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RamblingPanda , in rabbit data breach: all r1 responses ever given can be downloaded

They really decided to deliver the worst of everything, didn't they?

cron , in Pixel 8a joins the LineageOS 21 build roster

It's one of the most interesting new phones (at least for me). Moderate pricing, long support, good hardware. And probably many options like LineageOS or Graphene if you want a custom operating system.

Ilandar ,

The design is also noticeably softer and cuter than previous Pixels, which may appeal more to some.

Zwiebel ,

Last time I checked it was the same price as the Pixel 8...

cron ,

I saw offers from 400€, that price seems fair. These offers might depend on your country.

Zwiebel ,

Ah it dropped by 80€ here

Zoomboingding ,
@Zoomboingding@lemmy.world avatar

I got mine for $300 because I'm also on a Fi plan. But I'm sure most phones can be subsidized similarly.

unrushed233 ,

Does Google Fi allow for OEM unlocking (to install a custom ROM)?

reddeadhead ,

I use a pixel from the google store on google fi and had no issues flashing new roms, Cellular worked fine with lineage and graphene on my 6a.

unrushed233 ,

That's great

can , in iFixit: We’re Ending Our Samsung Collaboration

You have a typo in your title. Lemmy let's you edit them.

wccrawford ,

let’s

There's some irony for ya. :D

NickwithaC ,
@NickwithaC@lemmy.world avatar

Muphry's law.

Todgerdickinson ,

You may have coined somethign new here.

NickwithaC ,
@NickwithaC@lemmy.world avatar

Nope. It's been a thing since 1992:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muphry's_law

can ,

Every

Fucking

Time

:|

There's one user here who's going to see this and be so disappointed in me lol. Thing is I know but I swipe type and do little proofreading.

Pancito ,
@Pancito@lemmy.world avatar

Hey, it's me.

SecretSauces ,
@SecretSauces@lemmy.world avatar

No, its you!

FragmentedChicken OP ,

Woops, thanks!

Andromxda , in The YouTube app could finally get a sleep timer (APK teardown)
@Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

God damn, just use LibreTube. It has a sleep timer, as well as many other advantages: No ads, no tracking, it uses the Piped API so you don't have to connect to Google servers, and it's fully open source and available on F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.github.libretube/

They're also on Mastodon and they even have a Lemmy community: !libretube

TheChargedCreeper864 ,

I wanted to use it back in the day, but most instances didn't load. Even less often then regular Piped for me. I'd imagine that this wouldn't be particularly improved now that YouTube's doing their whole "Sign in to confirm you're not a bot" spiel

Andromxda ,
@Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

It works pretty well for me. I don't have any problems on piped.video, piped.adminforge.de and piped.ngn.tf

You can also just disable the Piped proxy in the settings, effectively making it function like NewPipe

TheChargedCreeper864 ,

I'll be sure to check out those instances then!

Ilandar ,

I've had issues with instances in the past too, but there's now a percentage next to each one displaying its uptime which I've found useful for stability.

JackbyDev ,

I don't think I realized f droid didn't need a rooted phone. Thanks for this comment!

JackbyDev , (edited )

It just tells me to sign in to confirm I'm not a bot

Edit: changing instances fixed this

Andromxda ,
@Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

You can also disable the Piped proxy at Settings -> Instance -> Disable Piped proxy

JackbyDev ,

Oh, does it still skip ads and stuff?

Andromxda ,
@Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Yeah, as far as I'm aware, it just runs a copy of the NewPipeExtractor locally, that's the same stuff that's used in the Piped backend.

NickwithaC , in HMD Fusion smartphone leaked: Features Snapdragon 778G SoC & Pogo Pins to attach additional accessories
@NickwithaC@lemmy.world avatar

108 MP AI Camera

You know what? I think I'm just going to keep my phone for a few years until all this AI crap goes away like 3D TV did.

entropicdrift ,
@entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

It's gonna be more like 4K, I suspect. It's an iterative improvement for crap like voice assistants, photo enhancement, and justifying spying on users, so it's gonna keep getting pushed.

sunzu ,

We are paying for it we like it or not.

Degoogling is the way!

