ElPussyKangaroo

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Xiaomi plans to cut down on bloatware, but won't make it easier to disable ads in c/android@lemdro.id
[–] ElPussyKangaroo@lemdro.id 10 points 2 weeks ago

Its difficult to stop using their devices because Xiaomi devices have exceptional hardware for the price and the ROM community is very active around their devices...

A new version of Eternity is coming soon! in c/eternityapp@lemdro.id
[–] ElPussyKangaroo@lemdro.id 5 points 1 month ago

I remember receiving back-to-back emails from codeberg lmao. Dev is truly dope.

Fossify Phone (Fossify is a fork of Simple Mobile Tools) is now available, adding to Fossify's existing Gallery, File Manager, and Calendar apps in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[–] ElPussyKangaroo@lemdro.id 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Love this. If only call recording were built into this app... Even as a root-only feature, that'd be great.

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"The word 'hello' doesn't contain repeated letters" - ChatGPT 3.5 (lemdro.id)
 

Thank God humans aren't being replaced with these Generative AI models.

Oh wait... THEY ARE!

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This gives Google LESS access to your data! - YouTube (youtu.be)
Best lemmy client for android in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[–] ElPussyKangaroo@lemdro.id 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Eternity. Although there are issues with replies and the inbox.

Otherwise, I'm pretty happy with Thunder for replying to comments, and Eternity for literally everything else.

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Samsung's SSD Firmware tool is asking me if I live in a European country (lemdro.id)
 

I was updating my Samsung Magician software when this prompt came up... Is this for data collection? I'm gonna go out on a limb and say yes... i DO in fact live in a GDPR country.

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We need better changelogs on all stores. (lemdro.id)
 

This is just an example, but there really needs to be a way to make sure they post a proper changelog... Like, is there a limitation on characters? Can't we set up a way to import the release notes from Github? Why is it this way?

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What if we made an alternative to everything on Android? (lemdro.id)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ElPussyKangaroo@lemdro.id to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
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It's a big question. I know.

But given that we have the source code to Android (AOSP) and the community to collaborate with, couldn't we just create an entire ROM filled with the necessary applications and utilities, all open source, and with modern UI?

It'll take a shit load of time, and effort. Definitely. But maybe if we banded together? A unified OS running only open source software, with the option for Google Services via something like MicroG, so that we don't need to worry.

I'm no expert. I'm just floating an idea. But I'd love to know if this is possible, step-by-step...

Edit: I know custom ROMs are a thing. I use one. I'm just saying, what if we go ahead and make an open source ecosystem that runs under the same project, so that there's a set of services and apps that are free, open source and non-corporate.

Edit2: I forgot the Lineage project exists. Nevermind 🤦🏻‍♂️. Let's just try to support it. 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