Get All The Exclusive Features from Every #Android Distro

youtube.com/watch?v=ZhLcjW9R57…

Tool advice wanted:

what Android calendar app can replace that faulty Google Calendar app? Just the app, though - I still need to be able to access the Google Cloud Calendar.

#android #unpluggoogle

I needed to replace my failed vehicle navigator. I use Android phone without a sim card, mounted in a heavy duty case and riveted to a Ram-Ball, then mounted on a handle bar or a suction cup in a car window. Organic Maps app preloaded with offline maps provides navigation when motorcycling, on road trips or car renting when travelling ...

more on:

saahbs.net/post/20260807-motor…

#motorcycles #diy #android

Motorcycle Navigator

^{House of Saahbs}

⚠️Quick tip for the privacy community: remember that duress passwords and decoy PINs can be a double-edged sword. In some jurisdictions, using them during an investigation is treated as destruction of evidence, which may result in separate criminal charges and prison time.

Stay safe by knowing your rights and talking to a local legal professional before setting up these tools!

#software #privacy #security #data #justice #law #hacking #foss #opensource #freesoftware #grapheneos #android #mobile

Our July Mobile Progress Report is here! Check out our blog to see where we are with iOS development, as well as updates to the Android app.

#android #ios #thunderbird #opensource

blog.thunderbird.net/2026/07/m…

Back with another update. The sixth beta of #jellyfin for #android is now available for everyone on our beta track.

This one can be considered a release candidate. Unless any big issues are reported it will become the stable version in the coming week(s).

Read more about the 2.7 release on my release plan over at GitHub: github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-a…

Jellyfin for Android v2.7 release plan · jellyfin jellyfin-android · Discussion #2035

After a few years it's finally time to get the releases of our mobile app going again. The upcoming release will have over 2 years of changes. To avoid breaking issues being published in the wild, ...

^GitHub

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

«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)}