Ilandar ,

Smartphone camera systems have been using AI for many years. It's only recently that companies started adding the buzzword to the marketing material to make it seem like there has been some massive leap forward. It's likely this camera will function like any other.

helenslunch ,
@helenslunch@feddit.nl avatar

I think my LG G4 had AI image detection.

unrushed233 , in Pixel 8a joins the LineageOS 21 build roster

GrapheneOS has so many advantages over Lineage, there's no reason to use Lineage on a Pixel

BigFatNips ,

There's a ton of advantages, but some very real disadvantages as well. No lsposed and incompatibility with certain magisk modules are probably the biggest for me personally.

unrushed233 ,

What Magisk modules do you need to use?

BigFatNips ,

None, for our holy Savior Daniel M'kay and grapheneOS have saved my soul. For even mentioning magisk I clearly deserve a public flogging, maybe even an execution. Obviously. RoOt iS iNsEcUrE

unrushed233 ,

Bruh I'm just casually asking, what's wrong with that question

iturnedintoanewt ,
@iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee avatar

Sets himself up for the Grapheneos fanboys flogging. I'm using Grapheneos myself, and i agree they are not very... Tactful in addressing some specific usecases. I agree with the doctrine of not weakening the system, but an option should exist for people that understand the consequences, and still need a different use than the one envisioned by the developers. I'm not talking about root, there's more decisions that are made for you without your saying. For your safety. But still.

WagnasT ,

until google stops patching it but lineage still keeps updating

unrushed233 ,

Using a device with no vendor-provided firmware security patches doesn't seem like a good idea to me. Also, the Pixel 8a gets 7 years of updates. That's plenty of time, and most people get a new phone after a much shorter time.

possiblylinux127 ,
@possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip avatar

I'll just stay on Lineage, thanks

pewgar_seemsimandroid ,

Graphene is Snake oil, use calyx.

send_me_your_mommy_milkers ,
@send_me_your_mommy_milkers@lemmy.world avatar

Have you read it at all.

pewgar_seemsimandroid ,

💀

unrushed233 ,

Calyx is pretty insecure by default, it removes some default AOSP security features and is very slow to push security patches. And it doesn't include any of the GrapheneOS security features like hardened SELinux, a hardened kernel, secure app spawning, hardened Chromium browser and WebView or hardware-based integrity attestation. It also uses a very flawed Google Play services implementation (microG) which requires root and has worse app compatibility.

pewgar_seemsimandroid ,

🤓

roofuskit , in The YouTube app could finally get a sleep timer (APK teardown)

The last thing you should be doing when going to bed is watching videos on your phone.

linearchaos ,
@linearchaos@lemmy.world avatar

I totally get the intent of this message, but it's so beautifully reads both ways.

roofuskit ,

Lol, English is weird.

Blisterexe ,
@Blisterexe@lemmy.zip avatar

Schrödinger's comment

DrDominate , in The YouTube app could finally get a sleep timer (APK teardown)
@DrDominate@lemmy.world avatar

There are a lot of youtubers who make videos that target people who are sleeping with YouTube on. These long videos get recommended to them because they'll watch anything, ads and all, because they're asleep. The Spiffing Brit did a video talking about it. I think this feature might remove that meta.

whodatdair , in Motorola unveils moto tag: a tracking solution designed to work anytime, anywhere

https://imgur.com/HcT37

Hey guys we made a neat new Bluetooth tracker! We’re innovators!

cbarrick ,

Motorola has been in the tracker game since way before Air Tags.

I remember getting a Bluetooth tracker with my Moto X circa 2014. Back when Tile dominated the market.

ColeSloth ,

Googles find my device network has been live for a couple of months now, after it was delayed (supposedly waiting on Apple) for like a year. Two other companies released trackers around the end of March. There's a few more sold in non US markets. Moto saying they'll have a tracker for sale in the coming months while others have already left the gate would be the slow poke part. There was a huge amount of info about the find my device network rollout. Moto really should have done this and been selling it already. It's a copy of what's already available.

ladfrombrad Mod , in [Meta] Could we have a monthly "Pick an Android for me" pinned thread?
@ladfrombrad@lemdro.id avatar

I'm unsure if there's something on Lemmy for that, but it's definitely something that helps the community since most mod actions I recall are poking people in the right direction like PAAFM.

