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What did you switch to that offers those things, and how was it easier than either rooting stock Android or switching to a FOSS Android distro?
by BHSPitMonkey 9y ago
What did you switch to that offers those things, and how was it easier than either rooting stock Android or switching to a FOSS Android distro?
- josteink 9y agoMaybe he just ditched the idea of the smartphone all together. I know some people who have.
- danieldk 9y agohttps://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/General/Conceptual/ExtensibilityPG/ContentBlocker.html https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/Ge... It is not system-wide, but does extend to Safari View Controllers. I never encountered an ad on my iPhone since I installed a Safari ad blocker (I don't use any ad-supported free games/applications).
- vxNsr 9y agoI've found that it doesn't work on SVC. Meaning when I open a link in say twitter ads will still show up but if I open it in safari ads are gone.
- Rotareti 9y agoI wish I could install a proper FOS OS on my phone with a proper FOS package manager that allows me to install FOSS. I would get myself two phones. The main one using FOSS exclusively. The other dedicated to the people who refuse to ditch WhatsApp for Signal.
- therealidiot 9y agoDoes Signal still require Google Play Services?
- mrhigat4 9y agoIf you have Google Play Services installed, it will try to use it. If you don't, you can install the apk from here https://signal.org/android/apk/ https://signal.org/android/apk/ which should auto update. Their permissions list is still kind of whack and everyone else on android except you is going to have Google in between every message so...
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