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Nothing introduced \u201cLock Glimpse\u201d earlier this year on its new budget-focused Phone (3a) Lite, and the sort of lockscreen \u201cads\u201d appear to drain your battery from beyond the grave.<\/p>\n
To quickly recap what we know about \u201cLock Glimpse,\u201d the Nothing OS add-on replaces the standard lockscreen with one that has a rotating gallery of pictures with a link on top that leads to what is a nonsensical clickbait farm, as 9to5Google first reported in detail<\/a>.<\/p>\n The \u201cLock Glimpse\u201d experience is technically optional, though, as a setting exists to turn the feature off. But that doesn\u2019t remove it, as the app powering it cannot be uninstalled.<\/p>\n As per usual, though, there is a more advanced way to fully remove the app using ADB commands, at which point you\u2019re fully rid of the somewhat sketchy service. But, as it turns out, that seems to have an impact on battery life.<\/p>\n \tAdvertisement – scroll for more content<\/p>\n Some have found<\/a> that when the \u201cLock Glimpse\u201d app is fully removed from the device, Nothing OS tries to restart it every 3 seconds, leading to unnecessary battery drain. The reason some users want to remove the app is, as a detailed Reddit post on the matter proves, it sends data requests to that sketchy clickbait farm within every 24 hours, even if the feature is fully turned off. <\/p>\n So, essentially, you\u2019re choosing between full privacy or terrible battery life, which is a choice no one should be forced to make.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll update this post if Nothing adds any context around this, but last time we asked about the sketchy partners being used for \u201cLock Glimpse,\u201d no further information was provided.<\/p>\n Thanks Bab!<\/p>\n More on Nothing:<\/p>\n Follow Ben:\u00a0Twitter\/X<\/a>,\u00a0Threads<\/a>, Bluesky<\/a>, and\u00a0Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t
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