Ich würde gerne ein Spiel untersuchen, das erstmal nur mit #google play services bzw. #microg läuft und dann auch noch, sobald ich den Traffic mit #mitmproxy / #pcapdroid im Klartext mitlesen will, sagt, dass es gar keine Internetverbindung hat.

Zur Verfügung stehen mir mein Laptop mit #Linux, das zu untersuchende #Android Gerät und theoretisch noch mein TP-Link Router mit Original Firmware.

Was kann ich machen, damit das mit der Entschlüsselung klappt?
@TheMorpheus @kuketzblog

#fragfedi

While we wrestle with our website generation bugs, a new call for testers of #FDroid and Basic.

2.0-alpha9 released over the weekend:
* a redesigned featured categories in Discover
* an useful search page, with categories, keyboard control & easter-egg (touch search twice) and keywords in categories descriptions
* more on-boarding overlays to explore
* updated translations
* fixes and tweaks

We need you all to test the clients on all sorts of #Android devices, the more diverse the merrier!

Mastodon android app update looks good and I like it 😊

But it doesn't show featured hashtags on my profile 😕

#mastodon #android

sounds like the web is about to get a lot more annoying to use for #grapheneos users and others using #android devices with """compromised integrity""", people without smartphones, people using smartphones with other operating systems, etc.: https://support.google.com/recaptcha/answer/16609652

google's new "mobile reCAPTCHA verification" will require you to scan a QR code from either an iOS device with the reCAPTCHA app or an android device with up-to-date google play services.

EDIT: this is part of google's new "fraud defense" system, and is (seemingly) intended to be used for more "important" things like purchases rather than just e.g. comment sections. however, there's nothing stopping site owners from using this thing everywhere

Alt...

google recaptcha prompt titled "scan to verify you're human". the user is instructed to use their phone's camera app to scan the below QR code.

Am 19.05. um 19:30 Uhr ist es wieder so weit: #GoeLinuxOnMobile-Treffen im (Strandhaus)[https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5621502299] in #Göttingen/#Weende.

Wie auch beim letzten Termin werde ich #Mobiltelefon​e mit #Linux zum Ausprobieren mitbringen.

Mitunter ein #Shift6mq aus (Falkenberg)[https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/8266443529#map=19/51.071075/9.395918], auf dem sowohl #Android/#ShiftOS als auch alternativ #Linux gestartet werden kann.

#postmarketOS #mobian #phosh

https://hallo.ween.de/@chris/statuses/01KNS4DYAFP57BRVFKKT0S99CK

How difficult is it for a non techy person to change their phone's operating system from Android to one of the non Android OS options?

What is the general process without risk of losing all the contacts, messages, and apps that are already on the phone in use?

I currently have a Samsung A13.

Thank you.

#TechHelp
#Android
#Phone
#MakersHelp

Today, May the 4th, we are releasing the terminal music player kew 4.0 "Love is gonna save us edition" for Linux, macOS, Android (Termux) and FreeBSD.

New in this version:

- New playback pipeline with improved performance and latency (built on miniaudio)

- Real-time ASCII visualizations (via Chroma)

Free, open source, no tracking, no ads, completely offline

Demo Video: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql5ZKeaX2MQ

More info:
https://codeberg.org/ravachol/kew
https://github.com/ravachol/kew

#music #savemusic #opensource #linux #macos #freeBSD #android #termux

It's no joke when I say I've been waiting for this smartwatch for YEARS. I was a backer on the original Pebble and the Pebble Time, and I pre-ordered the original Pebble Time 2 back in 2018.
Eight years later, I FINALLY get to unbox this! I'm nothing if not VERY patient!
https://youtube.com/shorts/lGdwuJa_QIk?feature=share

#tech #technology #technews #android #smartwatch #youtube #video #shorts

Alt...

Thumbnail for a short video where I unbox the Pebble Time 2 smartwatch.

