For those out of the loop: GameNative is an open source app to play PC games on Android, it supports Steam, Epic, GOG and Amazon. https://gamenative.app/ Get 0.9.0 here: https://downloads.gamenative.app/releases/0.9.0/gamenative-v0.9.0.apk Or on Github here: https://github.com/utkarshdalal/GameNative/releases/download/v0.9.0/gamenative-v0.9.0.apk Includes exciting changes like initial Pixel 10 support, Steam Workshop support, Steam branch support. Full changelog in thread 🧵 Changelog: # What's Changed # Fixes since prerelease: Fix touchpad right-click by @Nightwalker743 in #1071 fix: remove 30s brightness blackout from ambient download overlay by @xXJSONDeruloXx in #1086 add OpenAL Soft Audio support, added presets for WINEDLLOVERRIDES for Quick Audio fixing by @Catpotatos in #1102 BCN emulation was hidden from Proton x86_x64 by @Catpotatos in #1109 Fix old installs for storage mgr by @xXJSONDeruloXx in #1111 Handle store-specific best configs by @utkarshdalal in #1115 Reduce GC pressure in CaseInsensitiveFileSystem by @jeremybernstein in #1120 Fix crash on game start on Meta Quest by @lvonasek in #1105 Don't show logged out steam splash when offline by @utkarshdalal in #1138 Hide local saves only setting by @utkarshdalal in #1139 # Fixes from 0.9.0-prerelease: Updated Wrapper - initial PowerVR (Pixel 10) GPU support - thanks to @sharpy66 and @Pipetto-crypto Added "use known config" and automatic best configs for Epic, GOG and Amazon by @unbelievableflavour in #892 Added Steam workshop implementation by @Nightwalker743 in #977 Added support for Steam game versions/branches by @morganwalkup in #870 Added "compatibility" filter by @unbelievableflavour in #813 Added downloads & storage manager by @xXJSONDeruloXx and @eredisg in #878 Added carousel layout by @xXJSONDeruloXx in #797 Fixes for launching from frontends by @jeremybernstein Fix Steam cloud saves for games like Cult of the Lamb and Blue Revolver - apply UFS rootoverrides for Windows save paths by @kiequoo in #839 Screensaver for download screen OLED protection by @ObfuscatedVoid in #1017 fix for games with Steam Input by @kiequoo in #1026 Samsung DeX support by @AndreVto in #793 Upload achievements in real-time & custom achievement pop-up placements by @phobos665 in #975 Fix display of game playtime by @kiequoo in #957 Preserve settings on Steam logout by @xXJSONDeruloXx in #903 Winlator ludashi effects by @xXJSONDeruloXx in #803 Improve boot splash tip readability on dark displays by @nacl-dev in #823 Launch games in the correct workingDir, fix some cloud saves and no launches by @kiequoo in #775 Reduces boot time on external storage by @giovannygb in #747 Fix CursorWindow crash on large Steam libraries by @jeremybernstein in #961 add battery temperature metric to performance HUD by @xXJSONDeruloXx in #991 Nicer amazon images by @unbelievableflavour in #1021 Nicer images for in GOG detail screens by @unbelievableflavour in #998 Reduce buggy game calculation size (eg in RE4) by @jeremybernstein in #929 Adjust color scheme of the External Display Input (on Thor-type devices) by @MayRedBeWithYou in #838

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/45553251 > https://github.com/TrebleDroid/treble_experimentations/wiki/Frequently-Asked-Questions-%28FAQ%29

Are there any apps to block trackers etc.. For apps? For example the "I don't care about cookies" extension or Ghostery for Firefox and Chrome. I use mullvad DNS but is there anything like those above for apps that can reject all cookies automatically, or block them? The amount of cookies to deny in just the app in the video alone is crazy ([video attached](https://streamain.com/Dprvo3c7JFTAhj0/watch)).

