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  • blaze@lemm.eeB

    Motorola Edge 60 Pro review

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    Google wants to make stolen Android phones basically unsellable

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    In my country the account owner will get 2-6 years of prison for money laundering, so nobody would "lend" or rent that. Unless it's stolen identity, and then if widespread the bank will be responsible for having weak KYC procedures (for example ING bank, with a worldwide revenue of 18 trillion, was banned from getting new customers in the country for around 5 years because they allowed to open online accounts too easily)
  • alphane_moon@lemmy.worldA

    Motorola Razr and Razr Ultra (2025) review: Cool as hell, but too much AI

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    Motorola Razr and Razr Ultra (2025) review: Cool as hell, but too much AI spyware
  • haverholm@kbin.earthH

    > While a fully functional version is available on F-Droid, the Play Store edition is subject to Google's imposed limitations.

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    They act like all users are babies who can't be trusted with making their own decisions Because most of them can't.
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    Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is now official with 5.8mm profile, 3,900 mAh battery

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    This is what I was thinking, when more and more phone offer 5000+, samsung offer 20% less...
  • limerod@reddthat.comL

    Android 16's new Intrusion Logging feature helps detect if your phone was hacked

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    You think just because airplane mode is turned on means the phone isnt still functional? WiFi still works in airplane mode. WiFi calling exists, Signal Exists. I dont need to be on my phone for the 20 or so minutes I'll be without connection in the car, and everywhere offers free WiFi. Use a VPN + randomized mac and you might as well be an anonymous anomaly. I also find it dubious at best that in less than 20 years people have completely forgotten you don't have to be reachable at all times. You used to have to share a landline between a family of 5, and you werent always home. Before that, you had to either send a letter or go find that person physically. People can function without having to be contactable 24/7
  • neme@lemm.eeN

    What’s New in Android Security and Privacy in 2025

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    Our research shows that phone scammers often try to trick people into performing specific actions to initiate a scam, like changing default device security settings or granting elevated permissions to an app. These actions can result in spying, fraud, and other abuse by giving an attacker deeper access to your device and data. To combat phone scammers, we’re working to block specific actions and warn you of these sophisticated attempts. This happens completely on device and is applied only with conversations with non-contacts. Android’s new in-call protections1 provide an additional layer of defense, preventing you from taking risky security actions during a call like: Disabling Google Play Protect, Android’s built-in security protection, that is on by default and continuously scans for malicious app behavior, no matter the download source. Sideloading an app for the first time from a web browser, messaging app or other source – which may not have been vetted for security and privacy by Google. Granting accessibility permissions, which can give a newly downloaded malicious app access to gain control over the user's device and steal sensitive/private data, like banking information. Bruh, if you are falling for simple stuff like a stanger telling you to chance settings over a phone call, you're cooked. No "protection" can save you.
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    I try to avoid the play store at this point.

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    Well I was not really addressing the specific item that spawned this discussion thread, only the notion that was stated that one should only ever use the official stores.
  • snotflickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneS

    All I see is more CPU/GPU power being given to irrelevant things that does nothing but make older devices run slower from the excess overhead.

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    kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zoneK
    They need to sell more phones somehow (which is why relying on corporate software is never a good idea. We need a real android alternative)
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    Is this not just IOS??!??!!

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    I'm saying this looks A LOT like IOS, full disclosure I do not think that's a positive
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    why is there so much corporate bullshit on lemmy today?

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    possiblylinux127@lemmy.zipP
    Classic lemmyml moment
  • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zipP

    Hot take: I like it

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    ANeko| Cute cat that follows your finger on the Android screen

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    Who remembers the original Neko.exe for Windows 95? I do, and it's still running around on the TV computer in the living room. Neko is the Japanese word for cat, by the way.
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    I guess I've always been the person who likes UI change, I find it exciting to see that kind of thing.

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    I was like that. then everything started to become uglier and uglier. and I'm not even nearly old.
  • absgeeknz@lemmy.nzA

    Seems google is trying to keep file sync on android for only themselves.

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    Stop using BeReal

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    Thank you, thank you!
  • neme@lemm.eeN

    Google announces Android 16’s Material 3 Expressive redesign

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    This is the work of a company that has lost its way. None of this is substantive, worth an article, or worth the work itself.
  • ladfrombrad@lemdro.idL

    Unhappy with the recently lost file upload feature in the Nextcloud app for Android? So are we. Let us explain. - Nextcloud

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  • neatobuilds@lemmy.todayN

    as long as I can cover it all with the kiss launcher

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    Yeah, i installed it before commenting. I do like that i can set favorites and it also keeps history—that's handy. I just can't ever remember the names of apps i don't use often. lol It seems good so far, though very different from Fossify Launcher. But I'll keep playing with it for now, certainly! I might try the tags...
  • 30p87@feddit.org3

    That explains why some files don't sync on my device ...

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    The thing is, this change isn't new, it's been coming for a while (as in years, it started with at least Android 13). Though it's weird, some apps still get full access, such as Resilio Sync, though other similar apps such as Nextcloud and Syncthing don't. I recently setup a phone and when installing Resilio it asked for permissions to the entire SD card, so clearly there's still a mechanism, but only some apps are permitted to ask for it. Something fishy going on.