I believe QR payments are popular in India as well.

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It doesn’t seem to be a full system update but a SmartThings Framework update that caused the issue.

The 5 year battery warranty is good to have. Hopefully it forces other OEMs to do the same.

Yes

For the case for my poco x3 I only debloated once when I got my phone and it remain bloatware free ever since.

Debloat with adb or shizuku?