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/36195475 > I am trying to add a calendar in iCal format to my phone. > > Fossify Calendar is nice and fully offline, using DAVx5 as sync adapter. > > The link looks like > > https://example.com/cal/export/5o2b2j393b21owbd829273b3 > > In DAVx5 I can only add an account, which does not work for this link. The only direct link to add is a WebDAV filesystem mount

Using samsungs android (oneUI). I can configure a sleep mode where the phone is in 'do not disturb '. I can make an exclusion for specific apps, such that notifications from those apps are still shown. But the notification from that all is still silent (visible). I want a sound such that it can wake me in the night. Usecase: :my pet-camera sends me a notification is my pet is awake and moving about. I want that notification to wake me up, from my sleep. Samsung had something called routines (mini tasker I guess). Maybe i can build something, but it's seems too complicated for my usecase? Hippie somebody knows

I built this little website to make it easier to see the new releases for a handful of popular turnip driver repositories. Please do share and let me know how this can be improved!

I hope I'm posting in the right community, and that someone can help me out. For the past couple days, my Samsung Galaxy S22 phone has started playing the default [Verizon notification sound](https://youtu.be/h3QlWGGxQvo) about once per day. I haven't nailed down the exact time, but it seems to happen in the morning. The weird part(s)? My phone is on vibrate, and no notification seems to correspond to it. My phone is sitting on the desk, and I hear the sound, so I check my notifications, but nothing new shows up. I check my [Notification Log app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.hcilab.projects.nlog), and it doesn't show any new notifications. I check Settings > Notifications > Advanced Settings > Notification History, and it doesn't show anything either. Today, I've changed my default notification ringtone to see if the new sound is triggered the next time. I'll update if/when that happens. I'm a little concerned that the unexpected behavior could be malware or something, but I'm hoping something is just bugged. Additional info that could be relevant: a couple months ago, I had to install the Libre Free app, and it was constantly making notification sounds, despite my phone being on vibrate. The unattributed notification sounds didn't start until after I stopped using the Libre app. I haven't uninstalled it yet, but I'm definitely considering it as part of my troubleshooting. Ideally, I'd like to get to the bottom of this without a major reset of my phone. Does anyone have any tips/ideas?

I've spent a long time looking for info about trying to circumvent Xiaomi's locked bootloader on a Redmi tablet. My son forgot his code and Family Link prevents the tablet from allowing the usual data wipe factory reset. I've tried to get support from Xiaomi but all they provide is generic unhelpful guides. Has anyone found a tool that can override the locked bootloader just to factory wipe it? While it's not an expensive tablet (£90) it's fairly new so very annoying from a parent's point of view.

Edit: I found the culprit! It is an app I've been using for years called "Notification Toggle" that has sadly been abandoned, and that seems to have a bug on Android 14 where it's icon will be stuck at 1 instead of showing the current date. I completely forgot it even had this function, because it was a default on all my phones for a looooooing time without me ever opening it or fiddling with the settings. Sad to see it abandoned, with no hope of getting this bug fixed, but what can I do... I switched phones recently, and am very satisfied with my Xperia, but there's this one useless icon in the taskbar that annoys me a bit and that is like to hide, but I can't identify it, could someone help? I tried SystemUI tuner, but it doesn't list it as one you can blacklist in the list of toggles, and I don't know how to find it's key to add it as a custom one. Tried turning off calendar notifications, but that's not it - it still shows. Does anyone know what it is and how to hide it? It's a minor annoyance to be sure, but it's completely useless, and I'd like it gone if possible. Thanks in advance for any help!

Thanks Moto, just 2.5 months behind. I think they will do a major version update sometime, then 1 more security patch and that's it? That's what they did with my previous phone. It wasn't ideal but tbh it didn't bother me that much. All this is pure FYI.

I hate how every phone uses biometrics as a bypass to a pin/password instead of being used in conjunction with a pin/password. With biometric + pin, someone needs both your pin and fingerprint. And there can be a prompt for a longer "fallback" password if there is X number of incorrect attempts or at restart. Is there such a thing in Android?

I am fairly new to Tasker and I would like to hear about your clever automations. My automations are mostly location, WiFi and time based ones. Additionally, I have the Google Play version of Tasker, which has some limitations about the Bluetooth, which are coming from the Play store policies. Do you think there are any security drawbacks if I install it over GitHub?

