Saturday tip for our Android users:

When you move the Tab and Address Bars to the bottom, the Navigation Bar disappears and you have more screen space. If you prefer to keep the Tab and Address Bars on top there’s still a way to hide the Navigation Bar.

To hide it:

Settings > Appearance & Theme > Disable “Show Navigation Bar”.

When hidden, the Tab Switcher button is moved to the Address Bar and other features are available from the main Vivaldi menu.

I'm an advocate for moving away from #USA based services and let's be honest, even I know it won't be 100% possible https://www.wired.com/story/trump-era-digital-expat/

#Apple users aside, even for #Android users it's not easy: some apps (e.g banking) are only on Play Store and you need #Google account. also, some products are #Amazon only too

until it changes, IMO better strategy is isolate accounts for US-based services and not use them for sensitive comms

Okay this might be a dumb question but is there a way to "degoogle" a #Google smartphone (a Pixel 6a)? It was a gift I received about two years ago and I don't buy new hardware as long as the old one still works. Unfortunately, I'm rather inexperienced when it comes to software stuff and I'd require a step-by-step guide (English or German) if it's possible at all :)

Anyone else's Spotify app randomly start playing music at midnight?

IDK what happened, but it woke me from a dead sleep last night and I'm mad about it. So disorienting!

Why we currently do not recommend the @rodentapp Mastodon client:

• it's not #opensource let alone #FLOSS
• it's only available from Google's Play store
• it contains trackers (Google Crashlytics and Google Firebase Analytics)
• it wants access to your ad ID

In short, this app is against the spirit of Mastodon and the Fediverse. There are plenty of Mastodon apps that respect you: @Tusky, Fedilab (@apps), @moshidon …

Okay y'all, I hit the jackpot again! So I have the OnePlus 13 phone, and Earfun wireless earbuds. So I was trying surround sound playback on the AAC Multichannel Playback Test page from Fraunhoffer, and while the OReality audio doesn't use the surround sound channels, the Spatial Audio option does! So yeah, while the OnePlus doesn't have Dolby Atmos, it does support surround sound emulation. Lets see an iPhone do that! :)

I was a bit slow on this one, but I finally disabled Google Maps on my phone! I've been using Organic Maps (https://organicmaps.app/) for a little while now and I've had a great experience. I just have two issues:

1) Unless I download Organic Maps from the Google Play Store, I can't use it with Android Auto when I'm in a car. I want to disconnect from Google, so this is not ideal.
2) It seems like @organicmaps is the official Mastodon account, but they don't have their website verified.

It only took a few minutes to copy the places I had saved on Google Maps into a note in #Fossify Notes (https://www.fossify.org/). As usual, I'm finding that plain text notes are exactly what I need and give me a better experience than these bloated corporate apps.

As a #Linux user (NixOS + Sway) for some time now, I really like it. It's fast, it get's out of the way after the initial setup, it's super stable.

I cannot say the same for #GrapheneOS / #Android. Moving from #iOS, which was annoying and buggy in it's own way, i've discovered that apps are slower, buggier, and often have subpar functionality. The OS is schizophrenic about whether to show me things in English or Japanese. Takings screenshots, sending photos/videos is pain.

Six-armed octopuses and other abyssal horrors from Ark: Survival Evolved's new AI slop trailer - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/six-armed-octopuses-and-other-abyssal-horrors-from-ark-survival-evolveds-new-ai-slop-trailer #MultiplayerCompetitive #MultiplayerCooperative #Ark:SurvivalEvolved #ActionAdventure #VirtualReality #NintendoSwitch #StudioWildcard #SnailGamesUSA #SinglePlayer #Thirdperson #Firstperson #Simulation #Android #Shooter #XboxOne #MMORPG #Indie #RPG #iOS #PS4 #PC

What phone is better privacy wise out of the box?
#android #iphone #privacy #smasnug

Un monde où l'on ne peut pas faire confiance à ses outils de communication, où l'on doit s'échanger entre initié des techniques pour juste désactiver une truc espion *de plus* dans son téléphone, n'est pas un futur souhaitable.

Android installe silencieusement un logiciel pour vous "protéger" à l'insu de votre plein gré

https://www.frandroid.com/android/2505247_android-safetycore-google-a-installe-une-app-sur-votre-smartphone-voici-pourquoi

#Android
#SafetyCore
#TousSuspects
#Surveillance

Updated list of the #FOSS replacement Android apps I'm using (as of Mar 19):

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--Play Store Droidify, Obtainium, Aurora Store

--Backup (non-root) AppList & App Manager¹

--Calculator/Converter yetCalc

--Calendar Proton¹

--Camera OpenCamera¹

--Chrome IronFox, DDG & Bitwarden

--Clock Clock-FDroid

--Contacts Fossify

--Drive TBA³/ProtonDrive¹

--Files Round Sync¹ & Material Files

--GAuth Aegis

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#tech #meme #relatable #memes #robots #android #smartphone

What do people think of @accrescent – some kind of new app store for Android?