**The Fairphone 4**, as nominated by [@[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/u/be_gt)! As promised, you will be receiving 1 Lemmy Silver, and of course, bragging rights.  But, we also have an honorary Golden Lemmy award, which goes to... **Every Android device that is not the Samsung Galaxy S22+**, as nominated by [@[email protected]](https://discuss.online/u/OpenStars)! You get 1 Lemmy Silver (and bragging rights) too!  That's it for this year's Golden Lemmy, folks! (Nomination thread is [here](https://lemmy.world/post/10291122) for future references.)

Previously: [Submission Statement Edition](https://lemmy.world/post/3297922) Haven't done these in a while, so let's get started. 1. Since we haven't really heard any feedback one way or the other, *rule 8 is now official*. To be fair, we've had a lot less microblog posts than I expected (only one Twitter/X post in the last month even after I waited longer than the initial 1-2 weeks expected, and that was a crosspost.) - Again, the rules are always a work in progress, feel free to give your two cents here whenever you like. 2. As you guys know, PipedLinkBot went completely insane 2 days ago and looks like it's temporarily shut down. So, I'd like to use this opportunity to explain why I banned the bot pretty much immediately after our community reopened. (And gloat a bit, of course) - Even though I do agree with the principle of using open source, privacy focused frontend instead of using Youtube directly, I have a real problem with using a bot to respond every time somebody posts a Youtube link. It feels like spam, and it doesn't feel like it serves any utility besides pushing an agenda (even though many people here would agree with it). Most people have seen it around here enough to use pipedvideo if they wanted it to use it already. - I think it's always been a rage inducing part of the reddit experience that you see you received a response to your comment, but only have it been a bot smugly correcting your grammar or tell you all your letters are in order or something useless like that. So, for this place, I would like to make sure that everyone you talk to here is a real person as much as possible, because people inspire people to be greater, but bots don't.

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/50874223 > Hey everyone, > I am currently in the market for a tablet. My requirements are that it has pen support(either proprietary or usi I don't care), an unlockable bootloader, and a fairly powerful snapdragon processor (preferably 8 gen 3 or 8 elite or something). I would like it to be around 10 inches closer to 9 would be better. I don't know if that's possible though. If anyone has any ideas then that would be extremely helpful. > > Edit: I forgot to say what I would use it for lol. I would mainly be using it for note taking since I'm in college but I might also do some switch or PC emulation on it as well.

Just got a marketing email from [Murena](https://murena.com/america/shop/smartphones/brand-new/murena-fairphone-6/) and they are advertising the FP6 in the USA with a $60 discount. I bought one when they first went on sale in the usa and I love it. You can run AOSP android or /e/os on it. I'm running /e/os with the fossify launcher and it's pretty great. Battery life is probably the best part though, I can easily make it 3 days without charging.

> ## [Qualifications](https://grapheneos.org/hiring#qualifications) > > - Prior experience working on one or more of Android/AOSP-based operating systems, the Linux kernel and its hardening, memory allocators, or Android app development > - Strong programming skills in relevant languages (in order from most to least common: Java, Kotlin, C++, C, Rust, JavaScript, TypeScript, arm64 assembly, Bash, Python) > - Need to have enough experience to be comfortable to self direct workloads and submit finished features and fixes ready for review > - Commitment to privacy and security principles > - Ideally prior experience contributing to free and open source projects > > Salary and remuneration will be commensurate with experience and aligned with industry standards. You will be employed as an independent contractor

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/41272884 > [Donate](https://grapheneos.org/donate) > > [Discord Server](https://discord.gg/grapheneos) > > [Message Link](https://discord.com/channels/1176414688112820234/1176434676311797760/1442528725370540208) > >@everyone GrapheneOS is being heavily targeted by the French state because we provide highly secure devices and won't include backdoors for law enforcement access. They're conflating us with companies selling closed source products using portions of our code. Both French state media and corporate media are publishing many stories attacking the GrapheneOS project based on false and unsubstantiated claims from French law enforcement. They've made a clear threat to seize our servers and arrest our developers if we do not cooperate by adding backdoors. Due to this, we're leaving France and leaving French service providers including OVH. We need substantial help from the community to push back against this across platforms. People malicious towards us are also using it as an opportunity to spread libel/harassment content targeting our team, raid our chat rooms and much more. /e/ and iodéOS are both based in France, and are both actively attacking GrapheneOS. /e/ receives substantial government funding. Both are extremely non-private and secure which is why France is targeting us while those get government funding. We need a lot more help than usual and we're sending our the first ever notification to everyone on the sewer because this is a particularly bad situation. If people help us, it will enable us to focus more on development again including releasing experimental Pixel l0 releases very soon.

I've written this blog post about moving from rooted Samsung to a Pixel running GrapheneOS. It's a list of every root tool that I used, with a note on whether I'll miss it. I wrote it as a checklist for myself initially, and decided to add links and more comments and publish it. Turns out I don't really need root, which truly surprised me. Do you have any apps or tools that hold you back from leaving root?

