soc.octade.net is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.

This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.

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Search results for tag #android

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[?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
@arcanechat@fosstodon.org

Meet

No phone numbers required for registration.

No strangers discovering and contacting your family members.

All your conversations end-to-end encrypted.

it is magic! ✨

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    [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
    @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

    Switching from / to is not a solution if you really care about and

    all of them are centralized services and depend on phone numbers, which makes them easy to censor, the best services are the one that don't require any personal data at all to register, like

    Keep the safe 💜✨

      [?]Jimmothy Baggins » 🌐
      @64bithero@mstdn.games

      For anyone using a third party Mastodon app I highly recommend you check out their privacy policy. While Mastodon nor most instances data mine, I’ve leaned many apps (even many developed by one person) do collect alarming amounts of data.

      Mastodon itself has no use for this data , which means they are collecting to use for their own means.

        [?]The New Oil » 🤖 🌐
        @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org

        [?]joepie91 (🔜 eth0; status: aaaaaaa) » 🌐
        @joepie91@fedi.slightly.tech

        yeah so that whole "google is gonna lock down android in 2027 thing, degoogle your phone now" thing

        so are any of you working yet on actually making that possible for anything that isn't 10 high-end models from 5 western brands?

        or is everyone just expected to drop $500+ on a new phone and add their old phone to the landfill as yet another piece of e-waste?

        (and save me the "well *technically* some low-end models are supported" spiel because if that's your response then you have *not* understood the point I am making here)

        #android #degoogle

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          [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
          @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

          Happy Saturday!

          The weekend is here: a nice opportunity to recommend to a friend or and help them get in contact with you there

          Spread purple love 💜✨
          Keep the family safe 🤗

            [?]The New Oil » 🤖 🌐
            @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org

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            [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
            @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

            not a supporter of yet??? you can not only watch but also be part of the change! ✨

            💜 join our contributors 👉 arcanechat.me/#contribute

              [?]The New Oil » 🤖 🌐
              @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org

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              [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
              @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

              A new version of was released and should be available in Google Play and f-droid in the upcoming days, direct download at arcanechat.me

              🔮 What's new?

              ✦ Allow to react to posts in channels
              ✦ Improved calls stability and resilience
              ✦ Video player is now full-screen
              ✦ While recording a voice message, smartly pause currently playing music from system
              ✦ Reduce network traffic usage
              ✦ Several bug fixes and
              more, see: lemmy.ml/post/51259471

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                [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
                @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

                Switching from / to is not a solution if you really care about , and

                all of them are centralized services and depend on phone numbers, which makes them easy to censor, the best services are the one that don't require any personal data at all to register, like

                Keep the safe 💜✨

                  [?]DigitalEscapeTools » 🌐
                  @xabd@mastodon.social

                  Awesome DigitalEscapeTools keeps growing!

                  Now featuring 290 privacy-focused tools across 32 categories open-source, self-hosted, secure, and privacy-friendly alternatives.

                  Built a privacy-respecting tool? Contribute it, and accepted tools will also be showcased in r/DigitalEscapeTools.

                  ⭐ Explore, contribute, or suggest a tool: github.com/abdomk1998/awesome-

                  Screenshot of the Awesome Digital Escape Tools GitHub README showing privacy-focused badges and a description of the collection, with 290 tools across 32 categories.

                  Alt...Screenshot of the Awesome Digital Escape Tools GitHub README showing privacy-focused badges and a description of the collection, with 290 tools across 32 categories.

                    [?]The New Oil » 🤖 🌐
                    @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org

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                    [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
                    @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

                    Meet

                    No phone numbers required for registration.

                    No strangers discovering and contacting your family members.

                    All your conversations end-to-end encrypted.

                    it is magic! ✨

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                      [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
                      @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

                      Happy Sunday!

                      The weekend is not over yet: you still have time to recommend to a friend or family and help them get in contact with you here.

                      Spread purple love 💜✨
                      Keep the family safe 🤗

                        [?]adb » 🌐
                        @adbenitez@mastodon.de

                        am I the only one annoyed by so frequent updates???

