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  1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 11-Aug-2022 19:36:37 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    > Google Wi-Fi Provisioner won't work unless you enable Play Services

    > Samsung Location SDK won't work unless you enable Play Services

    I might believe that if #Wi-Fi wasn't working all the time I have had this phone. As for #location, that is turned off anyway. If there is any legitimate purpose for which the phone needs its location, tower triangulation can help a lot.

    It makes me wonder what is so important about Play Services. What extra data collection or owner / user monitoring is embedded that #Android itself lacks?
    In conversation about 2 months ago from mustard permalink
  2. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 07-Feb-2022 12:28:33 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    #NYTimes begins a series on smartphone tracking, based on the largest dataset ever leaked. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/19/opinion/location-tracking-cell-phone.html [www nytimes com]

    Turn location OFF and leave it OFF. Nearly all application programs (apps) will still work, but they will periodically nag you, saying they cannot function without it. (Similar to the way several unrelated #Android apps will claim that they cannot work without Google Play Services being enabled.)

    Note that many apps added some sort of mapping related functionality, which doesn’t fully work without location. But do you really need to share your music and video choices with nearby strangers?
    In conversation about 8 months ago from Shoyu permalink

    Attachments

    1. Opinion | Twelve Million Phones, One Dataset, Zero Privacy (Published 2019)
      What we learned from the spy in your pocket.
  3. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Feb-2022 23:10:11 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    #Samsung and #Google announce unified watch platform, merging #Tizen and #Android based #WearOS. https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/18/22440483/samsung-smartwatch-google-wearos-tizen-watch [www theverge com]
    In conversation about 8 months ago from mustard permalink

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    1. Google and Samsung are merging Wear OS and Tizen
      from Chris Welch
      This is a huge deal for the Android smartwatch world.
  4. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 17-Jan-2022 15:55:44 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    Lenovo Tab3 ... still running #Android v.6.0 with last (only) update in 2017. Time to see about flashing an updated OS onto it.
    In conversation about 9 months ago from AndStatus permalink
  5. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 12-Dec-2021 19:26:55 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    #Android apps updating. #F-Droid presented me with 34 updates. Likely due to #log4j vulnerability.
    In conversation about 10 months ago from mustard permalink
  6. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 11-Dec-2021 04:41:51 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    in reply to
    • GeniusMusing
    • a Claes unto himself 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛
    @geniusmusing

    Believed affected: * cloud platforms
    * enterprise applications ( which are often written in #Java )
    * Minecraft ( which was where the #log4j flaw was discovered )
    * #Android apps ( noted by @clacke )

    Possibly, other "log4" libraries may have a similar flaw.
    In conversation about 10 months ago from web permalink
  7. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Nov-2021 04:16:29 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    I have an old #Samsung Galaxy A tablet. I primarily use it for watching streams (videogames … twitch and seriousposters) and videochats. Whatever #Android version it runs has not been updated in years.

    I want to replace it … and possibly install LineageOS or another such OS on the decommissioned device.
    In conversation about 10 months ago from Shoyu permalink
  8. a Claes unto himself 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛 (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Friday, 26-Nov-2021 10:07:19 UTC a Claes unto himself 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛 a Claes unto himself 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛
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    I am using XClipper and it is brilliant. The clipboard history even survives reboot!

    I used to open a tab to hashify.me and post things into it as a workaround just in case a form I was typing a long text into would unload from memory as I was flipping tabs for sources and quotes. hashify.me stores text in the URL, so it can survive an unload+reload.

    Never again! Now I just copy the partially-written post to the clipboard and I can still go find and copy links and quotes without losing it.

    XClipper - Smart Clipboard manager for Android (A smart clipboard manager for Android with synchronization feature.)

    f-droid.org/packages/com.kpstv…

    #Android #FDroid #XClipper #ClipboardManager
    In conversation about 10 months ago from libranet.de permalink
  9. a Claes unto himself 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛 (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Sunday, 10-Oct-2021 05:35:19 UTC a Claes unto himself 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛 a Claes unto himself 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛
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    The saga of trying to build the monster that is Chromium for Android, reproducibly, all from source:

    gitlab.com/fdroid/rfp/-/issues… (Bromite, Chromium degoogled)

    gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/-… (Unobtainium, Chromium all open source, all from source)

    guix manages to build ungoogled-chromium for GNU and that's hard enough, but for Android it's even trickier. Part of the problem is as usual to disentangle the Play Services dependencies.

    For now it is, indeed, unobtainable.

    To even almost-succeed you need over 4 GiB virtual memory for the linking, over 10 GiB disk space for the sources alone and over 30 GiB disk space for the build artifacts. If you are a bit starved for CPU or I/O you're looking at s 24+ hour build.

    #Bromite #Unobtainium #UnobtainiumBrowser #Android #Chromium #FDroid
    In conversation about a year ago from libranet.de permalink
  10. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 25-Jul-2021 18:29:36 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    Serious information disclosure bug in #Signal on #Android https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/10247

    Attaching a photo also attaches photos from other conversations.
    In conversation about a year ago from web permalink

    Attachments

    1. Images from another user displayed in message · Issue #10247 · signalapp/Signal-Android
      I have searched open and closed issues for duplicates I am submitting a bug report for existing functionality that does not work as intended I have read https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/...
  11. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 05-Jul-2021 07:30:17 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    Today I learned: "Anbox":{https://anbox.io/} ... #Android in a Box. #Anbox allows Android to run on top of a #GNU / #Linux distro, integrated with it.

