Android

I think the only thing I sideload is AdGuard, and they're already verified. So it shouldn't really affect me.

I'm still against it on principal.

I haven't fully researched that topic yet but should I be safe with e/os?

Use whatever I have for now, with less and less apps. Turn the device off when I am not using it. Start experimenting with project boards with modem cards.

OG iPad with a Bluetooth headset would have been a goto mobile device for most things in size, battery life, cellular reception. Never happened, of course, when they could sell you 30 devices kneecapped in various ways instead. So if what I end up building is a bit large, that is just fine.

What about Aurora Store and F-Droid?

I've been meaning to get around to installing GrapheneOS on my phone (Pixel 7 pro) for a while now. I'll make sure my next phone has a LineageOS ROM available.

Have two phones: one rooted with a custom ROM and the other one for banking. 🤷‍♂️

SailfishOS on a Jolla phone.

It affects only people using factory roms and google play services. I don't remember the last time I used a factory rom, I've use microg for nearly a decade, (and I'm a mod of !microg@discuss.tchncs.de) and I'm not planning to change this workflow even when I will replace my phone, so I'm pretty sure I'm not affected at all.

I'm on eOS, so this specific thing will be a non-issue.

I already have an old dumbphone as backup. It might actually get some use going forward. Installing Linux on my current main phone may be in order.

Another thing I'm thinking of is potentially combining the dumbphone with a tiny laptop, say 10-12 inch. We used to have this category of device in the early 2010s. With today's manufacturing it could be made to fit into a large coat pocket or purse. Need to look up if anyone is making these at this time.

I low key wish I could go back to a flip phone.

This seems like an ideal opportunity for samsung to fork android.

Probably just register as a hobby developer and in worst case scenario sign apps I build from source with my own key and install them on my own devices, in case the original developer is not registered. None of the information I give google is new, they know all of that probably long time ago, and I don't plan to distribute apps, just install them myself.

This seems like a macOS system where you can install apps from outside of Apple Store, but it still needs to be a registered developer. It's not THAT bad, as it may initially look like. Just remember the old Android Marketplace with tons of shady fart and flashlight apps.

But, I bet there will be a root workaround for that so... no worries. Root, disable, hide root, enjoy like nothing happened.

The only reason I'm on a Google rom is because I can't get confirmation that I can cast Netflix to a Chromecast with microG. It's the only Google ecosystem thing that matters to me. If they try to break my phone then I finally get to get over that hump, no loss. Almost everything in my phone is F-Droid ("side-loaded" is such a loaded phrase)

I'm also hopeful that this move will get struck down given the recent anti competitive practices cases they've lost.

Does anyone know how graphine performs on foldables? The big reason I haven't just switched to it is a healthy skepticism about it's ability to handle the two screens well.