mastodon.social exists

It’s literally there to take the choice away from new users

Well that sucks. I’m waiting for Google’s official Linux emulator/translation layer/environment/virtual machine/container/whatever that was rumored to be included in some future Android version

That’s definitely not beta, it feels more like a very early alpha

And it looks more like Hacker News or lobste.rs, not Lemmy or Reddit, since it doesn’t allow the creation of threads, only posting URLs?

That’s awesome

Could we please normalize hosting polls on Mastodon or another Fediverse service until Lemmy finally implements them, not some random website?

Does it also work with Mastodon? Because it is possible to reply to Lemmy posts from Mastodon, right?

Absolutely no issues with the GrapheneOS Android 15 releases

I’m actually considering getting a 9 Pro, because I like the design. The past few generations of Pixels have been (in my opinion) ugly as hell. The Pixel 9 Series actually looks great though. I’ll probably give the 6 Pro that I currently use to my mom (with GrapheneOS of course), because she needs a new phone anyway.

Is that an actual Hackintosh (running on bare metal) or just a virtual machine?

I wonder how many of them will actually continue using it after a few weeks/months

RCS is a pile of garbage for many reasons. On Android, it’s locked behind Google’s proprietary, privacy-invasive Messages app, and there is no API for third-party RCS clients (like with SMS). The encryption is also implemented in that proprietary client, offering no transparency and meaning that it’s probably backdoored. No one should ever trust encryption software if its source code isn’t public. People should use actual private messengers like Signal, with open source applications available for all platforms, as well as all of the features you mentioned. The only thing it obviously lacks is SMS fallback, but it’s really unnecessary, because Wi-Fi or cell data are literally available everywhere nowadays.

Just use Signal. It’s private and secure, available on every platform (including desktop), you can send photos, voice messages and all kinds of other files.

Oh man, I just looked up the Xperia Z4 and noticed that it’s like 10 years old. Can’t say that I’m surprised that there are basically no ROMs.

I don’t recommend installing random builds from forums like XDA. GrapheneOS definitely doesn’t have an official version for anything other than Pixels, you might want to try LineageOS if you want to throw the tablet out anyway

Don’t let this misleading Wired article fearmonger you. I recommend this thread, which provides some nuance to this drama: https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/112967805820394815

GrapheneOS doesn’t include this, along with many other unnecessary carrier apps

It’s only compatible with modern Pixel devices, so unless you’re old tablet is a Google Pixel Tablet, you can’t install it anyway. But the installer is super easy to use (if you have a compatible device). It’s literally all in your web browser.

The GrapheneOS guys also explained why this isn’t nearly as bad as it sounds, and how Wired is simply fearmongering: https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/112967309987371034

The story isn’t nearly as dramatic as it seems. Maybe this thread can offer some nuance: https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/112967309987371034

Both Wells Fargo and Discover work fine on GrapheneOS:

https://github.com/PrivSec-dev/banking-apps-compat-report/issues/63

https://github.com/PrivSec-dev/banking-apps-compat-report/issues/64

From https://privsec.dev/posts/android/banking-applications-compatibility-with-grapheneos/