When the fuck did a mobile hotspot become something you have to pay extra for?
It’s my goddamn motherfucking mobile data and MY PHONE. I should be able to use it however I want. My wifi went down because the greedy, cunt-faced shitbags at Comcast stole taxpayer subsidies to enrich themselves instead of actually providing the service we’re paying for. I tried to switch to a mobile hotspot and my phone...
Does Google Inserting Deceptively Placed Ads in the Play Store seem icky to anyone else? (i.imgur.com)
They’ve started inserting a subtle ad as the first result instead of the actual app you’re searching for....
‘You’re Telling Me in 2023, You Still Have a ’Droid?’ Why Teens Hate Android Phones (www.wsj.com)
(unpaywalled version on archive.today: archive.ph/03cwZ)...
Currently developing an Android app to sync subscriptions and saved posts between accounts (sh.itjust.works)
It’s open source and I’d like some feedbacks, as you can see I such at designing mobile apps....
Boost for Lemmy now available! (play.google.com)
I can finally use my favorite ****it app to browse lemmy!!
Phones should have FM radio again (as an emergency safety feature) (www.spacebar.news)
I didn’t even realize Qualcomm removed the built in FM radio from their chips. Huh.
Google Podcasts shutting down in 2024 for YouTube Music (9to5google.com)
At least 200+ desktop extensions to be available on Firefox Android in December (blog.mozilla.org)
Quotes from the blog post:...
Android turned 15 years old yesterday! (www.techradar.com)
A few days ago I posted about an app to sincronize Lemmy accounts, here's the design update (sh.itjust.works)
Following recommendations from the comments I implemented material you with dynamic colors and pushed content to the beginning and I really liked the result...
The Fairphone 5 released, is the sleekest repairable phone yet (www.androidpolice.com)
Two years after the Fairphone 4 and following the release of some audio products like the Fairbuds XL, the Dutch company is back with a new repairable phone: the Fairphone 5. It looks and feels a lot like the Fairphone 4, but it adds choice upgrades across the board, making it the most modular and also most modern-looking...
The vanishing of the small high-end smartphone (www.smh.com.au)
Manufacturers don’t make displays under 6 inches available for purchase, with special cases (such as the iPhone Mini) being made under exclusive contracts. The best lead they have so far is to try to use displays designed for the front part of a foldable phone, but they’re yet to strike an agreement....
Murena 2 is a de-Googled Android phone with a privacy kill switch that disconnects mic and camera (liliputing.com)
Fairphone 5 - The Ars Technica Review (arstechnica.com)
How does everyone here feel about foldable phones?
Previously on Lemmy:...
Lemmy Handshake is almost ready (sh.itjust.works)
The app that synchronizes multiple lemmy accounts so you can migrate and keep backup accounts across instances, it’s opensource and free, currently working in android and windows....
Voyager released to Google Play!
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/2613340...
The difference of stealing yourself vs being stolen from (lemm.ee)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/5636484...
Now that Sync and Infinity are out, which do people prefer? Also, how do they compare to the existing lemmy apps?
I have about 5 different apps installed right now, and while I plan to test them all out, curious what people’s conclusions are thus far.
Google won’t repair cracked Pixel Watch screens (www.theverge.com)
Prepare your Firefox desktop extension for the upcoming Android release (blog.mozilla.org)
Infinity for Lemmy is on F-Droid through IzzyOnDroid's repository now!
My favorite Reddit client Infinity has a Lemmy version now, it’s still heavily WIP (pre-release) but works like a charm already. A few hours ago IzzyOnDroid added it to his F-Droid repository so while it’s not in the official one yet, which isn’t that easy with a pre-releases app and only updates weekly, you can install...
Fairphone 5 Launch (inv.tux.pizza)
From their newsletter:...
Smartest thing I've done this month: Disable the YouTube app
I’m using a stock Samsung Galaxy 8 phone right now (with Android 10) and I disabled the YouTube app. I was basically sick of its s***. Since then, I never sign in to the app/site, and so may aspects of using the site are much better now....