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

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?

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!

Is anyone familiar with the specifics of how Circle to Search (linked) works? I was looking for a FOSS alternative to the google circle to search tool and came across it. It seems to describe its implementation in a clear way on the GitHub page, but I have not validated that it does actually operate using that architecture, or that it keeps to its promises about not caching info that is pulled from its third party OCR tools. On android it asks for "advanced permissions" which I presume are needed to take screenshots and share these with the third party OCR service. Since I havent validated how it works though, I wanted to check if anyone else has before I provide it those permissions.

Starting in August, installing APKs from unverified developers will require a new procedure called Advanced Flow. It involves enabling developer mode, rebooting the device, and waiting 24 hours with biometric verification. After that, you choose: allow the APK installation for 7 days or indefinitely. The procedure is a one-time process and applies to all versions of Android. Will the 24-hour wait stop you from installing APKs outside the store?

I have been steady researching this and I have stumbbled upon what lloks like an unfinshed doc for the [Developer Verification Progra](https://developer.android.com/developer-verification/guides/limited-distribution)m Key notes - still no rollout schedule - Fee can be found in FAQ. Says it will be $25 - That you will have to provide a state-issued ID even for the now free "Limited Distribution" that has a 20 device maximum - In the FAQ it shows that this is covering all devices Android 7.0 and up and admits that the Advanced Flow in Google Play Services. - still does not address how they are justifying this at all They have stolen a free product and are now activity locking out the people who built it. [ASOP does not belong to them it belongs to us](https://disintermedia.net.nz/android-time-to-stop-hunting-the-replicants-decker/). Time to get it back I think.

This is a regional release from the brand apparently for Nigerian market only which explains the fact that despite having decent specs( things like 90W charging, 8 GB RAM and 144 Hz high PWM dimming display), it is a 4G phone only. Though it is gimmicky in some respects. It has a SpO2 sensor apparently built into the back but skips out on basic things like micro SD or 3.5 mm jack (but hey, they do give free USB C headphones; now I can switch from Sennheiser's IE 600 to an upgraded variant :p).

Does anyone happen to know the reset network connections script or command that runs when I hit the network reset button? Or how I can achieve a similar result?

Greetings! I am looking for an app which blocks distracting apps like NewPipe, Infinity and Facebook and unlocks them when the screen time of 1 hours and 30 minutes of a productive app like OneNote is achieved. This should also apply to distracting websites. I think the screen time of productivity based apps requiring distracting apps to be unlocked is a fantastic way to stay productive and I have not seen any blocking apps implemented this feature. TIA

^ list of [Android apps](https://github.com/ThePBone/awesome-shizuku) making use of Shizuku

The same way it does in Google maps, and in Waze. But I can't seem to find a setting on the phone that will do that for any other apps, and I can't find any information through internet searches that leave me that direction. As usual, they show me what they think I ought to be looking for, which is how to lock an app. Not the question I asked, Google (or anybody else). Is it impossible or does anybody have a tip? Not looking to go down the unlocking my phone root access path either. It's not that big a deal, I could turn on trusted devices, or extend unlock, but those aren't the solutions I'm looking for.

I used to have no issue with this, just like the person from this reddit post, where my music app would resume playing if it was the last app with media playing via Bluetooth and I did not actively close the app since the last time it played. I am having this same issue, with this same phone, running (I assume) the same Android version. Ever since I got my Pixel 7, I've had no problems with Bluetooth resuming in my car. I'd listen to Deezer on my way to work, my way from work, and as long as it was the app of choice, it would start playback as soon as it connected back to my car. I received a few updates recently and now that doesn't happen. Now it just shows me what it **was** playing, but never starts it, and I have to go into the app, itself, just to "wake it up" to play. Anyone seen similar? I've unchecked all things that I know of which could stop an app from running in the background, or with loss of connection to devices. It's not set to close at all for any reason, yet it almost seems like it does. No one has responded to the OP of the cross-post so I figured I'd extend this post to Lemmy and see if anyone has an answer or suggestion. Soon as my phone is paid off I'm going to Graphene or some other alternative to Google's trash.

