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So you’re saying it should allow for developers to allow exclusive installation from third party stores as well? Like amazon? Fair.


Sounds more like DRM, since it’s for developers to choose whether or not to disable side loading their apps


I used to use Total launcher to make the most convoluted home screen possible that literally nobody but me knew how to use. Like several circles you swiped on in different directions to open folders, absolutely no labels, etc. Now I just use the stock pixel one lol


Setting up a pay-as-you-go option would be rather neat


Recommendation Algorithms & Advertising - Where do you draw the line?
I think recommendation algorithms and advertising are separate things, however think with defaults and when it comes to what specific data is collected, where do you draw the line? Absolutely no recommendations at all based on an algorithm? Would you say using your 'like' history to recommend you more videos is okay? What about watch history, or save history? Same question can also be asked about where you draw the line on advertising. Just say Youtube showed ads purely based on your video like history, would that be creepy? I think we can all draw the line at location history, how long you linger on a post, etc. I'd like to know your thoughts on where you'd draw the line for both advertising and content recommendations. (This is two questions) Sorry that this post is horribly formatted. I'm tired, acoustic and had a shower thought 😝
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It seems it’ll ask some form of password


Or literally just Android’s “lockdown” feature





I’ve had a banking app think my phone was rooted before. Had to basically switch banks.


I’d do it if I didn’t lose access to Google Pay, banking apps and RCS. AKA, be sent back to 2011



YT isn’t fandom-level bad.


Why would we need a fediverse alternative 😂 unless you want to go around editing wikis with your mastodon account, wikis are basically just static webpages. It’s called HTML 😂


Mfw you want to check some quick Minecraft details and you get a pop up then half your screen covered with one video. Thank heavens that they created minecraft.wiki as a wiki is basically essential for playing that game.


Also for some reason you cannot access app data like you used to. Now if you want to export a Minecraft world you have to connect your phone to a computer.


I am sometimes guilty of the same- I mean, how dare you!!! Take my downvote, unkind person!!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬


Did you read the article?

a Google spokesperson confirmed that yes, benchmark apps were blocked on Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro ahead of the public launch. The aim behind this was to “avoid” leaks, and it was Google’s intention to unblock these apps prior to general availability of its new devices.



Can you run phones without batteries off of AC?


Yep, I was sent one email to an old email address I do not use.


You had a limited time window to manually do that. I didn’t get the memo.


I bought a bunch of music on Google Play Music, forgot about it. Come back a year later and it’s all deleted because they shut the service down.


Ironically Nintendo sort of did that on physical boxes for their consoles that was actually just a download key in a cartridge


That’s completely different? Also the owner still had an art piece. Just a destroyed one. That was arguably worth more.


Games don’t get lossy compressed when sent. They aren’t films or photographs.




Gosh remember how that phone didn’t have a compass



FM radio. Also my old Motorola had a “karate-chop to activate camera” which was very useful