I finally managed to install Lineage os on this HTC One (m8) thanks to the help of Lemmy!

  • Resol van Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    sniffs

    It still smells like corporate data collecting nonsense in here. And I think I know why.

    Spoiler alert: it’s WhatsApp.

    • MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      10 months ago

      We need phones to have bezels again anyway. I’m sick of having to gingerly hold a phone in hopes of not accidentally touching the screen

      • Trainguyrom@reddthat.comEnglish
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        10 months ago

        I’m guessing you don’t have a case on yours? I always buy a $10 case from a noname brand online anytime I hit phone upgrade time because its just enough to keep it from breaking in my relatively few drops

        • MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          10 months ago

          I do have a case, but it still doesn’t take away from the fact that the screen goes beyond the edge of the glass and it’s a bit on the curvy part. But you also shouldn’t have to have a case on a phone. But now they make them like glass sandwiches so we have to be careful with them like looking after an egg in school.

          I also got myself out of the phone contract cycle. Waste a lot of money staying in a contract. Been with my current phone for like 5 or 6 years now. Pixel 3, if you care.

          • Trainguyrom@reddthat.comEnglish
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            10 months ago

            Oh yeah, I say “phone upgrade time” referring to when the phone starts showing it’s wear and/or age. I generally buy unlocked midrange phones and upgrade every 2-3 years. It’s really funny hearing my MIL brag about how good of a deal she gets paying hundreds per month for their contact when their contract literally costs more per month than a single month of the prepaid service and an inexpensive unlocked device

  • 乇ㄥ乇¢ㄒ尺ㄖ@infosec.pubEnglish
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    10 months ago

    If you’re going to use WhatsApp ( and not Signal 😮‍💨 ), at least use it in a separate profile ( using Shelter ) so it doesn’t scan your contacts ( and probably everything else )

    • Life_inst_bad@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Good point, I’m gonna uninstall it. I just waned to show someone that you dont need the playstore to install WhatsApp

    • BlanK0@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I didn’t know Shelter existed!!! Damn, thx for the recommendation, this has to be shilled more often imho

      • 乇ㄥ乇¢ㄒ尺ㄖ@infosec.pubEnglish
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        10 months ago

        You’re welcome, I don’t usually write comments, recently I’m having this assumption of “everyone knows this already…” but here we are… 🤷🏻‍♂️

        Imposter syndrome is kicking in hard as you can see

      • 乇ㄥ乇¢ㄒ尺ㄖ@infosec.pubEnglish
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        10 months ago

        In Android operating system, work profiles can be enabled using Android’s Admin panel ( I think that’s what they call it ), which requires a Google account, in a degoogled Android, we use Shelter which can enable the Work profile, apps in work profiles are isolated/separated from the main one, and they don’t have access to your main profile’s data, unless you allow it, you can also freeze apps when you lock your phone, ( apps like … Ahhm excuse me, I mean SPYWARE like Facebook, Tiktok keeps running in the background sending data and that might be a useful for that )

        In CalyxOS you can set the VPN ( ProtonVPN ) to route all your traffic ( including the work profile ) thru the VPN tunnel, giving you extra layer of protection. ( I don’t know if it’s possible on LineageOS )

        Personally I won’t take the risk of using Big tech apps from Meta, especially Meta,Tiktok and Google even in the work profile, I consider these apps to be spyware, and what spyware does is bypassing your guards and firewalls, working in mysterious ways ( proprietary Software ), and finally gathering as much info as possible from the infected device ( in the background off course )

    • Psythik@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Is this necessary if I avoid Meta products entirely and already use DDG app tracking protection for everything else? Regardless, I can’t find “Shelter” on the Play Store anyway.

    • deadlock@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Just recently discovered shelter, too. I would have gotten it way earlier if I knew. Had to install an app that I knew was too grabby with data (luckily for one-time use) and only found out about shelter researching how to stop it from spying too much.