I too use droidify and unobtainium and have never received such pop-ups. I guess if it warns you there’s the possibility the app is malicious or requests sensitive permissions.

They removed sdcard slot support in A36 and A56 series phone.

Its beyond bleak – dead.

Samsung A series were the last hope. Now, that they are dead – and stuck on 256gb. Your only options are portable SSD/micosdcard with type C support, buying a phone with 512gb/1TB storage.

Honestly, the A56 makes literally no sense. You could just get the S24fe since it lost the one defining feature which would’ve made it worth Samsung’s asking price.

Removal and high capacity Silicon carbon battery?

Choose one. Fairphone does the former and is expensive for a reason.

It works if you say Ok Google. But, if you need a custom keyword. You would need to use an automation app like Tasker, Automate, Macrodroid and invoke Gemini.

As for bluetooth I don’t have an always on bluetooth speaker so cannot comment on that.

If its a convenience thing. PI with shizuku can do background(in the notification) installs. So, you can tap install on multiple apks at the same time.

It also supports RCS which would work by default for most people. The rest of the world may use something like WhatsApp or Telegram.

You can bypass the limitation assuming its not a hardware compatibility issue. Download shizuku and PI(package installer). Setup shizuku with wireless adb and you use PI to install the apk file.

I use this method to install old apks which are blocked by the OS because they use an older SDK and target older android versions.

Try SayIt. Maybe, that can work for you?

Amaze utilities is more comparable. It has many utilities which can replace Google Files.

Loads fine on Fennec fdroid. It even translated the page from French to English. Consider reporting this bug to ironfox folks.

Pixel 8A should be a good upgrade for you. It also supports grapheneOS so you should be up and running in no time.

IMO it doesn’t go far enough with deblobbing and removing nonfree software, but for the time being i’ll switch to it. Hope someone continues this project.

Who goes far enough in deblobbing?

Highlight the fact that the website doesn’t work for ordering stuff to the parking lot. I was going to suggest social media but then I realized you wouldn’t be using one in the 1st place. Nevermind

You can highlight via email to target. Or consider getting your order close to your home.

It uses wireless or local ADB. No root required.

You can install Shizuku and AppOps to set default permissions for new apps and limit clipboard permission for installed apps.

Doesn’t appear to work in my case. I can a blank screen like I would when trying to screenshot.

Can’t you use the target website? There’s hermit for web apps which can sandox websites for you.

Using android 8 will mean you are using a vulnerable OS so stuff like this should be common. Newer android versions limit app activity and data collection.

You can use apps like Shizuku and AppOps to limit permissions and data, apps can gather on you.

If you lose your iPhone or buy an upgrade, you could reasonably expect to be up and running after an hour, presuming you backed up your prior model. Your Apple stuff all comes over, sure, but most of your third-party apps will still be signed in.

Interesting, I didn’t know Iphones did this. Will reduce the friction even more when switching phones.

One thing to note. They still exist on your phone. But, are uninstalled for the primary user.

Not buying a carrier locked device would be a start.

Interesting, seeing penti keyboard being recommended in the wild. Are you also familiar with picolisp?

This is the correct answer. I made a 1.5 minute long phone call. Before recording, the phone app used 152mb of storage space. But, after call recording it increased to 154mb.

Did you not see the news about Autoblocker being enabled by default on Oneui 6.1.1 blocking sideloading of apk files by default.

It’s already a feature since android 12 like the other user said. Try droidify if fdroid doesn’t do background updates for you.

There is. Check Web App - Lite Private Browser app which uses gecko as its rendering engine.

People do not like google play related stuff. It’s understandable.

Smart launcher has the option for google feed. Check here: https://www.smartlauncher.net/bridge

The paid app is the unlocker. It does not do anything by itself. You can check the features on the website or see the play store description.

https://hermit.chimbori.com/features/

I only know of hermit and native alpha. 1st time hearing about this. Compared to hermit appears to be only 2 years old vs 10 years for hermit.

There are lots of mention of Native Alpha and hermit in the description. Very strange I never found this option in the 2 years it existed on the play store. Being based on firefox sounds neat. Good for everyone who wants their user agent to be firefox everyone even in lite apps.

Would give it a shot and see what it holds. But, I don’t see myself switching from hermit.

Not to my knowledge. But, you can use one of the vivid color profiles to partially replicate it. The boosted colours should help with outdoor visibility.

Yeah, project mainline to reduce the impact of full system upgrades.

You can read about it here: https://www.esper.io/blog/what-is-project-mainline

The newer Sony phones have improved software support of 3 OS & 4 years of security updates.

They are automatic.

Niagara launcher, kiss or kvaesto are the way to go. If you want a decent app search. I would also recommend Smart Launcher 6; the search bar is pretty good. Not to mention the automatic app categories you get for all your apps.

In colorOS smartphones. The default launcher shows ads when you use their search function. Fortunately, this special search can be disabled.

Yeah, this would be the main. There was a time when VLC had blacklisted huawei phones from installing their app on the Playstore when they had enough with the negative reviews.

Your phone needs to be connected to WiFi or data(depending on your settings) and needs to be idle and charging. Playstore will slowly auto update your apps as long as your phone is not too hot for auto-updates. This process takes a long time.