Just a few examples I use on my S23:
- Hiding the alarm and VPN icons from the status bar
- Charging the battery to only 85%
- Rearranging/deleting the camera mode favorite buttons (Photo, Night Mode, Video, ...)
- Creating folders in the app drawer of the default launcher
- Option to customize the long press of the power button (I set mine to the flashlight)
Yep, me too. Unbelievable that it was LastPass, Authy and Gmail a few years ago. What a shift for me :-).
I've been using Kagi for a few months now. Before that I used Brave Search. With Brave search I had to use the g! bang every few searches. Now with Kagi I have maybe used it five times in total. It has so much better search results!
Sure, I could go the full de-google route. But with each step towards more privacy you sacrifice a little bit of usability and convenience. And I think everyone should find the level she/he is satisfied with.
I could use Linux, but I'm "still" using Windows because I'm a gamer. And gaming is more important than privacy for me.
I could use LibreWolf/Mullvad Browser instead of Firefox, but they both had very stuttery scrolling on my 165 Hz monitor and I like using Firefox Sync. With Android Chromium based browsers I had problems with the filled in data from Bitwarden and security updates often take quite a long time to be released.
I could use NewPipe, but I'd rather pay for YouTube premium to support the video creators.
I could use ntfy (didn't hear about this before), but I'm sure there are some problems that don't exists with GMS. I can imagine that the battery consumption is higher when using both GMS and ntfy for example (?). Or that there would be some delays with received notifications (?).
The list goes on and on. I really like trying out new FOSS apps, but I wanted to state that there are often not only upsides when using them :-)...
I'm more in a middle ground there. When there is an alternative that offers a similar experience to a Google (or other big company) app, I will use it. But sometimes there isn't and then I'm okay with it.
Kagi, Proton, Signal/Threema, ... are all really great and I use them as alternatives to their Google/Meta counterparts, but for some apps there are no alternatives (for me).
For example Google Maps: I drive quite a lot and need real time traffic data. Magic Earth also has some data, but it is not nearly as good and it sometimes suggests very questionable routes.
For example? I use many FOSS apps from the Play Store already and I'm not missing any :-). Aegis, Bitwarden, Notesnook, Tasks.org, AntennaPod, Tusky, Signal, Firefox, ...
That would also be an extra app just to get one other app. So two apps for one :-D..
Is a release at the Play Store planned?
Yeah, I could install F-Droid for just one app, but I'm not going to :-). I am currently updating the app via the Codeberg Site, but auto-updates would be nicer.
Ach, das wusste ich gar nicht, dass das funktioniert. Ich dachte, die Nummer sei irgendwie mit an die DSL-Einwahldaten gekoppelt. Da müsste ich morgen mal nachschauen, vielen Dank!
Ich habe seit Kurzem einen Glasfaser-Anschluss. Den alten DSL-Vertrag habe ich durch den neuen Glasfaser-Anbieter kündigen lassen (inkl. Rufnummernmitnahme), er läuft aber noch ca. ein Jahr - ich muss so lange auch noch nichts für den Glasfaser-Vertrag zahlen.
Ich weiß, dass man bei einem Mobilvertrag seine Nummer schon x Tage vor Vertragsende mitnehmen kann. Aber wie ist es bei der Festnetznummer? Muss ich da bis zum Vertragsende warten? Dann würde bis dahin eine einsame Fritzbox am Telefonanschluss rumdümpeln und nichts anderes machen als als DECT-Basis zu dienen.. Oder kann man so was wie eine vorzeitige Portierung beantragen?
Einstein. Or Newton.
Which lossless streaming service do you consider to be better for privacy? Deezer, Tidal, ...?
I'm using Qobuz. Since it is a rather small service, I just hope it is more private than the "big players" like Spotify/Apple Music. But the main benefits of Qobuz are the audio quality and the (afaik) highest payment per streamed song for artists.
Wow, I didn't know about this. I think that's a big reason for not choosing Apple..
I was a Nexus/Pixel user for a very long time (until the Pixel 5). But there is no more small Pixel so I "had" to switch to Samsung. The Pixel 8 could be an option although it is not really high end - I'd like to stay with 3 cameras for example.
I have been an Android user for 13 years now. After using almost every Google service possible I am going down the privacy rabbit hole lately. Gmail -> Proton Mail, Chrome -> Firefox, Keep -> Notesnook, Google Search -> Kagi, ...
I am currently using a Galaxy S23 with as few Google apps as possible (and focussing mainly on open-source apps). I am familiar with rooting (I was a CyanogenMod user back in the days), but today I want to use the phone without tinkering and problem solving. I also like to use a smartwatch and banking apps, so GrapheneOS is a no-go unfortunately.
So it is "Stock" Android (or Samsung's Android ) vs. iOS for me. Is it better (in terms of privacy) to use an iPhone or stick with an Android phone with an system wide ad-/tracking Blocker (I use Adguard)? It seems there are more privacy-friendly/open-source apps on Android.
No, because a cow has to be impregnated and their baby is taken away (and either killed (male) or is also going to be a milk cow (female)) just for you having some pleasure.
Thanks for all your answers. I completed the story now. But I am far from finding all altars...
Tomorrow Season 1 will begin and I want to start with a new character then.
I'm currently playing a Rogue at Level 50 and I am at Act V. When I play through the game before starting Season 1 with a new char, does this make a change? Can I skip the story completely after completing the game once?
What's still missing is an automatic upload function for specific folders (pictures, backups, ...) from my Android phone. Then I would consider switching from Google Drive (I'm currently using an app called DriveSync for that).
Everything Everywhere All At Once.
This movie is so bad and overhyped.
I really like the idea of open source software and use it as much as possible.
But another "problem" is that you don't know if the compiled program you use is actually based on the open source code or if the developer merged it with some shady code no one knows about. Sure, you can compile by yourself. But who does that 😉?
I would be interested in the number of (new) Lemmy users. Similar to @mastodonusercount@mastodon.social
Are there any graphs that show users over time for all instances?