Phone is Moto G Stylus with Android 13. Whenever I launch the built in photos app, it now gives me a nag screen to download a version upgrade. When I click "upgrade", nothing happens. It's conceivable that I have network permission disabled for the app. I better check. 1) Is this a familiar thing? How do I make it stop, either by installing the upgrade or by shutting off the nag screen? 2) Is there a FOSS photo viewer that anyone recommends instead, that I can install from F-droid? I'm reasonably satisfied with the UI of the Google one. It allows sharing photos, moving them into subfolders, seeing the metadata, and some minor editing, all of which are useful. I don't care in the slightest about cloud sync or google drive so it's ok if the replacement app doesn't have those. Thanks!

Quoting the list here for convenience: > **Motorola Razr Phones:** > > - Motorola Razr 40 Ultra / Razr+ 2023 > - Motorola Razr 40 / Razr 2023 > - Motorola Razr 2022 > > **Motorola Edge Series Phones:** > > - Motorola Edge+ (2023) > - Motorola Edge (2023) > - Motorola Edge (2022) > - Motorola Edge+ 5G UW 2022 > - Motorola Edge 40 Pro > - Motorola Edge 40 Neo > - Motorola Edge 40 > - Motorola Edge 30 Ultra > - Motorola Edge 30 Pro / Motorola Edge+ (2022) > - Motorola Edge 30 Neo > - Motorola Edge 30 Fusion > - Motorola Edge 30 > > **Motorola G Series Phones:** > > - Moto G (2023) > - Moto G Stylus 5G (2023) > - Moto G Stylus (2023) > - Moto G Power 5G > - Moto G84 > - Moto G54 > - Moto G73 > - Moto G53 > - Moto G23 > - Moto G14 > > **Others:** > > - Motorola ThinkPhone >

If you want a easy, reliable and cross-platform way to share files between computers, phones, etc, it may be of your interest.

> Back in December, Google Messages rolled out the latest text field redesign and a new version makes it ever so slightly bigger.

Maybe I'm the only one who didn't know this, but [Aves](https://github.com/deckerst/aves) supports built-in video editing, which was a feature I loved from the non-libre version of Simple Gallery, but well, we all know what happens with those apps. I'm not using the Libre version of the app so this feature may be not available in that version, but both the Libre and this one are available in the F-Droid (or IzzyOnDroid) repositories, as far as I understand the only difference is some proprietary libraries, but I'm not sure at all about this, so please correct me if I'm wrong.

Simple question - I'm finally getting an RSS reader running and I'm looking for good content feeds. Does the android community have any recommendations?

Because, we have here something called "Swiss Qr Bill" (standardized e-bill with Qr code) and some shops send you the bill via email. Would be nice, if i could just tap the qr-image and open with app.

The only reason why we all used third party apps for Reddit, is because their app and website is abhorrent trash. It's great to have a choice, but Lemmy's website is smooth to use. I know it's mind blowing not to use a app for everything in 2023 but Lemmy just works.

Foldable smartphones have reached their fifth major generation, as heralded by Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5... For me it's definitely the durability concerns. I've valued my phone's water and dust resistance since getting an ip67 phone years and years ago. My brother had a flip and a grain of sand in his pocket got under the display; when he closed the phone the display died. And they expect me to pay more for the privilege.

I don't mean this in a nebulous sense, like that it's hard to find where things are. But like, i find scrolling just has too much friction, especially with my small thumbs where i do a lot of flicking rather than sliding. Anyone else find this?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22226259 > Back in April, Google Wallet introduced Verification settings for Transit payments, but the Security preference has now disappeared...

"Google has taken great pains to appear more open than Apple, licensing the Android operating system to third parties like Samsung and allowing users to install apps via other methods than the Play store. Apple does neither. When it comes to exclusivity, Apple has become synonymous with “walled garden” in the public imagination. So why did a jury find that Google held a monopoly but Apple didn’t?"

Local Desktop helps you run a desktop Linux environment on your Android device.