Is there a way to have a full screen widget and background wallpaper in the lock screen instead of the normal widget?

Typing test: https://monkeytype.com I used [Unexpected Keyboard](https://f-droid.org/packages/juloo.keyboard2/) Any tips on how to improve typing speed? (without using word suggestion and autocorrect) I'm interested in how fast people who swipe type are. Also, do those keyboards like Thumb Key and FlickBoard have the potential "to be faster" than the standard keyboards?

What are some cool but underrated Android Features on Android that most people don’t know about? those little things that make life easier but don’t get talked about much. I feel like there’s so much hidden stuff in Android that we miss out on.

Sorry for a kinda clickbait title but it is what it is. I just watched a video about Android 15 changes and a lot of them are either not important or straight up bad. I want to specifically mention increased background sensor usage (such as microphone) and the Find My Device network. These are serious privacy issues that just make lives of custom ROM developers and users harder by having to disable more and more stuff (that's turned on by default of course), as well as a contribution to ewaste generation and general decrease of battery life. I guess we are getting into the era of complete death of digital privacy and absolute surveillance. This is scary but not too unrealistic I guess. I just hope the devs of privacy-focused ROMs will be able to do something about it and purge these changes.

Will android ever get something like this? From blackberry android, it was picture password. Simply amazing and never have to worry about someone peaking over and seeing my pin and safer than biometrics

Hey, I'm looking for a client that allows disabling all previews of images, even in small cards/list views thumbnails. So everything is purely text unless I click on a post which has an image attached. The only client I've found is Sync. 🤔 Thanks

Hello everyone! I've made an open source text expander for android that can import/export espanso configs. If you don't know what a text expander is, see: https://espanso.org Basically it can do stuff when you type: ```It's :time_now``` will be replaced by ```It's 04:52``` For me the app is handy because my Samsung keyboard can't search through emojis!!! So I just use the espanso emoji package across all my devices! Date, echo, random and clipboard espanso extensions supported! My github repo, can download through obtainium (plz ignore the repo name 😂)-> https://github.com/lochidev/textcomparepro Free version -> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dingleinc.texttools Paid version -> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dingleinc.texttoolspro Trying to get included on IzzyOnDroid soon. (Approved and will be available after 6pm UTC) Data collected: None Although if you download the free version on google play be aware it has google ads NOTE: There is an issue on android 13 where you can't export configs due to the new scoped storage restrictions. Working on a fix. Verified and works fine on android 12.

> The Google Contacts app is redesigning the process of adding a new contact with less clutter and more intuitive features.

It claims to have a [Dimensity 9000](https://nanoreview.net/en/soc/mediatek-dimensity-9000) SoC and if you include 12GB of RAM this seems pretty powerful for a very inexpensive price. I can't find any reviews on it though. Any thoughts? Edit: Not sure why the Aliexpress link doesn't work but here's the screenshot and specs  ``` Model No.: Tab14 CPU: Dimensity 9000 Deca Core (Latest 10 Core) SIM/TF: 2 SIM Card Slots (Nano SIM) + 1 TF Card Slots (Maximum support extension 128GB) Screen: 8.0 Inch 4K Screen Resolution :2560*1600 Camera: Front Camera 24MP+ Rear Camera 48MP Memory: 12GB RAM+512GB ROM/6GB RAM+128GB ROM System: Android 12 System Battery: 8800mAh High Density Lithium-ion battery Unique Back Cover: Hot Bend 3D Plating Gradient Glass Back Cover. It is art, it is also technology! Net-Work: GSM850/900/1800/1900MHz, 3G: WCDMA850/1900/2100MHz, 4G,5G Vibration:Support Multi Media: MP3/MP4/3GP/FM Radio/Bluetooth Multi Function: Full screen, Face recognition,Screen finger print, Dual SIM, Wifi, GPS, Gravity Sensor, Alarm , Calendar,Calculator,Audio recorder ,Video recorder, WAP/MMS/GPR, Image viewer,E-Book,World clock Languages: Multi-language support ``` Seems super sus...

It was announced back in June but I haven't heard anything about it since.

> An update to Google Photos for Android today tones down the UI of this Gemini-powered search capability. Google started testing...

