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We need a free/libre fork of #Android for the public commons. Google cannot be trusted.

Maybe that could be #lineageos or #Graphene, but given that they build on top of Android rather than driving the core development, I'm not certain they would be enough as it stands.

9to5google.com/2025/03/26/goog

9to5Google · Google will develop Android OS entirely behind closed doors starting next weekBy Ben Schoon

Oh excellent — the latest #Graphene update enables the #Linux Development Environment that just got included in the latest Android 15 builds for Pixel devices and will be launching more widely with #Android 16.

It's a full virtualised Debian environment running on your phone. I haven't played with it yet but apparently it can run desktop apps.

edit: it doesn't work yet :(

Bereits seit Oktober 2024 liefert #Google für #Android 9+ eine Komponente namens "Android System #SafetyCore" aus, die wohl mittels KI u.a. Spam und Nacktbilder in Messages erkennen kann, deinstalliert werden kann, aber nach Berichten teils auch wieder installiert wird.

Datenflüsse nach außen sind bislang weder für die Komponente noch für das verwendete (und lokale) KI-Modell bekannt.

#Graphene-Nutzende bekommen den Kram nicht.

ZDNet berichtet hier: zdnet.com/article/a-new-androi

Update: fixed typo

ZDNET · A new Android feature is scanning your photos for 'sensitive content' - how to stop itBy Steven Vaughan-Nichols
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@kfh
This is one reason why my #deGoogle path will end with not having a smartphone of any kind.

I’ll have a voip soft phone on my computer and that’s it.

I’ll probably keep an old phone around, turned off, never updating, no sim, just for emergency services (if needed).

I’m going to skip the #graphene step altogether and just go without.

I still have an old garmin GPS I can use in the car if needed.

#AskMastodon

My trusty old iPad Mini 4 is starting to show its age (it won’t run any of the modern clients for Masto) and I’m thinking about a replacement, however I’m deeply distrustful of Cupertino at the moment, given their recent actions.

Basically, my use-case for a tablet is:

  • reading ebooks
  • doomscrolling the Fedi
  • listening to podcasts
  • streaming from Plex

I’m only interested in an 8-inch that I can hold like a book.

Hardware-wise the #AmazonFire looks like a bargain, but of course Bezos can lick my taint. Given that the Fire is basically an Android, has anyone had success at replacing the OS with a de-Googled OS like e/os or Graphene?