After only 3 short years my Google Pixel 4A is EOL. It still works perfectly fine, but since our entire lives run through our phones I don't feel safe trusting my bank accounts and so on to a phone without security updates. I feel like I wasn't quite aware how short the supported time would be when i bought it. So I gotta get a new one. I don't really have a lot of requirements. I just need the basics: A camera, headphone jack, USB-C charging and F-Droid (so app side loading). I just watch some YouTube, use lemmy and messaging apps, 3fa, email and so on and if there is something to take a video of photo of I like doing that too. I don't need NFC or high refresh rate or 3 cameras or wireless charging and I don't play any phone games so pretty much any phone should work, right? I was thinking of getting something a bit sustainable and long lasting so I looked at Fairphone but the Fairphone 4 is only supported until 2026 which is not really long and also it's really expensive for just another 3 years. Looks like there will be a Fairphone 5 soonish? But since the 4 didn't have a headphone jack the 5 probably won't either? So since it looks like a ~6 or 7 year lifespan is just not something that's available I've been thinking why not go cheap? Thus I've considered getting the Samsung Galaxy A14 (non-5G). Are there any significant differences with the 5G version? The 5G version has good reviews as far as i can see. Feels a little bad to downgrade to a phone that cannot even record 1080p@60 and to go back to USB 2.0 and 15W charging but whatever. So I'm open to suggestions, either on the longer lasting side or something cheap yet secure for a couple of years.

The only one that know is obtainium, but from what i understood it only fetches the latest version of an app and it doesn't even check if it gets installed correctly. I'm also i'm concerned about the safety of the apks; i know that trusting the f droid repo isn't any safer than trusting the builds from the dev, but it would be nice to know if there is any way to check other than checking the code by hand.

> In addition to a new Search tab that is rolling out slowly, Google’s upcoming Play Store redesign brings a persistent bottom bar...

I am looking to buy a Pixel just to install Graphene. My most recent Pixel is the OG from 2016 so its been a while. In my country, these are the available models: 9, 9a, 9 pro, 9 pro xl, 10, 0 pro and 10 pro xl. These are my criteria: 1) good battery 2) i dont like big phones. So the XL models are out. 3) storage not an issue. I'm fine witht the small 256 from 9a or even the 1tb from Pro. 4) Easy to repair. I was 90% for the 9a until JerryRig's video showed how the battery is almost impossible to take out. So if phone is dead => time for a new phone. For 1) on paper, the 9a has the largest battery. But recently I saw a post from the Graphene discord, where someone got a 10 Pro (XL?) running Graphene with like 3 days SOT. Absolutely insane. Couldnt find that message anymore though.

I feel that it would be a waste if the Pixel's hardware capabilities related to AI aren't being utilised in a privacy-conscious way. Are there features/avenues in GrapheneOS to make use of this?

RedMi Note 11. Just received it for Christmas and boy was I crying the first time I booted it. 1 Gb of bloatware must most importantly: impossible to uninstall chrome. That is ok if any other browser can co-exist beside it... Boy was I wrong again. Some links from apps don't even care about my default browser, they just open chrome cause hell yeah. This is sickening me, Google is beginning to really disgust me. Someday I'll root this mf to get rid of ALL the bloatware

