TLDR;
This video explains how to disable a specific setting on Android devices that allows Google to collect data about your keyboard inputs and speech synthesis usage. Disabling this setting can help reduce the amount of personal information being sent to developers and potentially decrease targeted ads and unwanted calls. The key steps involve navigating to the accessibility settings and disabling anonymous reporting for speech synthesis.
- Disables data collection
- Improves privacy
- Reduces targeted ads
Introduction [0:00]
The video starts by emphasizing the importance of disabling a specific setting on smartphones and Android devices to protect user privacy. It claims that phones collect a significant amount of user data, particularly information typed on the keyboard during messaging and browsing. This data is purportedly sent anonymously to developers, leading to targeted advertising and unsolicited offers. The presenter asserts that smartphone activity is constantly monitored.
Accessing the Setting [0:38]
To disable the data collection setting, users are instructed to navigate to the phone's standard settings, then to advanced settings, and finally to accessibility options. Within accessibility, they should select "vision" and locate the "speech synthesis" option, where Google speech synthesizer is typically set by default.
Disabling Anonymous Reports [0:56]
The video highlights the importance of tapping the arrow next to "speech synthesis" to access an additional menu. This menu contains the "anonymous reports about speech synthesis" setting, which is enabled by default. Users are advised to disable this setting and then restart their smartphones to ensure the change takes effect.