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[-] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 hours ago
[-] frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world 19 points 7 hours ago

It's only objectionable to fascists who are getting their sensitive little fee fees hurt

[-] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 57 points 22 hours ago

Google's sideloading restrictions seems almost like its perfectly timed... 👀

Anyways, Google can gargle my:

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 12 points 14 hours ago

google also recently removed thier similar anti-ice app.

[-] qualia@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

How to choose between this and GrapheneOS, CalyxOS, etc? I feel ready for the switch too.

Edit: Plus is it possible to get banking apps and Google Wallet to still work (easily) in these Android-based alternatives?

[-] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 4 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Mostly: Price

Are you willing to, either: (a) spend $500-$600 for a new Google Pixel? (the 9 that is, I don't think 10 is ready for GrapheneOS yet), or (b) willing to dig into the second hand market and potentially get not-unlockable phones? (those run rampant in the used market, note that Carrier Unlock does not equate to Bootloader Unlock, and Verizon ones are guaranteed to not allow bootloader unlocking, I'm unsure about other carriers)

(Also you are kinda supporting google if you get a new one btw.)

I personally don't wanna spend $500 since if it ever breaks, its hard to replace or even repair. And I hate dealing with the used market.

So for me, Graphene isn't an option.

I went for the cheapest new Moto that has custom ROM support, Moto G 5G 2024 for $140 (carrier variants do not unlock).

I'm basically still testing to see what wouldn't work, haven't really be using it as a "daily driver"

I've also come across the CMF Phone 1 which is OLED and supports e/OS its about $300

TLDR: Get Graphene if you can afford a pixel or willing to look for a used phone from a reputable source. I personally do not like used phones because I think there's too much risks IMO, you might assess the risks differently. Other options are Moto G 5G 2024 for $140 which runs both LineageOS and e/OS, or CMF (by Nothing) Phone 1 which runs e/OS and is an overall much better phone, but its more expensive, at $250 for 128 GB and $300 for the 256 GB.

Oh one last thing: Even "New" "Unlocked" cheap Pixels on sites like Amazon aren't guaranteed to unlock. I was looking at older pixels like the 6a, 7, 7a and checked the reviews and some comments indicate they are locked to Verizon because the reseller didn't unlock it for some reason, so I'm get the vibes that its unsold stock previously owned by carriers, so I don't know if they'll bootloader unlock, even if its SIM unlocked. Where as CMF never has carrier variants, so they all should unlock.

Edit: Also, the CMF phone needs the IMEI added in to carriers such as ATT and Verizon, since they use IMEI whitelisting, Tmobile is fine. For some countries like, Australia they also does nationwide whitelisting. Custom ROMs can break VoLTE, rendering it not work with cell service for csrriers that require VoLTE, Might wanna research about that.

[-] Bacontaters@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

I don't like how the default answer around here is to just get a pixel. It seems so backwards

[-] princessnorah 2 points 10 hours ago

In Australia it's a blocklist, not an allowlist. I think some VoLTE-capable devices may have been swept up in the blocking that occurred with the ending of 3G services, that you can manually have allowed, but it depends on carrier and device. Most though are fine.

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 65 points 1 day ago

When I had an iPhone 3GS I got in a hot tub with it in my pocket and it died. I let it dry out. Then I very carefully took it apart and found all the little white stickers inside that turn from white to pink when in contact with water. I used a razor blade to remove those stickers without damaging them. I then placed a drop of bleach on each which turned them back to white and let them dry out. I used very tiny amounts of super glue to re-apply them to the exact same positions within the phone and then very carefully reassembled the phone.

Took the phone into an Apple store. Guy disappeared into the back for about 10 minutes with it. Came back out and said it must have just up and died but he doesn't know how and gave me a new iPhone.

Only Apple product I've ever owned.

Fuck you Apple.

[-] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 4 points 13 hours ago
[-] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 11 points 19 hours ago

Was this ever even available to non-US accounts? Was there ever an explanation for why it was georestricted?

[-] princessnorah 3 points 10 hours ago

It's an app about ICE, why would it be available to non-US accounts? It was pawbably georestricted by the developer, just like most apps that have a geoblock.

[-] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago

Because ICE targets people not from the US?

[-] princessnorah 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Define from the US. Are you saying those travelling in from internationally by air or road, that are getting stopped and generally detained by CBP, where ICE reporting apps would be useless because they aren't making it to the broader community? Or are you saying those who are living and working in the US and pawbably have a US Apple account?

[-] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

People living in the US but using an Apple account set to another country. Because you can only switch it once a year or something inconvenient like that. Whatever the circumstances may be, there is seemingly no good reason to restrict the app to US accounts only.

[-] letsgo2themall@lemmy.world 96 points 1 day ago

remember when Tim Apple gifted tRump a golden statue? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

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[-] teolan@lemmy.world 47 points 1 day ago
[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

Doesn't matter if it was good or not.

[-] HalfSalesman@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago

This kind of thing is coming for Android as well once Google has converted it to it's own walled garden bullshit.

[-] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 65 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

This is why the web is way better than any app store, yes even with the problems of DNS (DIDs becoming more prevalent cant come fast enough though). Any future phones should have a first class web experience imo.

Edit: I wanna add that browser monopolies are a real threat too. Ladybird is legit on Charlie Kirk's side aka nonpolitical so not a fan of the outlook there. Would love to see KDE fork chromium/blink with valve money and recreate Konquerer and bring back KHTML (I like irony). Valve even has a fork of CEF (Chromium Embedded Framework, electron uses this as well) because of Steam and its ui being a big web app. KDE then has web apps and add them to Discovery, or you can build qt apps. Make it happen valve! And hire me to help lol

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[-] Luffy879@lemmy.ml 105 points 1 day ago

Does anyone remember how the Devs from there didnt want to release for Android because ApPlE iS sOoOo mUcH mOoOrE sEcUrE

Get rekt.

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[-] RandomlyGeneratedName@lemmy.world 86 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

This shouldn’t be on the app store. It gives the US government too much access to pull data from it, or order it pulled down. This should be a web app hosted outside the US that can be accessed by any device and can be obscured by VPN access so the regime can’t persecute participants. Apps pull way too much data from phones that ICE can subpoena.

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[-] Mynameisallen@lemmy.zip 665 points 1 day ago

And this is why having 3rd party app stores is important. It’s why it matters that Google is killing side loading, if two fucking companies get to decide what you can do on your phone, we’re in a bad spot technology wise

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[-] Mwa@thelemmy.club 41 points 1 day ago

the USA Goverment probably forced them to remove it

[-] princessnorah 1 points 6 hours ago

I keep seeing things about how x, y or z company "caved" to government pressure, as if companies have ever made value judgements in the modern era. What this decision would have come down to, the only thing it could legally come down to, is shareholder value. Considering Apple secured a reprieve on tariffs, it's absolutely within reason that Trump and/or his administration threatened them with cancelling said reprieve. At that point, the decision would be based off the loss of sales for taking it down, against the loss of sales of devices due to tariff price increases.

Apple has a fiduciary duty to their shareholders first and foremost. There is nothing stopping this batshit insane administration from enacting tariffs, and then using the SEC and DOJ to investigate and bring charges that they aren't upholding their responsibilities to their investors.

[-] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 hours ago

apple could easily move all manufacturing and operations to canada and demolish the us economy...

[-] princessnorah 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Ahahahahahahahahahahahaaa,,,, oh wait,,, you're serious? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Edit: I know I'm being a fair bit of a jerk in the rest of my comment, but this is pawssibly the most ridiculous assertion that I've seen on Lemmy, and I have no idea how to pawperly refute it.

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