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by lucb1e 4mo ago
From an accelerometer's point of view, there is no observable difference between standing "still" (on earth's surface, moving some km/s around its axis, which also moves around the sun, which also moves around the m
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
note where I wrote: > su'ing to the user ID of [another app] Look, I have root, so you can hack me! And my bootloader is wide open, too! In your words: > > Root access and an unlocked bootloader are insecure, even for low thre
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
Sure, we can have different opinions on what makes a useful Linux distribution. Either way, you can't install Ubuntu Touch on just any phone. That Volla supports that alongside their AOSP derivative gives you more options on how to use
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
Thanks, but there's no way anybody here hasn't already heard all of that. GrapheneOS' statements are inevitably reposted to every thread and subthread that touches on the topic. Yes, I knew it's in a sandbox at the time
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
> Contrary to popular belief Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Got any? The rest of the comment consists of even vaguer statements about how it's better in every way and then (circularly) drawing the conclusion th
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
Somehow that stands in stark contrast with the many Fairphone users that I know use their device for many years. One of them uses it as their primary computing device, not owning something like a laptop because the Ubuntu Touch that runs on
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
Privacy is when nobody is looking, whether that's because they cannot look or because there's nobody that looks. Security is the former: actively denying someone or something the ability to look in a situation where they are tryin
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
> Grapheneos is fully open source and comes with 0 Google services. And calls the open source microG a threat while encouraging people to install google mobile services, conveniently provided from their preinstalled app store, which most
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
> giving out root willy-nilly is not more freedom. It's more like letting your child play on the 5th floor of a half-constructed building that's about to be exploded I take it you don't use desktop OSes anymore of any kind
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
Nah, Android is not a really a proper Linux system that 'supports' Linux software within any reasonable definition of the word; not anymore at least Root nowadays gets you very little: software like wavemon that worked great on An
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
Oh, one vendor supporting multiple OSes! I hadn't clicked through ( https://volla.online/en/operating-systems/ ), that is neat indeed and quite a unique selling point among mobile vendors This should have gon
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
> The Pixel 8 Pro has hardware WiFi problems, the 9 and 10 are both minor updates The prime difference between P8 pro and P9 pro is that the newer one is nearly a usable size (just about fits in a pocket now). The battery also got substa
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
Ah, right I forgot they are discontinuing ChromeOS. Makes sense that current Android releases are focused on getting the Android laptop experience on par Edit: not discontinued but 'merge with Android' https://en.wikipe
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
I don't see anything they offer for security that's not also in AOSP/LineageOS/eOS/stock/etc. Which is not to say that's not enough for most people, but why highlight them? It doesn't seem comparable
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
Not without root, no
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
Hold the phone upside down for extra rollercoaster effect!
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
> Probably the lesser known feature because it’s under Accessibility. First thing I do on a new device is browse accessibility settings. They're among the most useful and I'm always excited for what extra features you can get i
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
Not sure if the word 'modern' is meant to carry meaning there. Did/do you not get sick in non-modern cars? I could imagine less good soundproofing giving your brain extra clues or so but it seems odd. Are non-cars an issue (b
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
Only if the other services provide a network proxy right? You'd need to find an exploit in the app otherwise. Edit: although, I just remembered that it's actually as simple as sending "open this URL" intents to the Andro
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
Not in all app repositories. This isn't so common among open source software as it is in the commercial/adware ones you find very prominently in Google's curated collection
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
Any self-respecting OS has packet filtering, this isn't unique to or surprising from GrapheneOS. On my Samsung/OneUI I use AFWall+ which sets iptables rules iirc
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
A lot of developers are lured into building in a dependency on Google services, so yes you'll need microG or, as GrapheneOS prefers, the original Google code running on your device for those apps to function. Or patch the app, like Lan
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
It's even available in my country! Never heard of it, would have assumed it's not being sold here. Let's see what that costs when I click the "shop now" button that's front and center > Attention required! &
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
Does GrapheneOS run on tablets? I don't see a whole chat app (shown in the example) fitting on my phone screen alongside something like a web browser, and the screenshot is from a square screen
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
That's strange, any idea how it could be able to differentiate? My only guess is some sort of processing, like wait and see if it follows the expected acceleration pattern (moderate initial acceleration from the unexpected-to-the-user
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
The post doesn't say - what's new? Anything to look forward to besides the security patches for A17 being available for longer than they will be for A16? Asking as an A11 user who will probably soon need to switch to a new device.
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
Another cross-section is space enthusiasts. I really have to rewire my brain every time someone says sts-n and doesn't mean a mission number of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Transportation_System
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
Also for microwaves and dishwashers? That's more the problem I struggle to solve: how to differentiate things that you want to run your own OS on from the things that it would be historically silly to have to provide connectivity and u
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
True, though any regulation would (at least ideally) be generic about computing devices
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by lucb1e 4mo ago
Didn't know that, thanks for the correction!

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