I have a Pixel 7, stock Android 14. It is my only phone and I love the stock system. But I am trying to gradually ditch Google and its services, for reasons well-known in this community and Lemmy in general. How much would I gain/lose using a custom ROM with/without GApps? Update: Switched to GrapheneOS, no regrets :)

Hiya, just switched to GrapheneOS and am beyond happy with it, surpassed all my expectations. However I am on the hunt for a simple video editing app. AFAIK, Fossify gallery app doesn't let you edit videos, nor does the default one by Graphene, at least when I try, there is a message that says something a long the lines like "could not find the right app". So either I'm doing something wrong or I need a video editing app, if the latter, hit me up with your recommendations 🤗

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/32467417

Edit: I meant the ui on android 12+

Since updating to 15 I've had issues with this kind of text display. This, for instance, is in Messages. Messages itself is set to follow the system theme, and the system theme is set to dark mode. If I set it to light mode the text displays as expected. Trying to manually set the theme in Messages doesn't fix it. Nothing special going on with the phone itself - it's a Pixel 6 Pro just running regular Android. Thought I'd post in case anyone has seen something similar.

**scrcpy v3.0** Changes since v2.7: - Add virtual display feature (#5370, #5506, #1887, #4528, #5137) - Launch Android app on start (#5370) - Add OpenGL filters (#5455) - Add --capture-orientation to replace --lock-video-orientation (which was broken on Android 14) (#4011, #4426, #5455) - Fix --crop on Android 14 (#4162, #5387, #5455) - Handle virtual display rotation (#5428, #5455) - Add --angle to apply a custom rotation (#4135, #4345, #4658, #5455) - Add --screen-off-timeout (#5447) - Adapt "turn screen off" for Android 15 (#3927, #5418) - Add shortcut Ctrl+Shift+click-and-move for horizontal tilt (#5317) - Add shortcut MOD+Shift+r to reset video capture/encoding (#5432) - Forward Alt and Super with SDK Keyboard (#5318, #5322) - Add more details to --list-encoders output (#5416) - Add option to disable virtual display system decorations (#5494) - Fix --time-limit overflow on Windows (#5355) - Fix "does not match caller's uid 2000" error (#4639, #5476) - Accept filenames containing ':' when recording (#5487, #5499) - Disable mouse by default if no video playback (#5410) - Rename --display-buffer to --video-buffer (#5403, #5420) - Listen to display changed events (#5415, #161, #1918, #4152, #5362) - Adapt server debugging for Android >= 11 (#5346, #5466) - Upgrade FFmpeg to 7.1 (#5332) - Upgrade SDL to 2.30.9 - Upgrade platform-tools (adb) to 35.0.2 - Build releases via GitHub Actions (#5306, #4490) - Release static builds for Linux and macOS (#5515, #1733, #3235, #4489, #5327) - Various technical fixes --- # Highlights ## Virtual display By default, scrcpy mirrors the device screen. With this new feature (#5370), it is now possible to mirror a new virtual display, with a custom size: ```bash scrcpy --new-display=1920x1080 scrcpy --new-display=1920x1080/420 # force 420 dpi scrcpy --new-display # use the main display size and density scrcpy --new-display=/240 # use the main display size and 240 dpi ``` On some devices, a launcher is available in the virtual display. When no launcher is available, the virtual display is empty. In that case, you must [start an Android app][start-app]. [start-app]: https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/blob/master/doc/device.md#start-android-app For example: ```bash scrcpy --new-display=1920x1080 --start-app=org.videolan.vlc ``` To list the Android apps installed on the device: ```bash scrcpy --list-apps ``` For convenience, you can also select an app by its name using a `?` prefix: ```bash scrcpy --start-app=?firefox ``` However, retrieving app names may take some time (sometimes several seconds), so passing the package name is recommended. ## On-device OpenGL filters Scrcpy can now transform the captured video stream before encoding by applying OpenGL filters directly on the device. This has made it possible to fix several issues and implement new features, as described below (more details in #5455). ### Crop The `--crop` option was broken for devices running Android >= 14 (#4162). It has been reimplemented using OpenGL filters internally. Its usage remains the same: ```bash scrcpy --crop=800:600:100:100 ``` It now also works for camera