                        I am already pissed off one can not disable automatic download of updates, one can disable the updates app completely, but I would prefer to manually check for updates and review available update before downloading not to completely disable updates

                        then after applying updates it takes ages "optimizing apps" see this screenshot, only 8 optimized apps out of 35 and it has taken 19 minutes already and in the meantime the phone is very slow and overheated :(

                          [?]steve mookie kong » 🌐
                          @mookie@weredreaming.com

                          [If] Big Tech to turn off all of your country's chatbots tomorrow, nothing would change. Every one of your country's ministries and corporations would chug on with nary a hitch. Households, too, though perhaps a few of the younger members of those families would have to do their own homework again.

                          [If] tech giants to switch off your country's Office 365 access, or to brick your Android and iOS phones, or to killswitch your John Deere tractors. Your country would effectively cease to exist.

                          https://www.thenerve.news/p/cory-doctorow-ai-business-incentive-to-lie-useless-chatbots-report-nikhil-suresh


                            [?]DigitalEscapeTools » 🌐
                            @xabd@mastodon.social

                            Looking for a messenger that doesn't require a phone number or email?

                            Zerion is an open-source Android messenger that runs over the Tor network for anonymous communication. It includes end-to-end encrypted chats, voice & video calls, group chats, encrypted file storage, and post-quantum cryptography support.

                            More details: digitalescapetools.com/tools/t

                            Screenshot of the Zerion project page. The header reads "Anonymous. Encrypted. Post-Quantum Ready." Below is the Zerion logo and a description explaining that Zerion is an open-source Android messenger for anonymous, end-to-end encrypted communication over the Tor network. The text highlights that it requires no phone number, email, accounts, or central servers, with communication occurring directly between devices to help protect against surveillance, metadata collection, and IP exposure.

                            Alt...Screenshot of the Zerion project page. The header reads "Anonymous. Encrypted. Post-Quantum Ready." Below is the Zerion logo and a description explaining that Zerion is an open-source Android messenger for anonymous, end-to-end encrypted communication over the Tor network. The text highlights that it requires no phone number, email, accounts, or central servers, with communication occurring directly between devices to help protect against surveillance, metadata collection, and IP exposure.

                              [?]Tadonic the Flautulent » 🌐
                              @ubuntourist@mastodon.social

                              Starting in 2027, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID.
                              keepandroidopen.org/

                                [?]The New Oil » 🤖 🌐
                                @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org

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                                [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
                                @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

                                we are happy to hear reports from parents that say the small ones of the family like a lot ArcaneChat and the in-chat mini-apps

                                  [?]The New Oil » 🤖 🌐
                                  @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org

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                                  [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
                                  @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

                                  Keep family and friends up to date with your adventures in the intimacy of a secure and private chat with

                                  No need to trust any service provider, you own your messages, pictures, videos and other data, all in your pockets!

                                  Enjoy the discretion and peace of mind: no one can discover you or know you are using the app, no big pile of contact requests to answer, no spam, no scammers! only people you share you invite link or contact QR with can message you!

                                    [?]ARGVMI~1.PIF » 🌐
                                    @argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org

                                    Just tried to reboot my Pixel 6 into 16, and…the is stone-cold dead. Black screen, no response to buttons, power+volume doesn't work.

                                    This is not acceptable!

                                    When a PC operating system gets bricked, you can still boot into BIOS, enable booting from USB, and use a rescue/installer USB stick to repair or reinstall the OS.

                                    Can we please have that are similarly fail-safe? Not this unreliable nonsense? Thanks.

                                    😡

                                      [?]The New Oil » 🤖 🌐
                                      @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org

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                                      [?]adb » 🌐
                                      @adbenitez@mastodon.de

                                      [?]adb » 🌐
                                      @adbenitez@mastodon.de

                                      @Seyd yes, that is why WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and any other decent main-stream chat app offers support only for ... oh wait, no they don't 🙄 but I am not here to fight you, believe whatever pipe-dream you want to believe, friend ✌️

                                        [?]zerionchat » 🌐
                                        @zerionchat@mastodon.social

                                        Privacy is evolving.

                                        Zerion is an open-source, Tor-native messenger focused on modern cryptography and privacy-first communication.

                                        🌐 zerion.chat
                                        💻 github.com/zerionproject/Zerion

                                          [?]The New Oil » 🤖 🌐
                                          @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org

                                          [?]adb » 🌐
                                          @adbenitez@mastodon.de

                                          @kookie I am typing this while I wait about 1 minute by now for the dino.im page to load, OK 2 mins and still not loading, so I can't check but wasn't that only a desktop client?? you are not "mass market client" if you don't even offer mobile apps for and

                                          PS: waited some more minutes but the page still is not loading, so I give up :(

                                          @jschwart

                                            [?]The New Oil » 🤖 🌐
                                            @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org

                                            [?]DigitalEscapeTools » 🌐
                                            @xabd@mastodon.social

                                            GrapheneOS is making headlines after a U.S. case involving its duress PIN feature, which can securely wipe a device if a special password is entered during an unlock attempt.