Anyone know any good, preferably open source, download managers for Andorid? I'm sorry for asking this here but, I really can't find any good ones. Any help is appreciated EDIT: I choosed to use Aria2App. Thank you everyone that replied

Happy Thanksgiving nerds! Several months ago we got a "sneak peek" at Android desktop mode. Since then it's been completely silent. I am on a Pixel 7 which doesn't have DP Alt mode. But I anxiously await the day I can use a single device for all my computing needs (other than my server). Is anyone using this or has used it recently, in the last month or so? What are your impressions?

*Edit*: Samsung Keyboard (in the personal profile) was reinstalled probably after a system update and was the culprit. The issue is now solved. Thank you for your comments. I have made a work profile using Shelter. I was copy-pasting some stuff in my personal profile while the work profile was disabled. Later, I discovered everything I had copied was showing up in Samsung Keyboard’s clipboard history (in the work profile). Personal profile’s Samsung Keyboard was uninstalled via ADB (among some other packages like Google Play Services), implying a different package is doing this. How can I find the culprit? (I’d love to just install LineageOS on it but there isn’t a built for the device yet. I just don’t use it for sensitive stuff.) I might have a lead: whatever it is probably has the READ_CLIPBOARD_IN_BACKGROUND permission, but I wasn't able to find it. Is there an adb command to list all packages with a specific permission, perhaps?

This could also potentially mean that Steam itself comes to Android (at least in the EU) to allow cross-buy and cross-progression.

I had been using the phenomenal Breezy Weather for quite a while. It has built in integration with my launcher, provides a variety of configurations, and looks great. Here's why I switched to Overmorrow. Overmorrow is on another level in terms of design. It uses well selected photos sourced from the copyleft Unsplash as the background, which indicate different weather conditions and times of day (and possibly other factors, like location, although I haven't tested it that extensively or examined the codebase). The background is responsive as you scroll the app, which is a nice touch. The minimalist icons used for weather and time of day make it easy to read at a glance at any size. To be honest, I was not a fan at first. They are almost *too* minimal for me. As I've grown accustomed to seeing them, it is clear the attention to detail that has been invested in each one. Unlike Breezy Weather, the icon pack can't be changed. Breezy is a more mature app, so it makes sense that it has a few more customizations and integrations available. Breezy offers over a dozen widgets, while Overmorrow offers just 5. The widgets available with Overmorrow cover all the basics, although I found one or two idiosyncrasies. The hourly mode could benefit from more configurability, and a weekly preview widget is missing entirely. For me that's not really a necessity, but might be a dealbreaker for others. Opening the app, it feels very much like a complete solution. The information offered is detailed and displayed extremely thoughtfully. There are obvious settings like units and weather sources, but also full control of what and in which order information is displayed. Put what's important to you at the top, and less important stuff lower down (or leave it off completely). Everything is snappy and intuitive. Colors can be customized or set based on your wallpaper, or the current weather conditions. The transitions between screens and updates are cleverly and subtly animated. The entire experience is crisp, smooth, and modern. My favorite feature is the radar view, which is just as snappy and intuitive as the rest of the app. Press play to see the recent radar animated, or tap to see it in full screen view and look around. It can be super helpful in looking out for incoming weather, or visualizing how quickly a shower will blow over. And it's something conspicuously missing from some other apps. Overall, the beautiful design, frictionless UI, and features make this one a winner for me. [Source code](https://github.com/bmaroti9/Overmorrow) [IzzyOnDroid](https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/com.marotidev.Overmorrow/) [Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.marotidev.Overmorrow)

Getting the loud notification via phone speakers would definitely get my attention versus an overlay sound through BT. Suggestions?

What part of an android device is responsible for carrier locking? I understand that custom ROMs can sometimes be used to bypass a carrier lock, but how might I go about making such a ROM from stock? This is complicated somewhat by the fact that the actual device I have, an Orbic Speed RC400L, isn't technically an android device; it runs busybox/linux, but its bootloader, adbd, and cellular systems seem to be android-like. I'm happy to experiment if someone can provide resources for the general android case.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19727402 > Google is updating Safety Check in Chrome, with a big focus on getting rid of unwanted website notifications through one-tap unsubscribe.

Can someone give any insite how I can put pin or biometric locks on apps using stock android?

Guides seem to reference only the UI version meant for Windows. I only have Linux machines right now and while I probably could spin up a temporary VM I'm guessing that will have its own headaches. I got all the way to the point of choosing my IMG files but chickened out because, again, no real guides on selecting individual IMG files since the old method would use an entire TAR file. Any help would be appreciated. For a little more context I'm trying to convert my phone to a "carrier free" firmware so I get updates from Samsung instead.

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.

