Yeah, AI video! Useless, we have humans we don’t need to burn resources on stupid.

Fuck AI. There is a use case for simple apps like chatgpt.

But, for most things you don’t need AI. Things like chat support for product/services, vibe coded app/website. Its all crap.

If you use addons like Ublock-origin. You can reduce the fingerprinting. You can also disable 3rd party iframes, disable Javascript which can further reduce the data being sent to websites.

What QOL features improved your experience?

You can instead use apps which block trackers. I can recommend 3.

Netguard with tracker filters enabled, PersonalDNS filter – a fire and forget DNS filter app, or Adguard android app from Adguard website.

The 1st one needs payment to access some pro features but can also block internet connection to all your apps.

The 2nd one is a simple DNS blocker which can have millions of rules and won’t choke under the load.

The last one is not Foss or available on fdroid like the 1st two are, but is much more powerful than the 1st two combined.

Pick your tools and limit information now.

There are videos online.

Jump to 1:42s on the below youtube video.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BlbQsKpq3Ak

Yeah, alongside that. Phones also have focus mode, digital wellbeing to limit usage of distracting apps. You can even turn on super power saving mode to limit phone use further and use it for basic functions like phones, messages, web browsing, etc.

Samsung blocks installing apps outside Playstore if you enable their advanced blocker mode. Xiaomi also warns and shows a pop-up for 10-30s preventing it.

Pixel’s advanced protection mode does the same.

Also, when i metioned that I was talking about OEMs forking android and making it harder to use per your needs. Which would mean modifying android which could mean failing some CTS tests for play services. Boot loader unlocking is already on the verge of being killed. Installing apps and other things you currently do on your android could be next if OEMs were allowed free reign.

I received quite a few responses about apps when I wanted to Highlight the bootloader unlocking, custom ROMs, root, etc. I guess my comment was not too clear.

I never said it was. Not sure what you mean.

There are very few things the chinese government does right. This may be one of them.

They need to maintain compatibility with play services to access apps on play store.

Also, starting with OnUI 8 bootloader unlocking is no longer supported. On OxugenOS 16 its only allowed with restrictions. The hardening is already started.

You think other companies would provide sideloading like samsung, and oneplus? They would lock the OS hard and make it difficult to even unlock. Making android more closed than before.

Raspberry 5 has 4 Cortex A76 cores at 2.4Ghz. Banana Pi M4 has Cortex A55 at 2Ghz. It’s nowhere near the Pi 5 in performance.

I was mostly joking since I thought you were too. I re-checked and realized voyager doesn’t. My current client summit does.

You can try it or jerboa if you want to see too.

Yeah, don’t you?

Can’t wait to try this update on some of my work computers.😈

I know I mentioned them in my comment. Unfortunately, Sony is available in limited countries.

What’s a good midrange smartphone which includes one? Has long update support and a SOC atleast on par to dimensity 8300/ Snapdragon 7+ gen 3? I know about Sony and if you remove the slower soc fairphone 6.

Even samsung has started to remove them from their midrange A series lineup from this year. The S series removed them a long time ago.

Motorola does not include it in their Edge 60 Pro series smartphones only some midrange SKUs do.

Xiaomi’s HyperOS is a deal breaker so that’s not an option. This leaves very few options which can be considered.

I hope they do. 256GB of fixed is ridiculous not to mention the expensive upgrade to 512GB and 1TB(rare) they offer.

They could bring these to smartphones since they removed sdcard from most phones. But, companies are greedy and want to upsell internal and cloud storage upgrades.