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Automatic updates broke your phone; the fix is a highly technical manual process.
anemomylos
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https://kbin.social/m/androiddev is more appropriate for this type of post.
The 2020 lawsuit said Google was deceiving people into thinking that they could control the information they're willing to share.
Victory Royale.
Candy Crush would have been the gateway drug.
anemomylos
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Swap screen down from the top of the screen - like when you want to see a notification: different devices acts differently, in some you have to swap from upper-right to see the tiles. You can also edit the tiles to add, remove and re-arrange, in order to have the ones you use more often in the first page.
anemomylos
11mo ago
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"Do not disturb" option should be available as a quick setting tile, which is more complicated to activate from a button combination, but not too hidden in the device settings.
anemomylos
11mo ago
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For "Do not disturb" (if this is what you ask) you can configure it in device settings: Sound > Do Not Disturb > section "What can interrupt do not disturb".
Google's "solution" can't do anything for bootlooping devices.
Web Integrity pivots to Android, could permanently kill YouTube Vanced-style apps.
anemomylos
12mo ago
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You have the obligation to use it since the manufactures doesn't gives updates to various versions of the OS, for example, if the device has version 13 and there is an update for 14 if you choose to not get the newer version you'll not get security updates for version 13. Also, newest devices will get only version 14 (or newer) and with the boot loader locked you can't install a different version of the OS.
anemomylos
12mo ago
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For me, the question is whether I have the right to use a device I bought as I want or not. There is, rightly, a lot of talk about "right to repair," but now the issue is becoming "right to use".
Can I install an old application that I still find useful or should be the operating system to decide if i can use it, without there being an incompatibility issue?
Can I decide what permissions I want to give an application or should the Play store (and protect) decide without appeal what I can do?
But it is for security reasons - it is always about security reasons when old devices and now even old apps have to be thrown away.
Android 14 offers a lightly customizable lock screen and not much else. (*Does anybody care about Android 14?* Currently, those who will end up with a bricked Pixel phone.)
Users with multiple profiles are getting locked out of local storage and losing data. (It wouldn't shock me if they found out that this bug is related to all the changes Google has been making the last few years to prevent users and apps from being able to access their files in a normal way because it's trying to make Android a bad copy of iOS.)
How’s the update working out for you?
Pixel 8's 7 years of software updates is revolutionary... maybe
Google picks who gets features.
The number of members is enough to create a healthy community without attracting spammers. What's missing now is more participation and post creation. Don't be shy, if you find an article that is about Android-or Google, since the two sometimes coincide-share it with the rest of us.
All the displays, cameras, batteries, and back plate are now for sale.
anemomylos
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- Kotlin: "are you talking to me?"
Automatic Chromebook expiration dates still "fundamentally flawed," critics say.
No facilities, no parts, not covered by warranty.
Chrome now directly tracks users, generates a "topic" list it shares with advertisers.
Attorneys general and consumers from 37 states alleged that Google held an unfair monopoly on Android devices..
I [developed](https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/app-phone-dialer-widget.3967938/) this app/widget a long time ago but it might still be useful to someone. It's free with no ads or other things. The purpose of this widget is to make it easier for elderly people to make phone calls and read SMS. There are various applications like this, but none were as simple and essential as I needed it, so I decided to create one. I share it in case it's useful to others. Unlike other solutions this is a widget and not a launcher. The widget shows a dial panel, icons to show contacts and SMS and you can have buttons for a quick dial contact and device flashlight. You can configure the widget from the application. It is recommended to use a launcher that allows you to remove any other item from the home page and that allows you to lock the home page so as to prevent the person using the phone from removing the widget. The [Neo-Launcher](https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Launcher/releases) home page lock is great and is what I currently recommend. It needs Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) or newer. Uses the following permissions: * android.permission.CALL\_PHONE: to initiate a phone call. If you don't give this permission the application will open the default dialer app with the selected telephone number. * android.permission.READ\_CONTACTS: to read the contacts to be displayed. * android.permission.READ\_SMS: to read the SMS to be displayed. * android.permission.CAMERA: to use the flashlight. For devices using Android M and newer, the buttons and icons you see in the widget depend on the permissions given to the app. For Lollipop and older devices there are switches to decide what you see in the widget. You can download it from [https://easyjoin.net/index.html#otherapps](https://easyjoin.net/index.html#otherapps). Here is the direct link for the apk: [https://easyjoin.net/download/DialerWidget%201.3-6-release.apk](https://easyjoin.net/download/DialerWidget%201.3-6-release.apk) [https://easyjoin.net/img/dialer\_widget.png](url)
anemomylos
1y ago
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This could be useful. I will add it in the to-do list.
anemomylos
1y ago
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Time is relative :)
This is an updated article, but since it contains a lot of information grouped together I thought it might be useful.
anemomylos
1y ago
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"Tags" are similar to twitter hashtags, you can use them to categorize a post. For example, if you create a post about Android you can add the tag "android" (without "#"). When you manage a magazine you can add one or more tags (always without "#") to see posts of the fediverse with that tag.
I have no idea about "badges" :)
anemomylos
1y ago
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I added it in the latest version.
anemomylos
1y ago
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Can i use the svg file as app icon to this project: https://github.com/anemomylos/shell4kbin ?
anemomylos
1y ago
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I would prefer not to spam kbin about this application, but if you think it might be useful to others you are free to post a link in other magazines/fediverse. Thanks for the tip about Obtainium.
anemomylos
1y ago
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Okay, I found it. I updated the app to support JS injection: https://github.com/anemomylos/shell4kbin/releases/tag/0.3-4
anemomylos
1y ago
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I didn't know about it. Can you give me more info?
anemomylos
1y ago
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In that case it would not have changed anything. Instead of seeing the Cloudflare page in your regular browser you would have seen the same page in this app, since this app is only a dedicated browser for kbin.social, nothing more.
This app is like Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Opera, but unlike them it only loads by default kbin.social. I think Datas_Cat_Spot's comment explains the only advantage this app has over any other browser for browsing the site.
anemomylos
1y ago
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My need was to open the site in a dedicated browser to keep it separate from the default browser, so I put together some code I had available from other projects to create this app. I have shared it in case it might be useful to others, although for most people using the default browser to view the site is the best choice.
anemomylos
1y ago
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This gives greater value to the comment since it was not influenced by the events of the last few days.
anemomylos
1y ago
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Large screens are a problem if you want to use the phone with one hand. There are some apps that would allow you to use the phone with one hand but since I haven't used any I just put a search link where you might find something useful: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=android+app+to+use+phone+with+one+hand