As long as it's set to keep copies. Else it's just a way to sync accidental file deletions.
Chewy7324
joined 1 year ago
Iirc CalyxOS ships F-Droid by default and did include the F-Droid privileged extension, which enables unattended updates. This extension has to be installed in the system, which isn't possible on stock ROMs.
They probably saw F-Droid Basic as a solution to no longer having to ship the privileged extension. I don't think CalyxOS is shipping Aurora Store by default, but it also needed a privileged extension (until they supported the new unattended update mechanism two years ago).
I also think most educational videos I see posted are not worth watching compared to quickly reading an article. But this 5min video specifically is a well-written and concise opinion-piece.
I am trying to figure out why I want videos in my chat. Just link it.
Sometimes I want to send a private video which isn't publicly available, so there's no link to send. E.g. a video of a relative's performance.
The only thing I really know about F-Droid Basic is that it supports auto updates without manual confirmation on Android 12+, and the start screen is a list of the latest updated apps.
Auto updates are awesome and work completely unattended in the background, just like an app store should work.
Yes. Kodi is awesome for large displays, but I really don't think the UI and skins are a good fit for mobile.
I've tried DDL for a while, but manually searching and selecting the right quality isn't my thing. It's simple though, compared to the many hours of setting up arr* for the right quality/language.
The main advantage is probably automatic download of new episodes, otherwise manually downloading doesn't take much time compared to how long a movie/show is.
End-to-end encryption still isn't part of the spec, so I'm not confident in them adding edits to the RCS standard.
With many carriers switching to Google's RCS server [1] I fear RCS will just become another word for Google Messages.
https://www.androidpolice.com/o2-moving-rcs-services-google-jibe/
You're right, except the missing e2e encryption and lack of proper carrier implementations RCS seems pretty great. Hopefully with Apple adopting RCS they'll push for a proper e2e spec, but I won't hold my breath to have e2e with anything except Google Messages.
A bit off-topic: My other complaint about RCS is missing open source implementations. The only client available on all devices is Google's Messages and even that doesn't work without Google Services.
Also many carriers don't implement RCS themselves, and instead use Google's server [1]. This is bad since Google has access to all messages (and probably governments too, similar to recent news about push messages).
~~Why use RCS with Google Messages through Google servers over WhatsApp? I'm just frustrated about the state of messaging.~~ Broad support across all countries is a big advantage.
[1] https://9to5google.com/2023/03/27/vodafone-rcs-messages-android/
I chose Jellyfin over Kodi because I don't need to configure each device seperately. And since I have the server anyway, why not take the easy route?
Kodi (LibreELEC) is great on a Pi as a media center, or rather IPTV streaming box for my mum.
It might be possible to extract their official camera apk and install it on the custom ROM. Hopefully it doesn't depend on their system services being available.
The camera being on the Play Store is a big reason I chose a Pixel. It's simple to install it on GrapheneOS and remove all network permissions.
Craig Federighi, Apple's Senior Vice President of Software Engineering and the executive in charge of iOS, went as far as to say that "iMessage on Android would simply serve to remove [an] obstacle to iPhone families giving their kids Android phones."
The documents show that in 2016, an unnamed Apple employee wrote in an email that "the #1 most difficult [reason] to leave the Apple universe app is iMessage… iMessage amounts to serious lock-in," to which Phil Schiller, an Apple executive in charge of the App Store, responded that "moving iMessage to Android will hurt us more than help us, this email illustrates why."
Never used Plex, but if being open source is a feature Jellyfin is better than Plex.
Not requiring an external authentication server is the biggest drawback of Plex. I don't want Plex to have my watch history and info about my media library.
With Findroid supporting the intro skip plugin I'm fine since I don't need many platforms.