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Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year (arstechnica.com)
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[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 71 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The moment I don't get to run my own stuff and F-Droid, I'll be switching off smartphones.

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.org 53 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'll use the ugliest command line only smartphone over fully walled garden android

[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Real talk, are there ones like that?

Ive seen things like https://www.tindie.com/products/zitaotech/hackberrypi5-with-9900-keyboard/ and I REALLY want one....but they are always sold out.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That looks simple enough to build yourself.

[–] IsoKiero@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

There's plenty DIY projects around the net with various raspberry models. You just need some knowledge, preferably access to a 3D printer, an soldering iron, some tools and other bits and bobs. It's definetly doable, but I can understand if someone prefers to throw some money on the table and get one pre-built.

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago

I don't know, sorry

[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Dumbphone with tethering

A mini laptop/cyberdeck

A modern mp3 player

A small, modern point and click camera

hey gramps, where'd you get that gear, 2007?

[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago

Damn I'm gonna need cargo pants to carry all this

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's not a cyberdeck unless I have trodes and a halo, chummer. But some kind of netbook would be great.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I had an Asus Eee PC and I fuckin' loved it. Is there anyone still making a functional laptop in that form factor anymore?

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 1 day ago

I don't know, but if you find one, let me know. Because if Asus made a new one under their ROG branding, I think I'd be willing to pay the extra cost.

[–] themadcodger@kbin.earth 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'll probably go with one of the other roms on an older phone or possibly one of the Linux phones. It won't be exactly what I want, but it'll be better than their walled garden bullshit. That's precisely why I left Apple way back when.

[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Or we just... ignore them?

LineageOS and GrapheneOS could just be like "well, go on, then."

There's a market for everything and the FOSS and maker markets would eat up an open Android phone, even if the only apps you could install were community-created.

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 2 days ago

Those would be great if they worked on cheap handsets. TracFone users should have better security too