Which device and Android version? The Samsung and Motorola devices I used to have would never let me do this
You'd have to download the OTA and flash the device yourself
It likely will stop official OTA updates to your device.
I do not recommend anything other than the newer Magisk methods, and if your device kernel is over 5.10, KernelSU.
The idea is simple; you need to patch the userland for Magisk, and the kernel for KernelSU. Device specific instructions are small nuances - did you get your bootloader unlocked?
Yes, it is unfortunate that forward secrecy is missing from all of these. Is there any encryption mechanism for text which maintains PFS? I haven't tried AGE personally.
Haha takes me back, the bots. IRC was much prevalent back then, I suppose I'm just nostalgic. I won't argue against Matrix.
Thanks, so we're on the same page.
Edit: there seems to be some work going into PFS
I admit that is inherently an insecure form of communication. I don't see a problem if you're using PGP though. And at least IRC can be self hosted. I suppose one can use a private Matrix instance too.
What problems are you having in signing up for IRC? Just use a client for your OS? I didn't find it especially hard when I did it, I'm part of a few channels for Linux. Just treat it like you treat any group chat. If there's bots there will also likely be a page with instructions/wiki
Unless you're using PGP on Discord and Slack too I don't understand how you're not disgusted by them.
Please explain how a properly set up IRC server is awful. If you find the time also contrast it with the more "modern" solutions like Discord and Slack
I might use emoticons sometimes but that's about it. If there's a population that absolutely can't live without Instagram like short-length videos all the time, then there's an equivalent population who considers it feature bloat.
I see your opinion however you have been exceedingly rude in many comments on this thread, even to good people who answered you in good faith.
Sorry, but the more private messaging apps just aren't there as commercial data hoggers. If you absolutely need stickers and perfect material you and other features, just use WhatsApp and train your family members to use PGP on Android. Maintain a secondary identity for sensitive stuff with SimpleX/Briar
I'm just surprised they honoured the DMCA. It's a seedbox lmao what were they thinking???
I believe thunderbird has good PGP integration, and new users can just use Kleopatra instead of GPG on the command line.
The real question is, do your friends run Linux?
I wonder if it's possible to set up my own email server with Proton acting as a proxy in front of it. When other people send emails to me, it goes through proton and lands in my email server and vice-versa. Not exactly forwarding but acting as an end-point of sorts. I know nothing about e-mail so I can't quite get the right words for it.
If you're worried about metadata like time-stamps, message size and IP addresses, it shouldn't be too hard for someone of your technical calibre to spin up a VPS, install mutter, configure POP3, set up routines/automated actions with cron to send replies on a calculated but random schedule through a VPN/TOR/I2P. Yeah decrypting messages will have to be by hand but you're doing that anyway.
Read instructions/nfo
Why don't you use PGP with email?
And that's really cool
They don't seem to be, so ultra, gigarapid, whatbox etc. There's plenty of lists online and on Reddit if you'd like to try something else
In Europe? I don't think they're available in the US
I agree, Apple music is so massive that sometimes I can't find something on YT Music + Amazon + Tidal + Qobuz, and voila, it's on Apple music
Did you ask all of your friends to get a Proton/Tuta account/ host their email server?
How about you teach wifey how to sail the seas? Seems like a win-win.
Hi everybody,
I've been unable to make sense or gain better understanding of the Android update system, so I'm asking here.
Coming from the linux desktop, there's two main parts of the system: the kernel and the userland. I could simply update the kernel without updating userland and vice-versa.
But does it work the same way on Android? Why are we so dependent on OTA updates from the individual manufacturer? I understand that microcode is proprietary and can come only from the device manufacturer, but aren't kernel updates and userland decoupled from this (for devices which support project treble and GKI)? Can't I just run a different FOSS launcher, get the upstream GKI kernel and run it with the microcode offered by the manufacturer?
What consists of an Android "version"? Can't I just not update the microcode beyond what the manufacturer provides, and instead keep updating the kernel (by "kernel" I mean GKI and not the actual linux kernel) and userland and in essence keep updating my android version?
I'm probably missing some fundamental understanding of android here, which is why decided to ask here. Thanks for your help!
By now, most people in the custom ROM community must have already heard of KernelSU. I do think that it is worth the hype and is truly revolutionary, piggybacking on something I credit Google on (to some personal chagrin) - KMI.
The question I have is: when I attempt to install OTA updates to a device with KernelSU running as a Kernel module, will that affect KernelSU? Will I have to root again?