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   Chris Ahlstrom to DFS   
   Re: Google tells a BILLION Android users   
   17 Feb 26 17:24:24   
   
   From: OFeem1987@teleworm.us   
      
   DFS wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS:   
      
   > On 2/16/2026 7:11 AM, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
   >   
   >    
   >   
   >> I went from Android to iPhone for one phone. It was pretty solid,   
   >> but I found the Apple silo annoying; e.g. installing a custom ringtone   
   >> was something I couldn't accomplish.   
   >   
   > I use an iPhone Xr (iOS 18.7.4).   
   >   
   > Changing the default ringtone is just:   
   > Settings | Sounds & Haptics | Ringtone, and choosing from a list of some   
   > 60+ tones.  Many of which are just annoying.   
   >   
   >  From what I read online, using a custom song for your ringtone involves   
   > GarageBand or other contortions.   
      
   Yeah, I looked at that and decided to leave well-enough alone.   
      
   >> On Android? Just copy an MP3 or MP4 to the correct directory.   
   >   
   > That's part of why Android Linux was known as the most insecure   
   > operating system in the world for a while.   
   >   
   > https://thenextweb.com/news/a-single-song-could-be-used-to-exp   
   oit-more-than-a-billion-android-phones   
      
   Meh. "Could be used". More than 10 years ago,   
      
   I've had no issues.   
      
      
      
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