I was linking to a page where someone unknowingly used a link with a tracker, as an example of what I was talking about
Here's a screenshot if that's better
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joined 1 year ago
ok yep that's pretty terrible
Enjoy exploring! Hope you find it to be a good experience
Eventually you might find that you're coming back to the PrivacyGuides.org page, that's what most people recommend these days as a starting point for recommended tools. There are a lot of companies out there advertising privacy and security without actually PROVIDING privacy and security. It's becoming a new buzzword
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/
You don't have to take my word for it though, just keep exploring and learning :)
Closest I got was Florisboard because of the customization options
The main things I'm looking for (in order) are
- predictions
- better support for emojis and gifs
- built in translations
Google Keyboard works really nicely and it's hard to give up on some of that
Oh that's nice! Hopefully more apps integrate that function
This would be perfect too
Long press to pin
It's just too easy to accidentally dismiss one when trying to dismiss another
Fair enough, I just wish it was a long tap or something instead of a swipe (or having long tap be an option that you could enable)
I like being able to dismiss some, like my voicemail or background apps
I have a calendar widget that I use, but this was more for the very important "leave a sticky on the doorknob" type tasks.
I tried a widget for a while, but I found that I either didn't swipe to that page or I didn't like having that space blocked off by an empty widget for the periods of time when I didn't have a task.
It worked for what I needed, but I guess I'll explore options again
Yep stuff like that
I didn't use persistent notifications much, past my little Todo thing, but I know there are a lot of apps that work like that.
If you've updated already, do those notifications disappear? Worth checking if you haven't yet. Otherwise hopefully your Dexcom app adds a quick settings tile or something.
There are lots of great suggestions here
My recommendation is to go slow and go methodically. As excited as you might be, it'll take longer if you rush into things and most likely you won't be able to replace everything right away because of commitments and connections to your community (job, family, friends).
For example, you could start by unfollowing accounts on the social media platforms and replacing that time with other hobbies. On the other side, I'd recommend keeping your Gmail & drive until you're comfortable with the new options. So much of modern society relies on your email and files, and it would be a pain to recover if something goes wrong