Hi all :) I need to replace my Xiaomi Mi 10t Lite 5g, so my wife has agreed to buy me a replacement for Christmas. I'm clueless when it comes to phone chipsets though, so I need some help. I posted a similar request last year for my wife, and we're in pretty much the same boat now, so I've quoted the relevant part of that post below. The main differences are, she went for a Motorola Moto G85, but I can't stand the wraparound screen, and if possible, I'd like to get a phone with usb 3 that can potentially act as a desktop replacement and connect to AR glasses, but the last part isn't important. >The main things she needs are, decent battery life, an SD card, NFC, and more than 64GB of internal storage. If the OS can be changed in the future to get security updates, that would be a bonus. Given the direction that they seem to be going, with collecting data and locking down the bootloader, I'd prefer to move away from Xiaomi if possible. >The catch is though, we're on a small budget. Thanks to Christmas, we've only got around £200 to £250 to spend. If there's a significant upgrade, we can go to about £300, but that's a stretch. I did look at the Poco M6 Pro, the Samsung A55, and the Tecno Spark 20 Pro, which seems to be ridiculously cheap, but don't know if they're still considered decent. Thanks :) EDIT: Sorry, I forgot this bit. Pixels are no good for me because of the lack of SD card support. I'm regularly in places with no internet connection, so keep my media on my SD card.

> Qualcomm claims that my Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus' Snapdragon 8 Elite CPU is faster than the Intel Core Ultra 288V chip. My smartphone also has 12GB of RAM and 512GB of solid-state storage. In short, it's more powerful than most of my laptops. So why not use it as a laptop? > Why not, indeed, says Google, which has introduced -- at long last -- a native Linux Terminal application in its March 2025 Pixel Feature Drop.

I just started To use neo launcher today.After some tweaking Somehow it looks really good actually.I tried launchair 14 before, but it was randomly crashing. Do you use Neo? I would like to see your home screen setup.

My uncle recently gave me an old Minix Neo X8-H Plus. It has been upgraded from the stock Android KitKat up to Lollipop, and it has been rooted. I have connected a USB DVD drive, but I haven't tested it yet. I had Kodi on a RPi for a while, but I am otherwise completely new to this sort of thing. I couldn't install F-Droid, so I decided to use Aptoide TV instead of Play Store. So, what should I do with the device? Any app suggestions? Settings I should change?

Just upgraded, and now some things are huge, and other things are small, and it's a pain in the backside, frankly. Also, wtf is with that battery icon? It's MASSIVE, and ugly, and the only way to make it smaller is to adjust text scaling, which then makes all other text much too small. FFS Google.

The review may have waxed eloquent about the watch but Oneplus and Ticwatch still lasted way longer in terms of battery life (in fact, Samsung 's Tizen OS watches were hitting the 3 day mark). Second, and this is purely from personal anecdote of wearing of Galaxy Watch 6, that one thing smartwatches suck at is displaying time. The AOD (unless raise to wrist is awake) is so dim as to be useless in my area due to the intense sunlight.

They really didn't have to redesign a text box. Please stop reinventing the wheel. I don't need another pop up in my life.

I imagine certain features like Google Maps' different busyness indicators might be missing because otherwise that would require telemetry?

Custom rommed using CM11 :D

Sorry for the all caps, but its the video title.

**After extensive testing, [it's finally here: the new SHIFTphone 8.1 with iodéOS is now available](https://novacustom.com/privacy-friendly-phone/) at NovaCustom! It's a privacy-friendly phone that's not only user-friendly and secure, but also sustainable and fully modular. This smartphone stands for privacy, security, freedom of choice, and repairability: values that perfectly align with NovaCustom's mission.** * https://novacustom.com/privacy-friendly-phone/ ## Why NovaCustom and SHIFTphone are the perfect match At NovaCustom, we believe that users should have control over their own hardware and software. The SHIFTphone is perfect for this in terms of hardware: it has a modular design and is easy to repair. In terms of software, the original product is less than ideal: it comes with Google software as standard. NovaCustom replaces that software with iodéOS by default. This is an operating system without Google services (only [microG](https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/wiki), but it can also work without it!). This gives you a privacy-friendly phone with maximum control over your data. ## Fully modular and customizable | [](https://novacustom.com/privacy-friendly-phone/) | |:--:| | NovaCustom [launches the SHIFTphone 8.1](https://novacustom.com/privacy-friendly-phone/) | Whether you want to replace a screen, insert a new battery, or simply tinker with your smartphone yourself, the SHIFTphone makes it possible. No glue, no frustration, just pure freedom. NovaCustom has been supporting this principle for years with configurable laptops, and now we are bringing that same idea to smartphones.

> Attacker then emulates the card and makes withdrawals or payments from victim's account.

If a release includes multiple apk, how do I download and install all of them using Obtanium? https://github.com/pass-with-high-score/Aneko-skin as an example? thanks a lot