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Google might let you sync your notifications between your Android devices
  • All right then, name a single plug and Play solution that allows you to dismiss a notification on one Android device, and automatically dismiss it on another without any intervention.

    Systems and macros such as Tasker do not count.

    No seriously if there were any alternatives I would love to know about them

  • Google Gemini might soon handle your WhatsApp calls, notifications, and more (APK teardown)
  • Part of what I've hoped about Gemini is that Google would actually take advantage of its Cloud infrastructure and build Gemini in a way that makes it truly cross-platform compared to the Google Assistant with a consistent set of features across the web, the speaker, and anywhere else they choose to cram Gemini into.

    Instead they choose to channel everything through WhatsApps Android app.

  • Why is GrapheneOS against GNU?
  • I'm not sure exactly. But I personally don't like GNU because I think they have been embedded in a form of wishful thinking for far too long. Expecting that developers and manufacturers willingly relinquish their rights to their copyright for the benefit of others, regardless if they want to or not. And expecting that end users only seek out those kinds of systems as well. In total, providing everyone with free reign with minimal regard to consequences. And pushing away those that simply want to try and make the things only a little better.

    For an organization primarily devoted to ensuring that software remains open, accessible, and modifiable, they sure do seem to like to bend over backwards. Looking directly at GrapheneOS, my personal thought would be the fact the goals of GNU tend to conflict with the goals of security (the FSF has actively spoken against the concept of Tivoization, or systems that use free software but are locked down by hardware restrictions)

    They're also horribly out of touch with the general public. And in some cases, simply too radical to be taken seriously. To name a few examples:

    • They have very little understanding of the actual public or anyone else outside of the tech field. Their Gift Guide is an absolute joke, suggesting adapters and old ThinkPads as gifts. With their most appetizing gift (a Vikings D8 Desktop computer) is literally mentioned as being out of stock. Suggesting you instead give, once again, a ThinkPad with Free software. Their only reasons for not using an actively manufactured and relatively modern (as in 3 generations ago) computer that are because of "restrictions to users freedoms" and "spyware" without very much definition aside from a few links (they've got much more to say about the computer than they what they believe in).

    • Their "preferred terminology", lists a bunch of jargon they don't like and their alternatives, making a lot of automatic presumptions of guilt. My personal favorite is "Internet of Stings". As if projects like Home Assistant aren't trying to improve the scene (though they're presumably ignored because they're also willing to connect with proprietary services)

    TL;DR the GNU foundation is made up of a bunch of nerds who care more about messing with their computers than actually trying to do important things with them.

  • Empowering Choice: Firefox Partners with Qwant for a Better Web
    blog.mozilla.org Empowering Choice: Firefox Partners with Qwant for a Better Web  | The Mozilla Blog

    Your tech choices matter more than ever. That’s why at Firefox, we believe in empowering users to make informed decisions that align with their values. I

    Empowering Choice: Firefox Partners with Qwant for a Better Web  | The Mozilla Blog
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    Mozilla downsizes as it refocuses on Firefox and AI: Read the memo | TechCrunch
    techcrunch.com Mozilla downsizes as it refocuses on Firefox and AI: Read the memo | TechCrunch

    After installing a new interim CEO earlier this month, Mozilla, the organization behind the Firefox browser, is making some major changes to its product

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    Google rolling out Android, Chrome changes to comply with DMA
    9to5google.com Google rolling out Android, Chrome, & Search changes to comply with Europe's DMA

    To comply with the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA), Google is making a number of changes to Android, Chrome, and Search...

    Google rolling out Android, Chrome, & Search changes to comply with Europe's DMA

    Google rolling out Android, Chrome, & Search changes to comply with Europe’s DMA

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    What’s next for Mozilla?
    techcrunch.com What's next for Mozilla? | TechCrunch

    For the longest time, Mozilla was synonymous with the Firefox browser, but for the last few years, Mozilla has started to look beyond Firefox, especially

    What's next for Mozilla? | TechCrunch
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    I hate mozillrule

    I really can't stand their skewed priorities in contrast to the state of Firefox.

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    Making Bing on Firefox for Android use the tablet layout instead of the smartphone layout

    I'm trying to move a bit to Firefox in advance for the upcoming changes to Chromium's Manifest v3 changes next june. But one of the major problems I have is that bing looks awful on Firefox for Android in comparison to bing on Microsoft Edge for Android. It seems to be just the mobile version for smart phones, stretched out to a tablet. Is there any way that I can make it look a bit nicer?

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    The sooner Android accepts RCS is dead, the sooner we can choose the next messaging platform that matters
    www.androidpolice.com The sooner Android accepts RCS is dead, the sooner we can choose the next messaging platform that matters

    As the rest of the world has proven, cross-platform messaging is achievable — even without RCS

    The sooner Android accepts RCS is dead, the sooner we can choose the next messaging platform that matters

    I'm just sitting here frustrated because I'm wanting my family to move away from messaging me over SMS (they mainly use iOS), but they refuse to download any extra apps. But Google's RCS really doesn't look like a solution either since it mainly just seems to be a way of enforcing Android as an ecosystem, and they don't even make RCS available for 3rd party apps to use either.

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    Synchronizing do not disturb across multiple Android devices

    I have a pixel phone and a pixel tablet running Android 13, and I would like them to both synchronize do not disturb (basically, when one turns on, do not disturb, it activates on the other, and vice versa). Are there any apps that are capable of doing this?

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    A new modern look for the Android brand
    blog.google A new modern look for the Android brand

    This evolution of our visual identity better represents Android’s core ethos of being open, iterative and inclusive — and it’s fun, too.

    A new modern look for the Android brand

    The bugdroid is now in 3D lol

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    A very pretty critter :3
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    Google is desperate to sell Pixel Tablets, pushing ads via notifications
    www.androidpolice.com Google is desperate to sell Pixel Tablets, pushing ads via notifications

    Have you received the “Meet the Google Pixel Tablet” notification already?

    Google is desperate to sell Pixel Tablets, pushing ads via notifications

    I found this, I'm wanting to get a pixel tablet in about a week or so. Title just got me wondering a bit, though it's probably just a little bit sensationalized

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