Android Auto: Instabile Verbindungen seit Android-16-Updates

Wenn es häufiger zu Verbindungsabbrüchen in Android Auto mit Samsung- oder Pixel-Smartphones kommt, könnte Android 16 der Auslöser sein.

https://www.heise.de/news/Android-Auto-Instabile-Verbindungen-seit-Android-16-Updates-11279931.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Android #IT #Mobiles #Updates #news

#Google "developer verification" is not actually about security.
Here I described why.
justpaste.app/p/mph3w7

TL;DR: I believe that it is not enough just to show opposition to these "security measures", there should also be an alternative proposal offering.
#keepandroidOpen #android

Gibts eigentlich gute Alternativen zur normalen #android Tastatur? Vielleicht sogar mit lokaler Autokorrektur oder anderen Schnickschnack?
#digitalesouveränität #di_day #digitalindependenceday #diday #didit #dutgemacht

An die #deltachat #arcanechat user:

-Wie zufrieden bist du mit Delta bzw. ArcaneChat?

-Wie sieht es mit #datenschutz und #datensicherheit aus?

Schreibt eure erfahrungen Pro/Cons in die kommentare.

Gerne #boosten für mehr reichweite.

https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-android

#socialmedia #messenger #whatsapp #signalapp #molly #app #android #ios #meta #google #cybersecurity #deltachatcommunity #linux #umfrage #erfahrungen

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid/

#FreeSoftware #SoftwareLibre #SoftwareLivre #Android

#adminForge #Spenden Update April 2026

Es sind 1.174,26 € in 102 Transaktionen hinzugekommen 🎊
Vielen Dank an alle Unterstützer, macht weiter so 👍

https://adminforge.de/unterstuetzen

#Android https://adminforge.de/app

#DeltaChat https://chat.adminforge.de
#Ente https://erpel.cloud
#Pixelfed https://pixelshot.it
#PeerTube https://clip.place
#LinkStack https://linklist.me
#OpenTalk https://teamjoin.de
#DNS https://dnsforge.de
#Nextcloud https://my.adminforge.de
#Mastodon https://kanoa.de
#Matrix https://nope.chat
#Flohmarkt https://flohmarkt.adminforge.de

#FOSS #OpenSource #Linux

One thing that Android cameras are really bad at doing, is taking images with very large contrast in total darkness

Our eyes have an infinite amount of high HDR in comparison with Android cameras

In the analogue realm the ASLR does a tremendously good job. Think Fuji Velvia 50. That is a slide film I love.

The DSLR needs HDR in order to get even remotely close to that massive amount of contrast which slide film gives.

If you've never seen slides and you're not old enough to know what View Master slides are you're out of luck.
That device gave you a stereo scopic view of slides

#photography #Android #cameras #google #Alphabet #small #Sensor #programming #disappointing #DSLR #View #Master

Sono molto preoccupata per questa svolta orribile di Android.

Uso app della banca e CIE (per molti servizi della PA) che secondo me non funzioneranno mai in un telefono degoogolato.

Ho un fairphone 3, quindi cambiare sistema non sarebbe un problema, ma non sono informatica e neanche smanettona, per cui ho paura che se cambio e ho problemi poi sono nella 💩.

Ci penso da tempo ma non trovo una soluzione.

@lproven https://social.vivaldi.net/@lproven/116488584764122271

#mastoaiuto #android #google

#android #keepandroidopen #webapps #aosp

*sigh*

Looks like Android is stripping GPS EXIF from photos whenever they're shared.

Affects QuickShare / Bluetooth - https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/485307531
And the web photo picker - https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/40287342

Basically the only way to get geolocation is using USB transfer.

Like, I get the privacy aspect, but it is so annoying to explain to users of @openbenches that they can't upload via the mobile website any more.

#Android #EXIF #Privacy #Geolocation

Getting rather frustrated that the latest Android strips location EXIF from the web file picker.

Doesn't seem to be any workaround that'll let you pick a photo and have a web browser see the geolocation.

Like, I get the privacy issues, but it is rather frustrating for location-based web apps.

