Horrific:
Glance’s app is a full-screen takeover of the lock screen. It looks a lot like a generic swipe-heavy social network, like TikTok or Snapchat Discover, but it only shows content from Glance. Imagine if every time you turned on your phone, you were first presented with an auto-playing video from a popular off-brand TikToker, and you get the idea. The company’s website promises “unparalleled reach” and “authentic engagement” from its captive audience. Naveen Tewari, founder and CEO of InMobi, gave a rather dystopian description of his company’s strategy to Forbes India, saying, “Consumers will move from seeking content to consuming what is shown to them.”
Well, I use a PinePhone, so I wish them good luck with that.
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Alright which one of you brainiacs is gonna help me get a Chinese phone
aliexpress comrade.
What Chinese phone do you recommend? I’m thinking Huawei, wdyt?
I’ve used Xiaomi’s for years, highly recommend.
Thank you! Are there any limitations to what apps can’t be installed?
IIRC some of Xiaomi phones aren’t supported by US carriers (I’m not sure about other “global community” countries) though.
Anything works, its android, and you can install f-droid of course.
The problem isn’t installing apps. It’s that if you need apps that rely on Google services they might not work properly or even at all.
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Out of curiosity, what do you mean by “not very ethical”? Predatory corporate practices?
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Wait, I’m still confused, sorry. What you describe seems to apply to pretty much any electronics manufacturer, not just Xiaomi. I was specifically asking about them, do they stand out in some fashion?
What smartphone brand would you recommend?
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Look up ‘rugged smartphone’ on aliexpress.
I’ve been using Meizu for years although I consider other options for my next since their prices have rosen and they almost entirely removed the 3.5mm jack (deal breaker for me but maybe you’re fine with it)
Custom OSs are gonna explode if that shit actually happens and there’s no way out.
On the plus side, it’ll make surveillance capitalism and user-hostile design more visibly obvious
However, instead of custom Android distributions or even Linux phones, I predict this will more likely increase iPhone sales instead
Yeah I think for your average person, iphone sales will increase if this does happen. For geeks and people who feel capable, you’ll custom roms and linux phones etc.
A headline below that i will drop here without comment:
Florida once again has giant calamitous snails that spew parasitic brain worms
An average Thursday, then
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what the fuch
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This also means that phones need to be connected to the internet at all times, downloading stuff in the background… users are giving up control at an alarming rate
Convenient timing with that carrier offering a limited amount of ‘free data’ so long as wi-fi is disconnected.
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I’d actually switch to apple if this happened 😢
Better to install a custom ROM like LineageOS to save money and remove spyware
I don’t know what that is, but if it lets me keep my android then good :). I have way too much music downloaded onto my phone to be happy to switch over to apple.
You’d have to back up your data, but if there’s an official build for your phone (if you let me know what model you have, I can find out), it’s typically quite easy, even if you’re using Windows
it’s the S8!
Seems like there’s an unofficial build by a “recognized developer”, so it’s likely high quality. Unfortunately, I don’t have an S8 to test it, so I can’t guarantee how well it works. I do have another Galaxy S model with LineageOS that works well for the most part
I see, I see :). Thank you! I have free time tomorrow, so I’ll give this doohickey a look.
Just make sure to back up your original OS before installing, in case something goes wrong. It should be part of the instructions, but let me know if it isn’t
Also worth mentioning that doing this might trip some security mechanism on the phone, which could decrease its value if you wanted to sell it with the stock OS
No thanks. I need my phone to work instead of consuming 10 hours a month for troubleshooting custom ROMs.
Trump was elected many years ago, you are living in the past.
I’m now very curious what the connection is between Trump and the comment above
It is just that he talked about Androids from 2013-2014 times, when they were not as good as iPhones. And Trump got elected in 2016. Maybe it is humour nobody got.
I didn’t know about the 2013-2014 part – that explains why I didn’t understand it
