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…
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.
ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
Newpipe X sponsorblock does.
miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml 10 months ago
Development of that has stopped, they are currently working on a new fork called Tubular, which has the additional option of being able to login with a YT account.
Newpipe itself is also currently deciding on whether to do a complete rewrite or not, so the coming months might be a bit slow in terms of new features.
Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Is that like a fork of newpipe or an addon? I don’t really kbow how newpipe works in that regard.