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Re:An iOS app update that annoys me by mttjj on Sunday May 16, 2021 @04:18PM (#27176671)
What phone will you be switching to?
Re:An iOS app update that annoys me by sneak on Sunday May 16, 2021 @04:58PM (#27176965)
Already moved my SIM to this one:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00XAF4J04

As for smartphone, I have a few Pixel 3 XLs I'd like to test graphene and lineage on. In general I'm kind of over smartphones because browsing the web on them (the main thing I do with them) is suboptimal compared to a computer/laptop that can run uBlock and NoScript, so I will probably mostly just leave an iPhone-sized hole in my life.

The Nokia 106 is also good for receiving SMS, which is the only thing I really have a non-data SIM for at this point.

I carry a battery powered gl.inet wireguard/lte wifi openwrt router with me with a Google Fi data SIM in it for internet. I have root on it and can write my own iptables rules, and it only sends traffic via the vpn.

Re:An iOS app update that annoys me by quackyodata on Sunday May 16, 2021 @08:49PM (#27178826)
FYI, Firefox on Android supports desktop extensions, including uBlock and NoScript.

They're pretty painless to use, too; there's an 'Add-ons' option in the main ⋮ menu with an entry for each extension. Tapping an extension's entry opens the usual extension dialogue in a full-screen view, and tapping 'back' in that view has the same effect as closing the extension dialogue on a desktop browser.

So you can use NoScript to enable a script and reload the page in...5 taps. It could be worse.

Re:An iOS app update that annoys me by sneak on Monday May 17, 2021 @02:56PM (#27186880)
I have no desire to replace one surveillance mobile OS with a different surveillance mobile OS.

Also, I don't use Firefox due to its telemetry.

Re:An iOS app update that annoys me by bitwize on Sunday May 16, 2021 @05:18PM (#27177080)
Sweet, a Zack Morris special!
Re:An iOS app update that annoys me by swiley on Sunday May 16, 2021 @04:21PM (#27176693)
Linux phones are rapidly becoming more and more usable. The pinephone is already usable as a daily driver if you're willing to put up with a few hacks. For some segment of the population I think the trade offs they offer will be worth it and you'll probably start to see a decline in both Android and iOS market share.
Re:An iOS app update that annoys me by asddubs on Sunday May 16, 2021 @06:31PM (#27177655)
I would love a proper linux phone. Seems like they're still a couple of iterations away from really being "ready" from video reviews I've seen, but I'm excited about something happening at all in that space
Re:An iOS app update that annoys me by pjmlp on Monday May 17, 2021 @03:12AM (#27180793)
Since OpenMoko, any day soon, it is going to be the Year of Mobile GNU/Linux.