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Android Fediverse client that does not send user agent to servers

cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/50677034

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for recommendations for an Android Fediverse client that does not send user-agent information (device or client details) to servers. Ideally, it should support both Mastodon and Lemmy, or other Fediverse platforms as well.

#privacy
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hexagonwin
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hexagonwin
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why not just use your web browser?
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hardful9856
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hardful9856
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Yes that would be an alternative. But I’m looking for a more user friendly client that could achieve the goal.
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lagoon8622
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lagoon8622
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Did they not ask for something that wouldn't send UA info?
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hexagonwin
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hexagonwin
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you can't do http communication with an empty UA string iirc. i assumed they were asking for something generic/non-unique that lets them blend into other users
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lagoon8622
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lagoon8622
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Fair enough. I'm embarrassed that I don't know a protocol as ubiquitous and important as http. Thanks for letting me know. I'm mainly just mad that big corporate web browsers are literally adtech
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hardful9856
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hardful9856
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I just checked, they do send user agent to lemmy server.

For example

    final appVersion = getCurrentVersion(removeInternalBuildNumber: true, trimV: true);
    return {
      'User-Agent': 'Thunder/$appVersion',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
      'Accept': 'application/json',
      if (account.jwt != null) 'Authorization': 'Bearer ${account.jwt}',
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guymontag
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guymontag
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Im not sure how difficult this would be, but couldn't you modify an existing client or make your own? Especially with ai(if you so choose to use) it shouldn't be too difficult(probably).
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hardful9856
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hardful9856
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Thanks for the suggestion but though it might not be difficult, it is still inconvinient
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Voxel
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Voxel
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Your best option is to use a browser with fingerprinting protections like Brave. Not sending a user agent at all is realistically speaking not feasible.
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hardful9856
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hardful9856
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Yes that would be an alternative. But I’m looking for a more user friendly client that could achieve the goal.

Not sending a user agent at all is realistically speaking not feasible.


Actually it should be feasible

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