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What are your thoughts on the Arc browser? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 33 points 9 months ago
  • Proprietary
  • Based on Chromium
  • Requires an account to use

Instant nope from me!

Sideloading won't be enabled where I live in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Aw, seriously? I'm getting worse at spotting that.

Sideloading won't be enabled where I live in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Linux phones are cool, but not ready for general use yet... unless that's changed recently, in which case I'll look into buying a PinePhone.

On desktop, I use Debian and FreeBSD.

Sideloading won't be enabled where I live in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You'll be able to sideload. The mandate includes the EEA (which includes Switzerland), as well as the EU.

Sideloading won't be enabled where I live in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Thanks! The last one won't work, since it'll be all MicroG'ed, but those are still some great counterarguments.

Sideloading won't be enabled where I live in c/[email protected]
Sideloading won't be enabled where I live in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

To cut a long story short, it's 2.

Sideloading won't be enabled where I live in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (5 children)

So, I'm 17 and my Dad is an Apple fanboy. He started using Macs back in the '90s, and he's always been using their stuff. Over the years, he's managed to get my mum and her parents to ditch Android, and his parents to move on from their RAZRs. Now that everyone has iPhones, I have no hand-me-down routes. I have asked to get an Android, using my own money that I earned, but he always brings up the same arguments:

"Androids are inherently less secure than iPhones"

"We all use iPhones"

"Apple's proprietary ecosystem just works"

"I had an Android once. Once."

"Are you just trying to stop the Find My tracking? What if I need to find you?"

That last one could easily be misinterpreted. It's an emergency thing; he's not spying or anything. Don't worry.

I have an old Android in a drawer somewhere, but it's running 4.4, it isn't supported by any ROMs, and the battery barely lasts half an hour, so there's no point in trying to get it to work.

I'll also be going to university this year, so I should be able to get a cheap Pixel on eBay and flash GrapheneOS onto it soon enough.

Sideloading won't be enabled where I live in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (10 children)

I don't want an iPhone, and it's a long story as to why I'm stuck with one.

a very nice privacy alternative for wikipedia? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

And Putinism. It was, after all, the TLD for the Soviet Union.

Sideloading won't be enabled where I live in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 48 points 9 months ago

It wasn't my dumb idea.

Sideloading won't be enabled where I live in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I use ProtonVPN 24/7, and it hasn't changed anything. It's a firmware thing, I think.

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Sideloading won't be enabled where I live (sopuli.xyz)
 
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Securing Bluetooth Headphones (sopuli.xyz)
 

I have a pair of Bluetooth headphones, which I have been using since 2022. Today, I was sitting on the bus when some random person connected to them and started playing Free Bird.

It was a bit funny, but I don't want this to become a regular thing. Is there a way of locking the headphones to certain Bluetooth addresses? Or a way of making it not show up automatically on phones (similar to a hidden WiFi network)?

The headphones in question are the JBL Tune 510, which have a USB-C port. However, I don't know if this can be used to flash firmware.

If there's already a comment telling me to "just use wired" or something, please don't tell me again. It's the best solution, but my phone doesn't have a headphone jack (fuck you, Apple).

Thanks!

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UCAS won't let me enter the full title of my EPQ (sopuli.xyz)
 
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Updating on my Grandma's WiFi is an exercise in extreme patience (0x0.st)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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These speeds would have been considered pitiful in 1994, never mind 2024.

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I go to the seaside! (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Made with GIMP

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I made an iOS shortcut to remove metadata from photos (www.icloud.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/4069856

(Also, I am aware that using an iPhone is not great for privacy. Please stop telling me.)

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Where to start with Android TV? (sopuli.xyz)
 

My uncle recently gave me an old Minix Neo X8-H Plus. It has been upgraded from the stock Android KitKat up to Lollipop, and it has been rooted. I have connected a USB DVD drive, but I haven't tested it yet.

I had Kodi on a RPi for a while, but I am otherwise completely new to this sort of thing.

I couldn't install F-Droid, so I decided to use Aptoide TV instead of Play Store.

So, what should I do with the device? Any app suggestions? Settings I should change?

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School Meme (sopuli.xyz)
 
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Which search engine should I use? (sopuli.xyz)
 

I have used SearXNG for a while, but I switched to LibreX after the search engine started glitching. Recently, though, LibreX has stopped returning any results. I am currently on Mojeek, but the results aren't that great.

I have also tried Qwant, but I wasn't too keen on it. Startpage will be impractical, as I use a VPN and this engine often blocks me because of it. I don't want to use Brave Search for a number of reasons. MetaGer has too many important features behind its paywall. I'm not sure about DuckDuckGo, but I could use it if there was no other option.

Any suggestions, or am I being too picky?

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X Videos (files.catbox.moe)
 
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Soundcloud doesn't let me comment from the mobile site anymore (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
0 comments fedilink
 

Not only that, but it works fine when I request the desktop version. Wonder why...

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Seriously, one has been sighted just an hour from where I live (sopuli.xyz)
 
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