    Uses #LXC and other standard technologies.
    In conversation about a year ago from web permalink
  12. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 18-Apr-2021 14:16:12 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    When did #Android start hiding the 'apps' that have used the most of the current battery charge? https://nu.federati.net/attachment/280731
    In conversation Sunday, 18-Apr-2021 14:16:12 UTC from mustard permalink

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  13. Humane Tech Now (humanetech@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 14-Feb-2021 14:36:41 UTC Humane Tech Now Humane Tech Now
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    Heads up #Fediverse

    @k9mail is looking for funding to maintain their popular #android mail app. #k9mail hopes to raise €1,000 p/w on #liberapay to be able to work fulltime on the project.

    https://k9mail.app/2021/02/14/K-9-Mail-is-looking-for-funding

    In conversation Sunday, 14-Feb-2021 14:36:41 UTC from mastodon.social permalink
  14. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 25-Jan-2021 19:52:34 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    Many years ago, Franklin Droid created a mobile OS named after his wife Ann. When you use #F-Droid to install programs for #Android, you honor his memory and hers.
    In conversation Monday, 25-Jan-2021 19:52:34 UTC from mustard permalink
  15. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 09-Jan-2021 01:24:53 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    I'm hearing that #Google and #Apple are removing the apps for the #Parler #socnet from the #Android PlayStore and the #iOS AppStore.

    I'd argue that given their duopoly on mobile operating systems, the power to arbitrarily kick someone out is scary (regardless of how deserving Parler might be; I'm not even sure I've seen a screenshot of the site). I'd argue that this is evidence that the mobile OS and app store groups of both companies need to be split up, so that competition can come ... including strong competition for mobile app stores on each platform.

    Again, Parler may deserve it, especially if their users used the socnet to organize their insurrection attempt. (Though I suspect many of them probably used odious #corpocentric sites like #Twitter or #Facebook, which are not being punished.)
    In conversation Saturday, 09-Jan-2021 01:24:53 UTC from web permalink
  16. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Jan-2021 03:25:54 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    #LuneOS (a #webOS continuation project) released an updated version in late October (2020), but I just learned of it today.

    https://pivotce.com/2019/10/24/luneos-october-stable-release-eggnog-latte/ [pivotce com]

    I liked webOS on the #Palm_Pre. On the #Touchpad tablet, it wasn't the same, but it was still quite a bit better for me than #Android 3.1.
    In conversation Wednesday, 06-Jan-2021 03:25:54 UTC from web permalink

    Attachments

    1. LuneOS October Stable release: Eggnog Latte
      from webosports
      Happy Halloween! The long wait is finally over #LuneOS and #webOS fans! We’re back with a new release called “Eggnog Latte” which is a milestone in terms of developments and paves…
  17. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 04-Jan-2021 00:54:15 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    From last August: #TikTok caught breaking #Android rules https://nu.federati.net/url/279202 [www marketwatch com]

    TikTok collected Android user data using tactic banned by #Google
    In conversation Monday, 04-Jan-2021 00:54:15 UTC from web permalink

    Attachments

    1. TikTok collected Android user data using tactic banned by Google
      from Robert McMillan
      TikTok skirted a privacy safeguard in Google’s Android operating system to collect unique identifiers from millions of mobile devices, data that allows the...
  18. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 05-Dec-2020 18:17:39 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    in reply to
    • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    Of course,it has other consequences, and honestly, if my phone was stolen, I'd want it to get a secure wipe. Search for "Brother Orange" in #DDG or #Google, and you'll see why.

    #Android isn't the only one with such a misfeature. In organizations with #Apple #iOS devices, re-use after an employee leaves can be painful. Sometimes, after days or weeks of delay, Apple will inlock the devices for re-use, but sometimes, the org must buy a new phone.
    In conversation Saturday, 05-Dec-2020 18:17:39 UTC from mustard permalink
  19. Sami Lehtinen (sl@loadaverage.org)'s status on Saturday, 14-Nov-2020 12:48:33 UTC Sami Lehtinen Sami Lehtinen
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    Why @firefox for #Android doesn't support #FIDO2 #WebAuthn?
    In conversation Saturday, 14-Nov-2020 12:48:33 UTC from loadaverage.org permalink
  20. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 14-Nov-2020 07:27:13 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    2020-11-11: #Google Play identified as main distribution channel for #Android #malware https://nu.federati.net/url/277913 [www zdnet com]
    In conversation Saturday, 14-Nov-2020 07:27:13 UTC from mustard permalink

    Attachments

    1. Play Store identified as main distribution vector for most Android malware | ZDNet
      from https://twitter.com/campuscodi
      Mammoth research project using Symantec (now NortonLifeLock) telemetry confirms what everyone suspected.
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