This needs to be the top comment. Yes, you can use it on both Windows, Mac and Linux.

Hearts of Iron IV

Imagine a game having higher privileges than what you get with “Run as administrator”

If kernel level AC is a concern, you can play the game on Linux where “kernel” level AC runs at user level thru Wine

EAC installation process includes “registration” of a game, and the uninstall process “unregisters” the game. If all games using EAC are uninstalled, EAC itself also should be uninstalled.

Yes he said he made an alt but I think his main is still active? Not sure.

He’s still on Reddit

CalyxOS patches Chromium for security, you may use CalyxOS builtin browser

Heroic is decent imo. It lets you download Wine, manage prefixes, enable/disable dxvk/vkd3d, configure gamescope & mangohud and so on.

Let me elaborate. I have spent quite a lot of time providing voluntary tech support on Reddit and forums. In both of them you will see people having a blast & praising the community, and people pulling their hair due to frustrating issues right next to each other. Having the same OS or distro does not guarantee the same experience. People have different hardware, run different software and play different games. Also, choices regarding compat layers can make a difference, for example someone forces Proton Experimental on all games and it works out, while sb else uses Proton stable and it doesn’t work. Or the other way around. Oh, also don’t get me started on my Linux experience, it’s a roller coaster.

Here is this giant enemy crab

Dualsense and DS4 have official drivers from Sony

You install the same OS, you get the same experience.

If only…

Roblox is not a game, it is a game platform where users make games. Roblox games, especially ones that are mildly popular at 500-5k active players usually have reasonable monetization and no gacha. Some have lootboxes.

Seriously why does a PS4 sound like a jet engine even when no game is loaded?

You can do an SSD upgrade to reduce load times.

Tell us some obscure mods

Disable cellular data. With low usage I can easily go above 3 days.

FYI, Instagram was blocked in Turkey a few days before Roblox ban. Both are still blocked.

“We have doubled the amount of Apex Coins” which people used to buy battle pass. Now you can’t. 🤦‍♂️

Try using their website instead of launcher

That is because DLCs add a lot of value to Paradox games (excluding recent controversies) so people wait then grab all DLC in a bundle discount.

Install from computer: adb install --bypass-low-target-sdk-block FILENAME.apk https://liliputing.com/how-to-install-old-apps-on-android-14/

My recent interest in rooting is purely because I have some foss apps that require root for me to use the full capabilities that I want.

Example? I personally just deleted unnecessary apps with adb and went on. Google Play services are still running but that is really it. After rooting getting updates will be difficult so you will want a custom ROM. Decide if that is what you want to do.

1. You need S23 series phone AND need to be in one of the specific regions. More phones will be added later.
2. Use Samsung Members app to opt in to beta
3. Do a software update like how you normally would. https://developer.samsung.com/one-ui-beta

Pulling down from top right corner to show the full quick actions menu. Now I need to swipe down twice to see all options, with this update only once. I will actually install the beta solely for this feature.

Firefox with Ublock Origin + YT Playback Fix extensions. I don’t regularly watch YT or follow people so this is sufficient for me.

I am interpreting “worth paying” as “immensely useful” because I don’t recall paying for an app, ever.

• Aurora Store: Basically Play Store but you don’t need to sell your soul to Google. You can log in to Google account while staying signed out on Android or use “anonymous account” function.
• KDE Connect: File transfer, phone notifications on PC, stops video/audio on PC when you answer a call and many other features. Right clicking a file on my Linux PC and then clicking “Send to Phone via KDE Connect” is so satisfying.
• Samsung Notes: No non-sense PDF reader and annotator. It did not appear when I searched for Android PDF readers on the Internet and its name doesn’t imply that function making it sort-of a hidden gem. Maybe there are better apps I couldn’t find, though.

I don’t think you can get OTA if you root a Samsung. EDIT: You can get OTA except that it isn’t actual OTA but manual, the process is a bit involved.

I did a debloat on my Samsung and applied a patch, I didn’t see anything come back. I can give better info if I decide to install the beta which isn’t available yet.

There are self-hosted apps like AirMessage which can relay iMessage to your Android from a Mac. (or macOS running in a virtual machine if you have the time for that) There is also Beeper which doesn’t require a Mac but it will put you in a waiting list if you sign up now.

Wait WHAT? You can’t hot spot on Pixel even if carrier allows it? Which models?

Half Life Alyx + No VR mod

These days there are games and launchers to avoid instead of choose, giving you a wide pool of selection. Just pick whatever you want to play and check these 2 sites: protondb.com (for Steam games) areweanticheatyet.com (for multiplayer games)

Do your friends use Discord?

Foldable.

And if you’re curious to see your Running Services, enable developer mode, navigate to it and it’s the 8th option, right under “OEM unlocking”. Handy for finding sneaky apps.

Thanks for sharing this, it is so useful. I now know that barely anything runs on my phone. I guess I went too hard on the phone with adb.

I played music on Spotify from phone speakers (no bluetooth) and started recording. Music stopped, I opened the tray and hit the play button, music continued playing. I am assuming this was made as a QoL feature but didn’t implement it well instead of a device or software limitation. Galaxy A34, Android 13 latest update, in a region where carrier doesn’t matter :) EDIT: It takes a few taps on the play button to start playing. Maybe you can restrict permissions of camera app via adb, the app has a permission called “change audio settings”. Or simply use another camera app.

How did you use KDE Connect? I used GSConnect on Pop OS and that was unreliable while regular KDE Connect has a solid connection on Linux with Plasma. No idea about Windows.

I switched a month ago from iPhoneX to Galaxy A34. I used the bare minimum features on iOS so it wasn’t hard for me. Data transfer from iOS to Android was easy; during setup, I was offered to transfer data from iPhone. I connected my iPhone to Android with cable, in less than half an hour my contacts, photos, videos and some settings including wallpaper was transferred. Keep in mind that data transfer may not work if you buy a brand other than Samsung or Google or a phone with Android 11 or lower. Also you cannot transfer data from any app excluding Whatsapp. Android will attempt to find and install your apps to your new device but you will have to relogin etc.

If you use iMessage for group chats, (I sincerely hope you don’t) you will get pointed at by others, try to switch others to a messaging app like Telegram if you can. Even better if you do this before jumping ship. Also deactivate iMessage or you may not receive messages at all on Android, this is a technical issue. guide link

I personally hate iCloud so I disable it even if I am signed in to App Store. The reason is that it syncs my photos and other stuff, suddenly runs out of space and nags me for upgrade. To pull out my photos from iCloud, go to icloud.com on a PC, download everything (photos, documents, whatever) and switch iCloud off. Smart home stuff, no idea.