Awesome team and community over there, and there is the old wiki pages too 🤔

Blaze OP ,
@Blaze@lemmy.zip avatar

Could we maybe try to recreate this here a bit with such regular pinned threads?

ladfrombrad Mod ,
@ladfrombrad@lemdro.id avatar

Yeah I'm unsure of the scheduling of posts on Lemmy, and I know @coles is looking into some form of Automod here on lemdro.id.

Let me poke a few more others ;)

Blaze OP ,
@Blaze@lemmy.zip avatar

Thanks!

Blaze OP ,
@Blaze@lemmy.zip avatar

Hello @ladfrombrad, any update on this? :)

ladfrombrad Mod ,
@ladfrombrad@lemdro.id avatar

Yeah! I've been working far too hard and meant to get back to you, and the main admin has had a IRL issue so I can't nag them right now and they also mentioned they need to update the instance?

You had a gander through the docs/GitHub to see if an existing thing lives for scheduled posts and could be even hosted by a numbnuts here on a spare Pi etc?

ladfrombrad Mod ,
@ladfrombrad@lemdro.id avatar

So, I just had a gander myself and this is pretty involved

https://github.com/RikudouSage/LemmySchedule

Maybe there's some existing thing I'm missing but it would be cool :/

mtchristo , (edited ) in Pixel 8a joins the LineageOS 21 build roster

LineageOS kinda dead these last years they only do pixel phones. While the hoards of people using android are buying Samsung's and Xioami's budget phones

Edit: after reading the comments. I checked again and was surprised they have updated the list with newer models they weren't on the list a few months ago

loutr ,
@loutr@sh.itjust.works avatar

How so? The devices page on the wiki lists 171 officially supported devices. I'm writing this comment on a Poco F3 running the official LineageOS 21 release...

ElectroLisa ,
@ElectroLisa@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Reporting in with a Galaxy Note 10 running unofficial LineageOS 21

ReveredOxygen ,
@ReveredOxygen@sh.itjust.works avatar

Lineage 21 on a Motorola Edge 21 here

bdonvr ,

What the hell are you talking about?

LineageOS is well past it's peak days but they support a ton of devices beyond Pixel.

SatyrSack ,

they have updated the list with newer models they weren't on the list a few months ago

You must be confusing it with GrapheneOS. LineageOS has literally always supported devices from multiple different manufacturers.

zero_spelled_with_an_ecks , in Moto Razr 50 and 50 Ultra arrive in China, global launch impending

All the screen area of a phone with all the durability issues of a foldable.

vvv ,

I don't know. I'm typing this in a razr 40 ultra with a shattered outer screen. on one hand, it sucks that it's shattered. on the other hand, I'm happy it has a second screen as a point of redundancy?

Treczoks , in The YouTube app could finally get a sleep timer (APK teardown)

Who is watching YT videos through this app? I occasionally run into it when clicking on a link on my phone, but I close it before the ads are through. Because it has become nearly as much ads as content, and is completely unbearable. If the video seem important or interesting, I may forward the link to my PC, where I can watch the video without ads.

limerod OP Mod ,

In your case. Consider using newpipe, revanced, invidious or even firefox with ublock-origin. Also, disable the YouTube app to remove the app opening.

itsAllDigital ,

Grayjay ftw

limerod OP Mod ,

Who is watching YT videos through this app?

The general populace at large? The amount of ads getting plastered and blasted makes me cringe when I see the non-premium YouTube app. I use adblock and also have premium courtesy of YT music subscription so I'm immune for the most part.

But, non-techy people do not know addblock is an option and also prefer not paying for subscription.

Chozo ,
@Chozo@fedia.io avatar

Who is watching YT videos through this app?

99% of YouTube users.

Treczoks ,

Poor idiots.

Kekzkrieger ,

Newpipe is the answer to have a Youtube app without ads and features like background play, download etc.

Ilandar , in Moto Razr 50 and 50 Ultra arrive in China, global launch impending

I'd actually consider that larger outer screen on the 50 to be a downgrade from the smaller screen on the 40. One of the things I really appreciate about the 40 is how easy it is to ignore, because it requires opening to do almost anything beyond checking notifications.

narrowide96lochkreis , in Motorola unveils moto tag: a tracking solution designed to work anytime, anywhere

Moto tag’s sleek silhouette was designed specifically to fit perfectly with most third-party accessories already on the market so that users can easily attach it to all their valuables.

That is the part that is really good.

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