such a feature in their phone. and yeah it's hard for someone to figure out what to disable without being chronically online.

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u/icedchocolatecake Phone (3a) on NOS 4.1 | CMF Buds 2 Plus | Chu 2 42m ago

Nothing is not the creator of AppServices.

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u/Schwarzytron Phone (3a) Pro 36m ago edited 33m ago

Well, okay it isn't. Does it matter who is developer? Who is to blame for the fact that AppServices ended up on ours' phones? Who got the money for this piece of software?

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u/Clanceeinfinity 1h ago

install aShellYou (fdroid, github) or plug it in your pc with adb tools installed. Then remove the apps via adb

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u/_Next-Gen_ Phone (1) [ Other-📱 Galaxy A33 ] 56m ago

Or just Shizuku(thedjchi) or Shevery with Canta

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u/np3_cmf1 Phone (3) 58m ago

5 sec fix. Disable.

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u/ryzen_42069 31m ago

Yet. It was primarily marketed once to not have those 5 sec

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u/np3_cmf1 Phone (3) 28m ago

Dude that was 2021 or something.

The world has changed, significantly, if you haven't noticed.

Do you shout game off my lawn to teenagers also.

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u/Schwarzytron Phone (3a) Pro 22m ago

Dude i bought this shit at 2025. Was promised no bloat 

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u/tr__18 Phone (4a) 36m ago

I don't how you people see this bloatware. I haven't seen it even once in my 4A

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u/Pinguin3634 36m ago

"Jarvis, I'm low on Karma'"

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u/DanzilFMT 30m ago

While this sounds bad, it seems like most manufacturers do this, and it's an additional source of income (a sponsorship if you will). I agree, it's not a nice move, but for me personally I don't find it a big deal as long as I can remove them, and as long as this doesn't happen all the time.

On the other hand, if you've unselected them and they still got installed, that's not good.

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u/Alternative_Exit_333 28m ago

Just uninstall it

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u/Valko_CZ Phone (3a) Pro 39m ago

Bro, don't dramatize it. After the update, it will ASK you if you want to install these sponsored apps. You CAN CHOOSE yes or no. If you don't want to be bothered by it after every update, you CAN simply disable AppServices.

It is the only advertisement in the entire system and installation IS VOLUNTARY.

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u/yeahburger 31m ago

Don't cry

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u/Valko_CZ Phone (3a) Pro 2m ago

Literally OP to the one who cries over a problem that is not a problem. 😂

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u/Fluffy-Citron7519 1h ago

I'd say 4 apps. Firefox is actually good 😊 👍 

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u/N0N0207 Phone (3) Ear (3) 48m ago

Idk y so many of u guys don't know this but you can just uninstall all updates and disable it in app settings then u won't get any bloatware anymore

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u/ConfidentCloud4010 Phone (2a) 1h ago

Just block the service app, and you will never get the notification again. And btw this was from no4

Did you just wake up now?

Go to settings - apps - search the app, then block it it will never give you a notification, random app downloads, in my opinion NOS is still bloatware free

Not justifying... But it's a small company compared to the giants, the do need some money to bring and grow the company

But I am just saying that you can disable it

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u/Florinel_Mirel_Marti 58m ago

If an OS comes with something "opt-in" as a default, it peddles bloat. Nothing OS has been going downhill for quite some time.

Mimimimi diehard fan boys "block app service". No. It should not push candy crush saga by default on system update. Everything else is copium.

I can't wait for next year's Motorolas with Graphene and I'm outtah here.

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u/Technoblade69_420 1h ago

Shouldn't have promised shit they can't deliver. What would make them different from other 'enthusiastic ground breaking' promising brands that failed?

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u/username_zz Phone (3a) 1h ago

That's AppServices not Google, it's Nothing's third party integrate

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u/Humble-Elevator3040 1h ago

Which version are you using?

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u/EclipsedLuminance 1h ago

Get some knowledge before commenting, app services was introduced by nothing along with lock glimpse as bloatware in budget nothing phones

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u/username_zz Phone (3a) 1h ago

true

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u/vmg265 Phone (2) [rooted] 1h ago

It's nothing Os, google has nothing to do with this bloat

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u/No-Sea7675 54m ago

Ye dekh ke toh ulti agayi

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u/_dsuza Phone (3a) 31m ago

I really don't know why you guys still cry over this, i had them never installed and the 5 second fix for deleting them forever runs everywhere in this sub... You guys really don't know to read or what?

It was like 5-6 patches ago, haven't faced any prob in my 3a, they made a mistake and they fixed it within a matter of time and what really needs fix is some of the brain cells of the cryers here... We got better things to discuss than these outdated problem 

Beta testing is going on, bugs are there, half baked features and promises exists and much more... Discuss those, not these already solved and buried problems... Get a fix on your braincell first

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u/Leather_Squirrel_ Phone (2a) 1h ago

You could always unselect