iOS will sometimes ask you even if the app has been using it (for certain permissions), and might even tell you how often the app has used it. Which is really handy.
Like, “this app has accessed your location from the background 48 times in the last month, you gave it permission, would you like to change it to ‘when using’?” Or “This app has had full access to your photos, would you like to limit it?” (Not exact wording, but you get the idea.)
Something that delighted me when I discovered it.
(Android does permissions very well too, I’m in no way trying to knock it.)
1984@lemmy.today 10 months ago
Except from Google of course, the worst offender of privacy that exists.
miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml 10 months ago
I am actually using a degoogled phone, and the only thing I’m missing are push notifications, for one single app. Everything else I use works just fine for me, but as always, ymmv
Cossty@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Signal? microG works great for push notifications
seedd@lemmy.world 10 months ago
You don’t need thay either. Signal has its own thing, so does whatsapp. And if you use molly, it supports unifiedpush.
1984@lemmy.today 10 months ago
It was a while since I tried it now. I used Cyanogenmod before, quite a few years back. But camera was bad with it.
miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml 10 months ago
Yeah, the default lineage cam today can’t do a whole lot either
Gingernate@programming.dev 10 months ago
What phone and mom are you using? I’m considering this for my next phone
MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 10 months ago
Reminder to everyone to phone mom though. <3
miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml 10 months ago
I’m using DivestOS on a OnePlus 5T, runs like a charm.
But Divest is in dire need of funding right now, and might not be able to continue development, so that’s something to keep in mind, sadly
greencactus@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I am using Fairphone (great company, they make ethical phones) together with /e/ OS, a fork of LineageOS. The great thing about Fairphone is that they officially support /e/ and offer a waranty of 5 years. In the past, they offered their Fairphone 2 a support of 7 years, including Software and Android version updates , which is absolutely mind-blowing. Also their phones are highly modular, you can switch basically everything (Battery, camera, speakers,…), they actually make an effort to improve production and manufacturing processes by e.g. using Fairtrade certified Gold, they obviously like Open Source,… And /e/ basically goes the route of “degoogling without making life inconvenient”. They have an App Store preinstalled (Aurora Store), with which you can access Google Play apps. They include MicroG, if you wish to, which makes using apps depending on Google services a lot easier. Also they offer their own ecosystem with e.g. Mail, Calendar, etc. And they are nonprofit! So seriously, if you want to get a degoogled Phone, I’d recommend the Fairphone (5 or 4 both are okay, although 5 would probably be better) together with /e/ OS combo without any doubt. The phone is amazing and hasn’t let me down, and although it has been quite a journey, I wouldn’t want to have chocen otherwise.
Just my take :)
Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I am using lineage os without google and don’t really have any problems. There is an open source alternative for most big apps and if you want to use youtube or something you can just use it in browser or install microG that is basically google services without google.
Huschke@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Or just use NewPipe.
Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Does newpipe have play in the background and the pop out video player also sponsorblock? Just asking because I have seen a friend using newpipe but I like the fact that revanced offers all of those.
MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 10 months ago
It’s bothering me so much that less and less phones are compatible with LineageOS or Postmarket or any custom ROMs.
There’s now some “safetynet” layer or something I hear, where any sort of commerce apps will just refuse to open if they detect a “tampered” device.
You might say “Just use the web view then”, sure, but it depends highly on their implementation whether you’ll have a smooth time or not lol.
These security features sound nice in principle, but if you already know what you’re doing enough to flash a custom ROM, it’s basically just another thing to lock your phone down and force obsolescence when they decide to just stop patching it to force you to buy more e-waste.
I wish there was more I could do to support Linux phones…
Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yeah luckily my bank app works fine on the web but some functions are missing so I am forced to use a stock android phone as well just in case I need those features.
AVengefulAxolotl@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yeah its so freaking sad. It could be such an awesome platform (in some sense it already is) but of course Google has to put their greedy little fingers on it.
The worst part is that it has tons of literal bloatware. I tried ArrowOS without GApps on a Xiaomi Redmi Note 4, and it was fast while sparing the battery! It had the original battery and I couldnt believe that it could last 2 days easily with light usage.
Then I tried PixysOS and damn, 3GB of RAM was barely enough.