MasterBuilder @ MasterBuilder @lemmy.one

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Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Give that man a cigar!

Control plus the ones who own the office space really, really need to make sure it's being used or it looks bad on the quarterly finances.

Also, I have to admit there is validity to the benefits of in-person social interaction on certain aspects of productivity when teams are involved.

That depends on how well it blocks adware and malware at the system level, and how much control it has over individual permissions for each app.

I'll take a closer look at Grapheme since I'm hearing a lot more positive reviews lately.

By optimizations, do you mean the malware blocking, audio improvements, and CPU tweaks?

Most work through Magisk. I flash a kernel from the pixel 6 XDA forum that uses a magisk module to help it work. That has optimizations and I can use a kernel manager to tweak it's settings. And I use adaway which is a DNS level ad blocker. ViperFX4Android is a godlike audio transformer.

Still using xprivacylua to restrict apps' ability to track, use camera and speaker, and get my contacts. I have a tool that stops phone charging at 90% so I don't over-wear the battery.

I use NeoBackup to backup all my apps with data, plus some system data like WiFi hotspots, call history, Bluetooth pairings. When I factory reset or otherwise have to start over, I restore that to get everything back. On older phones, I use TWRP to flash and do nandroid backups, etc. I'm not sure why TWRP is still not available on Pixel 6.

With root, I can do all this, without it I can't even backup the apps, and any ad block I can use makes it impossible to run a VPN to protect my privacy as they use VPN to block the sites.

If I can't unlock the bootloader, then when the OS becomes too bloated to be useful, I have to toss my phone instead of stripping the bloat with a degoogled ROM. I get another 3 to 5 years out of it by replacing stock. That's a boat-load of money, right there!

For example, I'm still using my Pixel 2XL as a viable device (minus Sim). That is about 6 years old now. It is on the 7/23 patch of android 13 right now. It might get 14.

My AdAway host lists block over 650,000 known malware and ad sites.

I'm pretty happy with my setup, and have confidence I'm at least partially protected from the crap out there.

Perhaps. I'd have to see how it blocks ads and malware. If I can get the features I want, I'd be happy to remain unrooted because I am taking risks if I lose the phone or it is outright stolen.

If you have a dropbox-like service, such as Synology Drive, you can put the file on the replicated volume to get the same effect.

I use synology drive, but I have it locked down so I can only sync when I'm on my local network or I activate my personal VPN remotely.

It got clunky precisely because they want you to pay for a subscription. Why pay if it works well without paying? It's the capitalist way. Make it a pain, then offer a "cure" for a price.

Don't have to imagine. Change your metaphor from hammer to car, and you're experiencing it in realtime.

This is one reason why I will never pay for a phone I cannot root if a rootable option exists.

Strangers on the internet constantly tell me I am a fool to root "'cause security", and I just shake my head.

If I pay $700 for a phone, I own it. If I'm paying for X gigabytes of cellular data, I will not be told I cannot use it "for that".

I almost never see advertisements, am blocking tracking and malware at the device level, and impriving sound output quality. I use kernels that are patched up way better than the device default, and have superior battery life, and cpy over-clocking.

I'd go insane if I had to deal with all those restrictions, invasion of privacy, and monetization of my life at my expense.

Humanity as tools.

Never heard of this device. If it came from manufacturer with Android 10, it likely can take a GSI, which is a ROM build based on the standard interfaces manufacturers should be using for their devices. Andy Yan's Lineage 20 is an example, which I use on my 5 year old mid tier Samsung tablet.

If you can get one of these ROMs, and use MicroG, you will get a few years of life out of your phone. The performance boost is almost like getting a new phone.

Edit: found this article that suggests GSI might work on the phone. If so, you might get Android 13.

I started Reddit almost 2 years ago, and used Infinity. I avoided all social media since MyPage but finally gave in for Reddit. It was Toxic, then it went to hell in a handbasket like Twitter.

Apkmirror. Find your app, install it, then let aurora update it as needed.

This is my view, too. I still have my 2XL with fully updated LineageOS with MicroG, and it still feels "fast enough". I got the P6 because the camera stopped working after 4 years and the battery and USB charging port got flakey.

However, after I went with a custom ROM, the USB/battery problems went away. I still use it.

If I can't flash, I won't buy.

I'm using both Liftoff and Jerboa. I can't decide which is better, so I'm interested in others people love.

Actually, the intended use of work profile is for... Work. You don't want the corporate VPN to be The phone-wide VPN - do you?

The design is logical. Since we are all misusing it, I think it would be useful to be able to toggle a "share VPN" switch.

And that is the goal - make it such a pain in the ass to go with something that won't track your every decision that we all give up because it is easier.

At least LineageOS with or without MicroG is fairly simple, with auto-updates in many cases. Once you get past Knox and install twrp, it's easier.

GSI builds are generally easy, too, if it's well maintained. I like Andy Yan's ROMs.

Am I the only one here who uses backintime? It is easy to use and supports incremental backups.

That won't help when you must use it for any online access to (for example) your bank, any loan application, school enrollment, car maintenance, online shopping, tax filing, airline tickets, passport renewal, license3 renewal, mortgage payment, etc., etc .

... Until all the sites you absolutely need to use in order to *function in society *require approved devices with proper tracking.