                                            The case raises broader questions about privacy, encrypted devices, and digital rights during border searches not just for GrapheneOS users, but for anyone who values secure mobile devices.

                                            Read more: digitalescapetools.com/2026/07

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                                              [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
                                              @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

                                              Keep the family safe with 🤗💜

                                              No phone numbers required for registration, just set a name and start chatting!

                                              No strangers discovering and contacting your family members!

                                              All your conversations encrypted, only visible by family members, no 3rd party trust needed!

                                                [?]R.L. Dane :Debian: :FreeBSD: :OpenBSD: :NetBSD:🍵 :MiraLovesYou: [he/him/my good fellow] » 🌐
                                                @rl_dane@polymaths.social

                                                @gordoooo_z

                                                I was starting to look at the #Commodore phone until I saw that their launcher looked like some of the super-minimalist launchers I've seen on #Android from #FDroid, so I just started experimenting with that, instead.

                                                Currently on "Last Launcher," but I have a couple others installed to play with.

                                                I was on #KISSLauncher for the longest time, but they seem to have a lenient AI policy now, and I'm avoiding that kind of stuff whereever I can afford to.

                                                  [?]R.L. Dane :Debian: :FreeBSD: :OpenBSD: :NetBSD:🍵 :MiraLovesYou: [he/him/my good fellow] » 🌐
                                                  @rl_dane@polymaths.social

                                                  Now trying [Be nice] in my seemingly unending search for the right #NoSlop #Android #Launcher for me. XD

                                                  Seems kind of complicated, but worth exploring. Also very light (5 MiB)

                                                    [?]F-Droid » 🌐
                                                    @fdroidorg@floss.social

                                                    @eteryu already gatekeeps targedSdk, each new Android will block older "unsecure". Today about 33% of apps in the repo are built reproducible signed by the developers. F-Droid & Basic clients can update unattended on Android 12+ since early 2024. Apps are sandboxed by your Android, we function as a "package manager for ". We have some checks in place, but true, we can't check billions of line of code (half by AI now 🙃). We trust the devs, but we also verify, is that bad?

                                                      [?]CryptGoat » 🌐
                                                      @cryptgoat@fedifreu.de

                                                      RE: digitalcourage.social/@chikl/1

                                                      Is there any statement or policy regarding apps by @fdroidorg at this point? The amount of new and quickly abandoned apps in the repo is quite worrisome.

                                                        [?]soapdog » 🌐
                                                        @soapdog@social.soapdog.org

                                                        At the same time I want a #unihertz titan 2 elite cause physical keyboard rules and I miss my blackberry passport, I also want a #Fairphone gen 6 cause repairability and business model.

                                                        Argh, so hard to choose. #android

                                                          [?]R.L. Dane :Debian: :FreeBSD: :OpenBSD: :NetBSD:🍵 :MiraLovesYou: [he/him/my good fellow] » 🌐
                                                          @rl_dane@polymaths.social

                                                          Switched to a #NoSlop #Android #Launcher.

                                                          It was hard to say goodbye to #KissLauncher after using it for literal years, but  #LastLauncher is really hitting my minimalism button.  😁

                                                          https://f-droid.org/packages/nl.bw20.last_launcher

                                                          A very plain mobile Launcher with just the following items as plain text:

Gallery
Phone
Messages
Signal
GroupMe
Element X
CoMaps
GMaps WV
AntennaPod
Booming Music

                                                          Alt...A very plain mobile Launcher with just the following items as plain text: Gallery Phone Messages Signal GroupMe Element X CoMaps GMaps WV AntennaPod Booming Music

                                                            [?]Kerr Avonsen (she/her) » 🌐
                                                            @kerravonsen@mastodon.au

                                                            I am baffled by why the lovers of say that is "bad" and "insecure" -- and yet Obtainium still uses F-droid as one of its app-sources.

                                                            Can someone explain this to me?

