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New phone with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus: should I still buy a screen protector?
  • Using them? I can understand not getting cracked screens but I think avoiding scratches entirely especially across multiple phones would be a significant feat unless you just really baby your phones.

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    Google One VPN is 'built into' the Pixel 8 with no persistent notification
  • From what I understand, Google One had its own persistent notification (left side) when using the VPN as well as the normal key icon (right side). So now it just has the latter.

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    The reason for Android's Notification system being better than iOS, is solely due to the ability to turn off individual aspects of an application's notifications.
  • For Android, having apps ask for permission for notifications is a very new feature (debut in Android 13 I think) so by default apps notifications were collectively permitted. It would be up to the user to explicitly go in and disable notifications after the fact. I think many people either didn't know how to access the notification settings or just didn't care enough to disable them.

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    So what is Shizuku?
  • It's not as powerful as root but it does give you more capabilities. You would need to check the individual app for what functionality and limitations it has with Shizuku.

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    Migrating to new phone
  • I agree with you but it's not that uncommon for apps to lack a built-in backup method. I tend to root my phones precisely so I can backup their data.

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    GNOME 45 is now in testing
  • What would you even want on the Arch homepage? The closest to a "default" Arch install would just land you at the TTY login/prompt. It doesn't have the same out-of-the-box experience as other distros like Linux Mint or Fedora or even Debian.

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    Any reputable Ad Blocking app on the Play Store?
  • You won't find any ad blockers in the Play Store. The best you can do is a browser with built-in ad blocking or an extension.

    Otherwise if you want an app, you'd have to sideload it.

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    it's almost like it's on purpose
  • So how do we decide which stuff should be formal education and which stuff is the parents responsibility?

    Also there are a lot of factors that play into whether a student pays attention in class or not.

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