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In Germany they provide relief from the constant fear your vpn might leak and you'll receive mail.

Doubt it's without the owner, might be a two story building with one floor being an airbnb and the other the owners flat or some similar setup.

That's just DNS and exactly how you do it on android too, the op made it sound like he has something better that's exclusive.

But that is so much worse then the free system wide AdBlock you can use on android without root, why do you think it is better?

Can you elaborate on how to use AdBlock on iPhone? Everytime I try to look it up I can only find ad block for the web browser. Last time I was told that's all you can do, is this outdated?

Edit: you're not just talking about using DNS right? Since that's just the same as android.

It's pre-installed on phones (accessibility> sound notifications).
The purpose is to get notified on things like smoke alarms going off etc when you are hearing impaired.

Edit: here's the full list of what comes preconfigured:

Also I think you have a bit of a warped view on what an os update entails for Android devices, maybe because your only comparison is the iPad.

iPads need updates because it's the only way they can receive bug fixes and new features. On android even system apps can be updated via the play store, and new features can be added to your device via play services without even restarting, you'll just get a random info one day that says "your device can now do this or that". (Unless you go without play service ofc).

OS updates for the last few years have just been pretty forgettable stuff (like I can't even remember one single feature they added with Android 14, I think it was just new clock fonts?)

I don't think any manufacturer offers more than 5 years os updates. Normally you will still get security updates afterwards but I don't know if there is any way to see how long exactly beforehand.
If you install lineage or some other rom it would not matter anyways what the official support is. But someone needs to take the time to port it to your device, so the more popular of a device you choose the more likely it is to get ports longer.

Generally I'd recommend looking at what hardware of a popular device fits your needs (size, budget, pen etc) and then just looking at xda to see what roms are available and how easy the flashing process is.

I don't understand what you mean by saying you don't want the software bricked in 5 years. You mean bricking while flashing a rom? Usually that's easy to recover. I don't think I've heard of many people bricking a device unrecoverably lately.

Play service is not an app store.

The green text is not the bullying, the green text is one of the new reasons the kids are getting their heads flushed in the toilet. The bullying has stayed the same, there are just new additional reasons to get bullied.

Do iPhones even have a way to add multiple users yet? Last time I checked there was no option, but I haven't bothered for a while, so did they finally add that?

Is it ethical to "adopt" a cat? My cat lives a good life, she is old and healthy and well feed, never having to worry about anything. But it is ethical to own another living being, even if you offer it the best possible life it can have in return? I really don't know.
But if you do adopt a cat, I think you need to do everything that ensures the cat has a healthy life, like getting shots and check ups etc. Neutering the cat is also an important part of keeping it healthy. After all, it greatly reduces the risk of either gender getting cancer in their reproductive organs and a lot of other issues.