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Breaking: Google is easing up on Android's new sideloading restrictions! (www.androidauthority.com)
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Google: "Based on this feedback and our ongoing conversations with the community, we are building a new advanced flow that allows experienced users to accept the risks of installing software that isn't verified. We are designing this flow specifically to resist coercion, ensuring that users aren't tricked into bypassing these safety checks while under pressure from a scammer. It will also include clear warnings to ensure users fully understand the risks involved, but ultimately, it puts the choice in their hands."

Thank god. I would've ditched Android for good if this went through, and while it sounds like it would be annoying for casual users to enable unverified apps, at least we can still install them.

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[–] 32 points 1 year ago (9 children)

AFAIK Faiphone 4/5 and OnePlus 6 are in a very good state on PostmarketOS and continually improving. I don't think it's unrealistic to say we'll have fully working devices in half a year - year with the amount of progress that's happened since the PinePhone and was boosted again by the original Google announcement.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Fairphones are probably not daily-able for now, sadly. E.g. on FP4 GPS doesn't work at all and there are issues with charging/battery reporting AFAIR. OnePlus 6 is definitely more promising ATM, but there are camera issues and you need to do a weird reflashing dance to get GPS to work. Otherwise it's... passable as a daily phone.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Battery fuel guage is almost ready for FP4 at least:

    https://fosstodon.org/@z3ntu/115435804332775702

    And there has been recent successes by the same guy (employed at Fairphone) on getting cameras working (main post of the thread linked above).

    These are recent improvements, and I really hope they can solve the audio stability and GPS stuff so I can move. Thinking of trying out Ubuntu Touch before a mainline distro is ready.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Having no call audio on FP5 is a dealbreaker to me, but if it's only 4g/5g calls and BT audio and mic works I'll gladly use IP comms only. Need to dive a bit deeper I suppose, and the incentive will come from Google.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Isn't oneplus 6 a phone from

    2018???

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    It's almost like technology doesn't actually need to be a conveyor belt of spending thousands of dollars on new products that turn into literal e-waste after a year or two. The money-printing treadmill for these trillion dollar corporations would be in immediate jeopardy!

    Imagine! Using an old device that still works and performs all its functions perfectly! You'd have to be completely nuts!

    /s

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Nothing wrong with it, if you just use it for music listening/youtube/light browsing/satnav/messaging, snapdragon845 is more than enough. Consumables like batteries and back glass can be bought new from AliExpress for like $10. The screen is OLED and so prone to burn-in, but will probably last at least a few more years before cacking it completely.

    Probably not good enough for modern gaming and stuff, but passable for most tasks.

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