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I think the #LightPhone3 is better than a shitty "#ProducedEwaste" #Android 8.1 brick from China but I don't consider it worth the premium asked [U$D 799 MSRP, U$D 599 preorder] for it.

I think people can get a better experience buying a #degoogled #Fairphone with #eOS and just put #RelaunchX as an #eInk-optimized #launcher on it and have a better option.

  • But I guess given #ForProfitHealthcare in the #USA is expensive I can see why a lot of people would rather buy such a device and sell their old one than seek therapy if they are susceptible to shitty patterns that #developers harness to maximize #screentime and #revenue.

Can't have #doomscrolling or #microtransactions if it doesn't support #NSAbook's #apps or shitty #PayToLoose #games...

What I do have to say is that #MKBHD acknowledges that he isn't the target audience and "that's fine"...

  • I just think that requiring people to sign up to some account just to be able to add/remove #Apps is a major #nope in my book.

I stayed off #GooglePlay for longer than it's being called like that and their "#lightOS" is most likely some tightly locked-down Android...

  • It's just an insultingly high pricetag for < $200 internals and the best feature they have isn't even the phone but offering a "no frills" plan which seems okay (by #USA standards!) but still...

I think people would be more accepting if it was a $299 or even $399 device, but at a price of a @monocles #phone whilst being way less versatile it's just not worth it.

  • Cuz it's not even a super "secure" device or offers something like a "concierge service" where the device price is artifically high to filter out average #WageWorkers without much disposable income...
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@dec_hl I think something like an #App #curator site that allows #filtering / has said filters set by default as a "#SafeSearch" would be propably best...

Not to mention it'll get #downranked and #shadowbanned from both platfirms pretty quickly.

Newly Registered Domains Distributing SpyNote Malware

Deceptive websites hosted on newly registered domains are being used to deliver AndroidOS SpyNote malware, mimicking the Google Chrome install page on the Google Play Store. The campaign utilizes a mix of English and Chinese-language delivery sites, with Chinese-language comments in the code. The malware is distributed through a two-stage installation process, using an APK dropper to deploy the core SpyNote RAT. SpyNote is a potent Android remote access trojan capable of extensive surveillance, data exfiltration, and remote control. It aggressively requests numerous intrusive permissions, allowing for theft of sensitive data and significant remote access capabilities. The malware's keylogging functionality and ability to manipulate calls, activate cameras and microphones, and remotely wipe data make it a formidable tool for espionage and cybercrime.

Pulse ID: 67f80a4aa4c9d5d796071af6
Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/67f80
Pulse Author: AlienVault
Created: 2025-04-10 18:13:30

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#APK#Android#Chinese

#Google funds this #EU think tank to put out policy papers saying #DigitalMarketsAct will break their lovely #PlayProtect scare screens, making us all less safe and "it require[s] Google to allow developers to insert links inside their Play Store apps".

ecipe.org/publications/eu-dma-

As I've always said in relation to the #DMA, let @fdroidorg compete on trustworthiness. I'd love to see this think thank include analysis malware rates of #CalyxOS with #FDroid and compare that to #GooglePlay #security

ecipe.orgCybersecurity at Risk: How the EU’s Digital Markets Act Could Undermine Security across Mobile Operating Systems |
Lost almost an hour fiddling with the #homeassistant companion #app settings trying to make the #location work (my location is always "unknown"). At the end I found, hidden in a forum answer ( https://community.home-assistant.io/t/device-tracker-and-geocoded-location-unknown/230569/18?u=penguin86 ) that is a limitation of the home assistant app published on #fdroid .
WTF why is the F-droid version more limited than the one on #googleplay ? The position funcionality shouldn't depend on google services or proprietary code, I made a couple of completely open source apps that requires location services and both work perfectly... Anyone can explain?
Home Assistant Community · Device_tracker and geocoded location 'Unknown'I was having the same issue on my Android phone and nothing on this topic helped me. Turns out the F-Droid release lacks several features like location tracking and Wear OS integration (hence the “minimal” on the version number). So I had to install the Google Play Store version for everything to work properly.

#Catima 2.34.5 is out!

This is a maintenance release that targets Android 15 and fixes a crash.

The app will look slightly uglier on some devices, due to Google's changes in how drawing over the system and navigation bar works. Sadly, supporting proper edge-to-edge requires extensive rewrites (help very welcome!), so I opted to at least ensure we target Android 15 before any deadlines.

Coming soon to an app store near you.

github.com/CatimaLoyalty/Andro

GitHubRelease 2.34.5 · CatimaLoyalty/AndroidTarget Android 15 Fix crash reading unsupported pkpass files Improve pkpass support

Linux Dev Time Podcast Episode 119

I have just listened to the #Linux Dev Time podcast for the first time. I was concerned it would be too technical for me.

I should have had no fear as it was fascinating even if you not technical at all, as it covered the difficulties and costs of getting apps on the the leading App stores (#Apple and #GooglePlay), and illustrates how there is an effective duopoly and that “the #market” is broken.

latenightlinux.com/category/ld

latenightlinux.comLinux Dev Time – Late Night Linux