*(TL;DR and update at the bottom)* Running a rooted (Magisk Delta) LineageOS 21 (ver. from 27 Sep) on a Motorola Edge 30 (dubai). Managed to brick it by simply activating the "Invert colours" option in the settings. After doing so the screen has turned off and is unresponsive. Bootloader and recovery work fine. Booting into the actual OS shows the lock screen for a split second before the invert module activates and turns the screen off again. Even though the touchscreen is unresponsive, the physical buttons/functions still work just fine (long pressing POWER toggles the flashlight as per my settings, and shaking the phone also toggled the flashlight before I rebooted the system). Upon connecting the phone to my laptop via USB, it shows up in `lsusb`, but of course doesn't mount itself since I'd have to open the USB connection settings window in the phone to mount it. I did some digging and it turns out that this is a [relatively](https://gitlab.com/LineageOS/issues/android/-/issues/7070) [common](https://www.reddit.com/r/LineageOS/comments/17ffpcv/samsung_a52s_g5_screen_black_after_pressing/) [issue](https://www.reddit.com/r/LineageOS/comments/18w7cm4/blacked_screen/). My first instinct was to just go into recovery, connect via ADB and modify the settings file via `adb push` or `adb shell settings`, but my laptop is not authorised, so I can't do anything with ADB on it. Trying to authorize the laptop without the screen seems impossible. [This](https://xdaforums.com/t/bypass-secure-usb-debugging-prompt-on-phone-with-broken-screen.2965462), [this](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/199263/how-to-bypass-authorize-adb-rsa-key-with-broken-touch-and-screen), and [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/LineageOS/comments/17ffpcv/samsung_a52s_g5_screen_black_after_pressing/) post, among many others, didn't work. Anything related to ADB might very well be out of the question, because even though `adbd` is running as root I still don't have access to any important parts of the file system without authorization (for reference, the `/data`, `/sdcard`, `/mnt/system/sdcard`, and `/system` directories, among many others, are empty). Editing `prop.default` or `default.prop` ADB properties to enable insecure ADB also doesn't work as upon rebooting the properties return to their initial state. Screen duplication and remote input programs like `scrcpy` also don't work as they require ADB authorization to perform inputs. I tried booting TWRP, but I couldn't find an image that could boot on the phone. Some got stuck on the boot logo, while some bootlooped ad infinitum. I'd really like to repair this phone ASAP, as quite a few things depend on it and I was stupid enough not to make a proper backup, with my only one being my old phone containing data up to early September that I haven't wiped yet. If I won't be able to do anything this week, I might be able to do something on the weekend when I get back home and hopefully use adb via my main PC, which *should* still hopefully be authorized. If it's not, I could try plugging an external display into the phone and/or a keyboard/mouse in order to authorize ADB. I know posting this on Lemmy is a bit stupid considering how small the communities here are, but I figured it'd be worth a shot. If this doesn't work out I'll post it on XDA or StackExchange # TL;DR: - Turning on "Invert colors" option in LineageOS 21 for the Motorola Edge 30 (dubai) turns the screen off and makes the touchscreen unresponsive while the phone is in the OS. Bootloader and recovery work fine. - My laptop is not authorized to use ADB, and as such, I cannot access the file system to modify settings and/or recover data via ADB - TWRP is not an option as there doesn't seem to be a valid image for my device - Screen duplicating programs (ones that I know of at least) cannot work without ADB authorization - I might be able to authorize the ADB connection by plugging an external monitor and mouse/keyboard into the phone when I get back home **I'm looking for a way to either revert "Invert colors" entirely or at least recover data from the device before I wipe it.** In order to do that I would have to: - find a compatible TWRP image, OR - bypass ADB authorization/enable insecure ADB, OR - plug in an external input device and hope that it works (a keyboard would be the best bet) Any advice is very appreciated # Update, 12 Oct 2024: Unfortunately the ADB authorization on my main PC expired, and the phone didn't support video out via raw USB to HDMI, so I had to just wipe it. Thankfully at least I didn't lose everything because of my old phone that I haven't wiped yet, but still. I did some testing after I wiped the phone and it turns out that the touchscreen *is* functional, it's just extremely hard to get any signs of life when you can't see fuckall. **Likewise, the screen isn't completely turned off, just *EXTREMELY* darkened.** At full brightness the bright blue header of the setup notification was visible with the setting turned on, which was enough to let me navigate back to the setting without much hassle. **If you're having the same problem, then genuinely try to feel your way back to the setting, this will be even easier if you happen to have a second phone with LineageOS (or any modern Android, really) on you that you can use as a reference.** And of course make backups regularly unlike my silly ass. In fact, *go do one right now*. Just do it. You might thank yourself later. I know I would have.

> Google Messages has redesigned the UI for taking and sending pictures that permanently merges a live camera viewfinder with your gallery...