According to GrapheneOS, Google is the one who publishes security and firmware updates. If this is true, the Pixel 3 and 3a will remain insecure regardless of OS.

Buyer beware. Years ago, Brax was selling end-of-life Pixel 3s (with a degoogled OS) and not letting his customers know these devices would not be receiving security updates.

Until the day I die, I will associate “Brax” with “scammer”.

I tweaked several settings in the OS.

Under Mobile Data for the app I allowed “background data” and “unrestricted mobile data usage”

And under battery “unrestricted” and “allow background usage”.

After all that I can’t keep the app running. 🤷

I tried this a couple of months ago. The app will not stay running in the background on Android.

Not running, not scanning.

The only problem is people using LLMs and AIs.

I use main, that’s it. No second profile, no private space.

Nearly all apps installed respect my privacy. Two apps installed that aren’t great for privacy. They stay disabled until I need them, then they get disabled again.

Now, if I had a Google, Facebook, etc accounts, those would be in their own profiles.

The bootloader can be unlocked, doesn’t clarify if it can be relocked. An unlocked bootloader is a security problem.

We have no information about the degoogled OS. What happens when an app needs Google Play Services? Does the OS have a Sandboxed version or microG?

The project is too short on details for me to give an informed opinion.

The car is a 2014. Not internet connected but still has a black box.

I’ve been playing local mp3 for decades. Along came streaming but I didn’t see a reason to switch.

My laptop is a 2017 T-470 Thinkpad running Fedora44. Old machine, new software.

I use Syncthing and external hard drives instead of cloud storage.

I don’t own a TV.

Not a single smart appliance in the house.

You’re Welcome.

Could be the anonymous account is being blocked. Log out and log back in.

Every time I see someone post about Aurora, I check and it always loads for me.

Front ends get blocked, it’s just the way it is.

Are you getting a blank page in the Kiwix app? Same here.

Give this a try https://browse.library.kiwix.org/#lang=eng

I download with a browser or as a torrent. I then copy it to my tablet’s storage card.

I’ve been using this for years.

Freedom

No Gemini in GrapheneOS.

If this AI distro crap keeps going, I’m going back to using my Android (Pixel 10a and GrapheneOS) phone for everything. Not the best option but better than using a vibe-coded distro.

All I need is a monitor and wall mount for the monitor. Connect a hub and charger (phone does pass-through charging), a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse.

Some workflow will have to change, Cryptpad instead of LibreOffice for example.

Great job, Australian government. Now take down all the other AI Facial Recognition cameras /s.

Benny should be using gaffers’ tape (that doesn’t leave glue on the lens when removed) instead of house wrap tape.

I see nothing wrong with that. Seems very reasonable.

Solution = degoogle