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by commoner 5y ago
Insular is another app that activates the Android work profile: https://secure-system.gitlab.io/Insular/ Both Shelter and Insular are effective for isolating your files, contacts, and phone logs in each profile. If you
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by commoner 5y ago
The mid-level processor on the Pixel 4a may just not be performing to your expectations. A phone with a high-end processor would perform better. For GrapheneOS, the fastest compatible phone available (used/refurbished) right now is the
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by commoner 5y ago
I can confirm this used to work, but I'm not sure if that's the case now. These were the instructions I used: https://android.stackexchange.com/a/186995
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Some Android flavors, including /e/[1] and GrapheneOS,[2] don't use Google servers for the internet connectivity check by default. [1] https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/backlog/-/issues/268#not
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by commoner 5y ago
LineageOS for microG supports all phones that LineageOS does. Here's a spreadsheet of the full list along with the specs of each device: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bx6RvTCEGn5zA06lW_uZ... If you
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by commoner 5y ago
If you're trying to combine LineageOS with microG, the most straightforward solution is "LineageOS for microG" which has everything set up for you: https://lineage.microg.org I know of two other Android flavors th
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FlorisBoard is really nice. Among all of the FOSS Android keyboards, I've found the gesture typing on FlorisBoard to be the most accurate. https://github.com/florisboard/florisboard
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That's a generic warning that shows up on all flavors of Android, including AOSP and LineageOS, when you enable any new input method.
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Snapdrop has the edge over ShareDrop since its server can optionally be self-hosted using Docker and it doesn't depend on Firebase. I confuse Snapdrop with ShareDrop sometimes.
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The Google Chrome change looks like the most significant of the two factors that caused Portal to shut down, although it's a shame that they didn't continue running the service for users of other browsers. (Android file transfer a
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How to change your default browser in Windows 11(theverge.com)
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They do address this in their FAQ: > Is Orion open-source? > Not yet, but we plan for it to be when we are ready to receive the benefits of open-sourcing Orion. Creating something as big and ambitious as Orion (which includes forking
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by commoner 5y ago
Apple still controls the App Store, so Apple can require developers to offer an easy cancellation method for subscriptions that can be purchased from apps in the App Store. Depending the result of the Dutch antitrust decision, Apple might s
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By "Apple payment's system" I'm referring to any payment system that Apple mandates the use of on iOS, all of which Apple takes a 15-30% cut from revenue. I'm not referring Apple Pay except when I specifically menti
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Apple's payment system offers no more leverage than a free disposable credit card that you can limit and cancel at any time. When Apple's payment system is the only option, its high fees (unfavorable terms) generate a huge amount
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Some banks and other services such as Privacy.com offer disposable credit card numbers to conceal your payment identity. These services work very well. You can ask Apple to offer this service, if you want Apple to intermediate for you. But
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1. Sellers get to choose the payment methods they accept. Some sellers don't take cash, some don't take PayPal, and some don't take Apple Pay. If a seller doesn't offer the buyer's preferred payment option, the buye
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1. Developers are not able to offer multiple payment systems for certain types of purchases when Apple forces apps to use Apple's payment system. By removing Apple's restriction, developers would be able to offer multiple payment
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Depends on the resolution. If a developer is able to use another payment processor alongside Apple's payment system, and set different price points to recover the respective fees, the buyer would be able to decide whether adding Apple
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The Economist publishes its print edition on Saturdays, and the article is featured in the upcoming issue. https://www.economist.com/weeklyedition/archive
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by commoner 5y ago
Yes, Google sends a cookie in the responses from its Safe Browsing service. As of Firefox 27 (released in February 2014), Firefox has sandboxed the Google Safe Browsing cookie in a separate cookie jar, isolated from normal web browsing. ht
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by commoner 5y ago
> NFPA estimates there were an estimated 1,115,000 career and volunteer firefighters in the United States in 2018. Of the total number of firefighters 370,000 (33%) were career firefighters and 745,000 (67%) were volunteer firefighters.
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by commoner 5y ago
FoundationDB was pulled from market when Apple acquired it in 2015.[1] Apple re-released it as open source in 2018.[2] Since FoundationDB is FOSS this time around, it would be possible to fork it in case it becomes unavailable again. [1] h
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by commoner 5y ago
> A nice bonus of using the above-mentioned proxy is that you won’t experience as many of those annoying CAPTCHAs. Not sure how a SOCKS5 proxy reduces the prevalence of CAPTCHAs when used with a VPN. Does anyone have an explanation?
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Test our new browser privacy tool: Mullvad Privacy Companion Beta(mullvad.net)
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No, because both of those unknown factors affect the cost-benefit analysis of taking the vaccine.
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You can compile/package the h264ify source code with only FOSS products, which can themselves be inspected and compiled from source. Your reasoning could be used to distrust any software, open source or not.
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h264ify is free and open source. You can inspect the source code and also compile/package it yourself, if you do not want to trust addons.mozilla.org: https://github.com/erkserkserks/h264ify
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This was fixed for me in November 2017 when Async Pan/Zoom (APZ) was implemented: https://hacks.mozilla.org/2017/11/async-panzoom-apz-lands-in... Also, Firefox 79+ on Android (August 2020) performs significan
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The h264ify add-on will let your computer load YouTube videos more efficiently on Firefox, if it supports hardware acceleration for H.264 but not VP8/VP9. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/h2

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