Feels to me like #GrapheneOS did exactly what it should, passing the #US border test with flying colours!

techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/us-a…

Funny part about this #lawsuit:
“With a little planning ahead of time, you can always download the data you need once you get to where you’re going,”

@GrapheneOS @graphene_os

#Software #Privacy #USA #UnitedStates #America #duress #politics #legal #border #phone #data #hardware #os #tech #technology #android #smartphone #phone #device #news

US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search | TechCrunch

A U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government's claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone's data, opening up fresh questions about a person's constitutional rights at the U.S. border.

^{Zack Whittaker (TechCrunch)}

Offline Translator

An Android translator app that performs text, PDF/ODT documents and image translation completely offline using on-device models.
Supports automatic language detection and transliteration for non-latin scripts. There's also a built-in word dictionary.

💬 github.com/DavidVentura/offlin…
📱 f-droid.org/packages/dev.david…

#android #fdroid #translater #offline #tool #language #pdf #odt #text #opensource

Offline Translator | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

On-device translation of text, images and pdf/odt files, with TTS

^f-droid.org

A website to help selecting a #smartphone with a Google-free #Android

source: sustaphones.com

#news #google #googlefreeandroid #googlefree #android #phone #cybersecurity #security #surveillance #spy #tracking #help #choose #bigtech #technology #hardware #freedom #foss #floss #opensource #software #humanrights #economy
sustaphones

«KI im Betriebssystem-Kern — Wie sich die Kontrolle über das Smartphone verschiebt:
KI wandert 2026 tief in den Systemkern von iPhone und Android. Fachleute warnen vor neuen Risiken und schwindender Nutzerkontrolle. Wem gehört unser Handy?»

Ich bin dem sehr kritisch gegenüber, da sehr wahrscheinlich deren Datensammelwut und Beeinflussung naiv vertrauen werden - siehe China.
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🤨 telepolis.de/article/KI-im-Bet…

#smartphone #android #ki #handy #ai #uberwachung #iphone #nutzerkontrolle

KI im Betriebssystem-Kern: Wie sich die Kontrolle über das Smartphone verschiebt

^{Marcel Kunzmann (heise online)}

Just an idea for UK/EU digital legislation.

All non-FOSS, proprietary mobile apps must have a web alternative. This will allow people to use services without relying on Apple/Google services and telemetry via a phone web browser of their choice (rather than having to download the app).

Yes - there'll be plenty of cases where this can't happen, but I think it's a good starting point.

#FOSS #Android #Apple #Google #UK #EU #Apps

📱 We just released version 2.2.0 of the PeerTube app! 🥳

This update adds the ability to cast videos via #Chromecast or #AirPlay.

Plus, video creators can now access moderation tools and statistics right within the app. ⚖️

📥 Download the app on #Android and #iOS: joinpeertube.org/#mobile-app-s…
🆕 Check out all the new features: framagit.org/framasoft/peertub…

Hi,
is it possible to add an RSS feed to the FediLab App?
It would be really useful to me!!
Thanks!

#rss #app #android #support #fediverse #fedilab

Fucking "app culture" drives me crazy. I got asked to install a mobile app just to look at the itinerary and accommodation information for a trip I'm going on.

Why isn't it just a web page?

So obviously I said "fuck that noise, hold my beer", reverse-engineered the app, and re-implemented it as a web page generator. It does all the same things as the "app" except now there's no tracking, no ads, and you get all the Web's features "for free" (deep links, copy-pasting, search-in-page, printing, works on anything, etc.).

Here's the full story:
🔗 danq.me/your-app-could-have-be…

#appCulture #app #android #web #webPage #openStandards #reverseEngineering

Your ‘App’ Could Have Been a Webpage (so I fixed it for you…)

I was asked to install a mobile app to get access to the itinerary of a trip to Disneyland I'm taking with the kids.

^{Dan Q}

#ReCaptchas #Privatsphäre

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Vielen Dank.

Das wäre fatal.
Ich bin dabei mich sukzessive von #BigTech-Lösungen zu verabschieden.

Vllt. kann man bei Bestellungen bei einzelnen Monopolisten (noch?) nicht auf ein Standard-OS wie #Android oder #iOS verzichten (etliche e- und audio-books gibt es ja z. B. nur auf Amazon) --dann vllt. jedoch in einer Burner-VM in #Qubes? 😉

Für alles andere finden sich letztlich dann FOSS-Alternativen oder Work-arounds (z. B. #ffmpeg und #YT).

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That's a great app with very good translations.

Another well running and integrated is Translate You:

f-droid.org/packages/com.bnyro…

#Fedilab #HolosSocial #Android #FDroid #OfflineTranslator

#Fedilab and #HolosSocial allow using the offline translator for #Android, and the app is available on #FDroid.
I would like to encourage every F-Droid user to use it and enable it in Fedilab.

f-droid.org/packages/dev.david…

I will improve both apps to capture the translation and go back, because their app allows it.

#OfflineTranslator

Offline Translator | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

On-device translation of text, images and pdf/odt files, with TTS

^f-droid.org

More than 200k users said NO!

More than 70 organisations signed a letter saying NO!

#FDroid wrote posts on why NOT!

We've talked with you and your representatives, around the world.

We've made the #KeepAndroidOpen website to explain it.

If you read the #Android tech news, you saw it.

If you use a search engine, you found it.

If you've asked their own #Gemini, you got the summary.

But who didn't see, hear or read anything from above? Yes, #Google

For your saftety? f-droid.org/2026/07/01/adv-mal…

What We Talk About When We Talk About Malware | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

If you are running Android 8 or higher, a virus has been installed on your device and is silently awaiting remote activation. Over the past few months, devic...

^f-droid.org