Whoever decided to use dark patterns at to trick users into activating backup on photos while just trying to browse their Pixel just added to my chaos pile today.
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from krupo@infosec.exchange to googlepixel@lemmy.world on 26 Dec 2024 20:27
https://infosec.exchange/users/krupo/statuses/113721007280611399
from krupo@infosec.exchange to googlepixel@lemmy.world on 26 Dec 2024 20:27
https://infosec.exchange/users/krupo/statuses/113721007280611399
Whoever decided to use dark patterns at @googlepixel to trick users into activating backup on photos while just trying to browse their Pixel just added to my chaos pile today.
Oh, yeah, I turned off the backup feature a year ago when I decided to go crazy with videos and one little push of the backup button would shut down my quota instantly.
Hand phone to child to view photos. Miss them hitting the backup all button. Quota destroyed.
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@googlepixel and sorry Lemmy account I know you're not actually Google but then, I didn't want to press backup either. I'm wildly mashing buttons today.
Gallery on GrapheneOS would never do this to you đ.
I use GOS to disable network connection on Google Photos so it couldnât upload it even if I intentionally tried!
Yeah good point.
Yeah good point.
You got Mastodon in my Lemmy!
You got Lemmy in my Mastodon!
I still donât understand the logic behind tagging Lemmy communities in Mastodon posts. It never seems to be intentional when I see it. Should this be considered a Lemmy bug?
Iâm also not sure if this comment will be visible on Mastodon. If soâŚuh, sorry?
I use the Fossify Gallery app for just that reason.
@shertson thank you for the suggestion I have just installed it and like what I see.
What a delightful bonus holiday present!
I like how it had its own recycle bin. Seems much snappier than Google Photos too!
well obviously you were supposed to akready be on a paid tier with a higher range of storage capacity!
itâs not a bug. itâs a feature.
Whatâs a dark pattern in this context?
Even if youâve already said âno backupsâ before, they sometimes prompt you the instant you open Photos with this pop-in. It defaults to âyesâ and provides one button. Very easy to hit the button thinking youâre just dismissing something.
In the end, itâs one tap to enable, but FOUR taps to say no. Thatâs the real dark pattern here.
<img alt="" src="https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/b4f7dbce-dc20-43ec-a25a-c59202a74746.png">
You have to toggle the switch off, then tap the button, and then it nags you again! You have to tap ânoâ again, and then you have to press the original ânoâ button a second time. (The toggle will stay off, though.)
<img alt="" src="https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/3988b6d4-c1b8-45b7-939c-5d5124cad6cf.png">
Anytime I see a toggle, I disable it. Donât give a damn what itâs for, if the phones asking itâs probably trash
Do you want to avoid buying Google Photo Backup?
Toggle off
Thank you for your purchasing at our Darkest Pattern Store
Wow. I never realized it was this bad for the backups.
This UI design and behavior is clearly predatory.
As a selling point, photo backup used to not count against Pixel ownersâ Google account data storage maximum⌠then Google apparently sold enough Pixels to rescind the offer.
The first few generations that were sold with the promise of unlimited photo backups still get that deal - if you find an old Pixel / Pixel XL and use it to upload your photos, they will not count towards your storage. A few more models then get unlimited uploads in âhighâ quality, and everything since I think Pixel 5 is completely out of luck.
What happens if I press alt while I read your name?
And when it happens, you canât remove the photos from your backup without deleting it from all of your devices, forcing you to keep the backup if itâs a photo you like.
Iâm not pleased. I did the same thing too not too long ago and now Iâm sitting at 90% capacity
@Lordran_Hollow yeah, I had to do a google takeout to save a month to travel photos, that got accidentally removed from device, save those with multiple backups using my own personal backup protocol (as one should), then I was finally able to release the images from using up the free 15 GB allotment
What is quota in this context?
The free storage limit in Google Drive
Isnât that the inverse of a quota?
Iâm not a native English speaker so đ¤ˇââď¸, but the term disk quota is commonly used to refer to this kind of limit.
@clergyman @googlepixel thank you for the suggestion, just installed
Now I have a competition between Fossify and Aves happening :)
Pixels are rapidly enshittifying
I really liked where Google was heading with the pixels as a smartphone, but then I keep remembering that Google is a shallow cunt hungry for data.