(Before reply-guying, please test if the code you found on a 4 year old StackOverflow post actually works on modern Android, thanks.)

#Android #EXIF

Why do these silicone phone cases get so grimy after a year?

I’ve cleaned it every week with a homemade sanitizer spray solution. Lately it feels slimy right after a couple days.

Guess these cases aren’t meant to last long now. I remember years ago they would last forever. Still have some great ones in a drawer from older phones.

#iphone #android 🤷‍♂️

RE: https://techhub.social/@keepandroidopen/116126023448256005

The OpenStreetMap Foundation has signed the open letter to Google to Keep Android Open.

#OpenStreetMap #OSM #OSMF #Android #KeepAndroidOpen #Google

The convenience of synchronisation between devices are the most common argument that I hear from friends why they are so invested in the respective walled gardens. But the same advantages can be obtained with old well-tested and open standards. Example: get an SMS with e-mail, add it to contacts and then have it autocomplete in @thunderbird@mastodon.online connecting to whichever mail provider your heart desires, thanks to the magic of CardDAV and IMAP. No need for Giant Mail :)

As some of you might know, Google plans to control the way of getting applications on Android starting in September 2026 by forcing developers to pay a fee and provide government identification documents. That would mean that most of the FOSS apps out there that can be downloaded from Accrescent, Obtainium, F-Droid, IzzyOnDroid and whatever else won't be installable anymore.

Althought Google announced to allow sideloading further, their statement didn't changed until now.

"Starting in September 2026, Android will require all apps to be registered by verified developers in order to be installed on certified Android devices"

If you want to help keep Android an open platform, see here: https://keepandroidopen.org

We can only hope that Google change that and/or allow sideloading further for "advanced" users whatever "advanced users" are (I'm ok with clicking three popups and the "are you seriously sure" button)

#android #keepandroidopen #opensource #freesoftware #fdroid #accrescent #izzyondroid #grapheneos #obtainium

The #FDroid website has a new banner on top to remind visitors that #Google did not change course and #Android will be locked-down in under 200 days.

If you care about the freedom to control your devices and care about the privacy of you data, please contact your representative and make your voice heard.

https://keepandroidopen.org/ (thanks @marcprux) has the resources to guide you.

We know users will rarely visit the site so the Client(s) will get a banner soon too.

Thank you for your support!

Using greyscale mode on my phone for over a week now, I'm kind of wishing I had an e-ink phone.

And of course, that someone makes an e-ink phone that

• has an unlocked bootloader
• can run a FOSS android OS and not lose all the e-ink tweaks somehow
• has at least an ok camera
• is made by a company that respects the GPL

Sooo... not holding my breath, maybe? XD

#android #eInk

Here are my personal recommendations for apps on GrapheneOS:

* App Stores: Sandboxed Google Play, F-Droid (with IzzyOnDroid repository), Accrescent (installable via GOS App Store), Obtainium (for APKs)

* Phone: Default AOSP/GOS phone app
* SMS: Default AOSP/GOS messenger app
* Contacts: Default AOSP/GOS contacts app
* Camera: Default GrapheneOS Camera app

* Browser: Vanadium (default), Vivaldi browser (Play/Obtainium), Firefox/Fennec (Play/F-Droid)

* File manager: Fossify File Manager (Play/F-Droid)
* Gallery: Fossify Gallery (Play/F-Droid)
* Notes: EasyNotes (Accrescent/F-Droid)
* Calculator: OpenCalc (Obtainium/F-Droid)
* Weather: BreezyWeather (Obtainium/Play/F-Droid)
* Mastodon: Moshidon (Obtainium/Play/F-Droid)
* Matrix: Schildichat (F-Droid, own F-Droid repo)

* Sunup: For apps that support UnifiedPush as notification service (Obtainium/Play/F-Droid)

#grapheneos #android #opensource #fdroid #accrescent #obtainium #fossify #izzyondroid #vanadiumbrowser #vivaldibrowser

However I can highly recommend the FreeOTP+ fork which has some other nice features, but crucially, saves and loads data correctly.