Super impressed with @CalyxOS ! We moved to a new phone and restored the backups - pretty much everything worked great. All restored. Apps and data. All because of how easy it is to use Calyx. Many many thanks for this fantastic trade-free operating system. I love it!

#trade-free #operatingsystem #calyx #android #foss

A full-fledged #Linux terminal is getting released for #Android on Pixel devices by Google.

news.itsfoss.com/google-androi…

Good News! Google Starts Rolling Out Native Linux Terminal to Android Devices

It looks like Google is rolling out its native Linux terminal app for select Android devices.

^{Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)}

🙌🏻 Open source apps for Android:

This repository of free and open source apps for Android lets you download the latest version of popular FOSS applications safe and secure. Unlike other services, OpenAPK always serves the most recent APK files so you are up to date.

openapk.net/

#android #opensource

Some nifty new features on Pixel.

#Android #GooglePixel

I mentioned this before, but worth putting it out there again.

#p2play which unfortunately is only on #android deserves a mention, it's just received another update which makes it almost perfect:).

Less confusing, full functionality and what you'd expect from youtube like player.

f-droid.org/en/packages/org.li…

In the newest Thunderbird for Android Progress Report, we have:

* Account drawer and notification improvements
* A roadmap sneak peak
* Updates on K-9 Mail and Gmail
* Our plans for an iOS app and
* A report from FOSDEM!

#Thunderbird #Android #OpenSource

blog.thunderbird.net/2025/03/t…

Thunderbird for Android January/February 2025 Progress Report - The Thunderbird Blog

Account drawer and notification/error state improvements, a look at our roadmap, K-9 Mail and Gmail, our FOSDEM report, and an iOS update!

^{Philipp Kewisch (The Thunderbird Blog)}

How #Google tracks #Android device users before they've even opened an app

theregister.com/2025/03/04/goo…

#privacy

How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app

No warning, no opt-out, and critic claims ... no consent

^{Connor Jones (The Register)}

Switching from Big Tech is not always easy. You get used to their ways and they make it hard to switch.

Are you ready to make the switch?

Are you ready to help your friends make the switch?

There are alternatives. One of them is @Vivaldi, the browser company I co-founded in 2012. I invite you to join us.

vivaldi.com

#Vivaldi #BigTech #browser #Mastodon #fediverse #Windows #macos #Linux #Android #ios

Vivaldi Browser | Powerful, Personal and Private web browser

It’s a web browser. But fun. It comes with a bunch of clever features built-in. It’s super flexible and does not track you. Get the Vivaldi browser for desktop, mobile, and your car!

^{Vivaldi Technologies}

#VideoStreaming #Foss #Kodi

(2/2)

#FireTV Stick, Fire TV Cube, #Nvidia #ShieldTV,
#Android Smartphones and Tablets, #AndroidTV boxes, #Windows-Computer, and #AppleMac / #Macintosh..."

So, regardless of the device, only one tool needs to be learned and maintained across all your devices.

I'll have to look into this.

//

That is true. In fact, any more sophisticated #BigTech device should be avoided for this reason. In particular if it is from the #US or #China.

I write "device" b/c any time there is hardware that runs with a proprietary software or even an operating system, the user looses control (e.g. an #Amazon #Alexa or a #Tesla, or a #Huawei smartphone as examples for the latter, an #Android or #Apple app or #Windows #OS for the former.)

Just using browser software and turning...

1.6 million Android TVs compromised. Apparently they're all for rent as a botnet. I wonder what tiny fraction of the people with their TVs compromised even know how to update their TV software? (too late now though)

bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu…

#android #cybersecurity

Now THIS is a foldable I would use! #Android

theverge.com/reviews/615107/op…

Oppo Find N5 review: the final evolution of foldables

The Oppo Find N5 is the thinnest foldable in the world when it’s shut, but where do folding phones go from here?

^{Dominic Preston (The Verge)}