and virtual displays. ### Capture orientation The `--lock-video-orientation` option was broken for devices running Android >= 14 (#4011). It has been replaced by a more general option `--capture-orientation`, implemented using OpenGL filters: ```bash scrcpy --capture-orientation=0 scrcpy --capture-orientation=90 # 90° clockwise scrcpy --capture-orientation=180 # 180° scrcpy --capture-orientation=270 # 270° clockwise scrcpy --capture-orientation=flip0 # hflip scrcpy --capture-orientation=flip90 # hflip + 90° clockwise scrcpy --capture-orientation=flip180 # hflip + 180° scrcpy --capture-orientation=flip270 # hflip + 270° clockwise ``` The capture orientation can be locked by using a `@` prefix, so that a physical device rotation does not change the captured video orientation: ``` scrcpy --capture-orientation=@ # locked to the initial orientation scrcpy --capture-orientation=@0 # locked to 0° scrcpy --capture-orientation=@90 # locked to 90° clockwise scrcpy --capture-orientation=@180 # locked to 180° scrcpy --capture-orientation=@270 # locked to 270° clockwise scrcpy --capture-orientation=@flip0 # locked to hflip scrcpy --capture-orientation=@flip90 # locked to hflip + 90° clockwise scrcpy --capture-orientation=@flip180 # locked to hflip + 180° scrcpy --capture-orientation=@flip270 # locked to hflip + 270° clockwise ``` Now, it also works for camera (fixing #4426) and virtual displays. ### Custom rotation A new option `--angle` allows to rotate the content by a custom angle. Combined with `--crop`, this is especially useful for mirroring the Meta Quest 3 (#4135, #4345, #4658). ### Virtual display rotation The new virtual display feature initially could not rotate. The rotation has been implemented using OpenGL filters. (That is what triggered the development of OpenGL filters.) Like previously, the current app can be rotated by <kbd>MOD</kbd>+<kbd>r</kbd> ([shortcuts](https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/blob/master/doc/shortcuts.md)). ## Screen off timeout The existing option [`--stay-awake`](https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/blob/master/doc/device.md#stay-awake) only keeps the device awake **while it is plugged in*, meaning it typically does not work over TCP/IP. A new option, [`--screen-off-timeout`](https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/blob/dev/doc/device.md#screen-off-timeout), modifies the screen-off timeout setting while scrcpy is running and restores it on exit: ```bash scrcpy --screen-off-timeout=300 # 300 seconds (5 minutes) ``` ## Static builds For convenience, static builds are now provided for [Linux](https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/blob/master/doc/linux.md) and [macOS](https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/blob/master/doc/macos.md) (#5515). More targets might be added in the future. This is still experimental for now, so if you encounter problems, please report them. ## Features you might have missed If you haven't tried scrcpy in a while, here are some features introduced in the 2.x versions that you might have missed (check the release notes to each version for more details): - [scrcpy 2.7](https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/releases/tag/v2.7): gamepad support - [scrcpy 2.6](https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/releases/tag/v2.6): audio duplication - [scrcpy 2.5](https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/releases/tag/v2.5): control-only & mouse improvements - [scrcpy 2.4](https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/releases/tag/v2.4): UHID keyboard and mouse - [scrcpy 2.3](https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/releases/tag/v2.3): camera support improvements - [scrcpy 2.2](https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/releases/tag/v2.2): camera capture - [scrcpy 2.1](https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/releases/tag/v2.1): microphone capture - [scrcpy 2.0](https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/releases/tag/v2.0): audio forwarding --- - BlueSky: [`@scrcpy.bsky.social`](https://bsky.app/profile/scrcpy.bsky.social) - Twitter: [`@scrcpy_app`](https://twitter.com/scrcpy_app) - Reddit: [`r/scrcpy`](https://www.reddit.com/r/scrcpy)

> Android has had an autofill feature for password managers for years now, but it's broken and needs to be fixed.

> In recent weeks, some Google Photos users haven’t been able to save their Magic Editor creations, but a fix is now available.