                                                              [?]The New Oil » 🤖 🌐
                                                              @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org

                                                              [?]nixCraft 🐧 » 🌐
                                                              @nixCraft@mastodon.social

                                                              Android May Soon Restrict On-Device ADB, Affecting Shizuku, libadb and Developers: Changes proposed for ADB could kill an entire ecosystem of open-source power-user apps, mobile developer setups, and rootless privacy tools based on Shizuku.

                                                              kitsumed.github.io/blog/posts/

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                                                                [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
                                                                @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

                                                                Thanks a lot to our dears users that leave such lovely words in Google Play reviews.

                                                                You give us that magic energy and motivation to keep going!
                                                                💜✨🤗

                                                                Are you installing the app from Google Play but have not given a review yet??? it would help us a lot to gain more visibility and relevance between so many apps in the Google Play store, so please, if you can, leave us a review here:

                                                                play.google.com/store/apps/det

                                                                  [?]The New Oil » 🤖 🌐
                                                                  @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org

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                                                                  [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
                                                                  @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

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                                                                  [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
                                                                  @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

                                                                  🎉 The European Commission fined Google €890 million for breaching the Digital Markets Act, by promoting their own services and restricting customer access to alternatives on Google Search and Google Play.

                                                                  Read:
                                                                  ec.europa.eu/commission/pressc

                                                                  We need more of this happening, the reason why "everyone use that apps" is not always because the small players are worse but just because the Big Tech corps have a monopoly over what the masses even get to see

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                                                                    [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
                                                                    @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

                                                                    ** when you meet someone and they ask you for a way to keep in contact **

                                                                    Centralized chat solutions that require phone numbers to work will never give you the digital independence and you deserve

                                                                      [?]quangobaud » 🌐
                                                                      @miguelpergamon@kolektiva.social

                                                                      After deleting-hobbling a bunch of Google stuff on my Nokia phone (freeing-up 2 gigabytes of "fully used up 12 gigabyte" memory), F-Droid updated.

                                                                      Meanwhile, on my Lenovo tablet with 50 gigabytes free ...

                                                                      screengrab of Update settings in F-Droid

                                                                      Alt...screengrab of Update settings in F-Droid

                                                                      Mr deMille close-up ... 

"Earliest next update: 29 March 2025"

                                                                      Alt...Mr deMille close-up ... "Earliest next update: 29 March 2025"

                                                                      Unexpected Keyboard v 2.0.4 installed on Nokia phone (from 07/2026)

                                                                      Alt...Unexpected Keyboard v 2.0.4 installed on Nokia phone (from 07/2026)

                                                                      Unexpected Keyboard version 1.31.0 installed on Lenovo tablet (from 03/2025)

                                                                      Alt...Unexpected Keyboard version 1.31.0 installed on Lenovo tablet (from 03/2025)

                                                                        [?]DigitalEscapeTools » 🌐
                                                                        @xabd@mastodon.social

                                                                        UniClipboard is an open-source clipboard sync tool for securely sharing text, images, and files across your devices.

                                                                        It uses end-to-end encryption, works on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS, and doesn't require a cloud account.

                                                                        More details: digitalescapetools.com/tools/t

                                                                        Screenshot of the UniClipboard project page in dark mode. The page lists support for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android (LAN), and iOS (LAN), along with badges for the AGPL-3.0 license, version 0.20.0-alpha.2, and 68% code coverage. The description explains that UniClipboard is a privacy-first, cross-device clipboard synchronization tool that securely syncs text, images, and files using end-to-end encryption, ensuring only the user's devices can decrypt the data. A preview image at the bottom shows the application's dark-themed interface with a searchable clipboard history, file previews, categories, and synchronization features.

                                                                        Alt...Screenshot of the UniClipboard project page in dark mode. The page lists support for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android (LAN), and iOS (LAN), along with badges for the AGPL-3.0 license, version 0.20.0-alpha.2, and 68% code coverage. The description explains that UniClipboard is a privacy-first, cross-device clipboard synchronization tool that securely syncs text, images, and files using end-to-end encryption, ensuring only the user's devices can decrypt the data. A preview image at the bottom shows the application's dark-themed interface with a searchable clipboard history, file previews, categories, and synchronization features.

                                                                          [?]Raven » 🌐
                                                                          @raven@mastodon.fediblue.de

                                                                          I'm currently trying out Pachli and it seems that it will become my new main Mastodon client on Android. The interface is very clean and it works great. What I like is that I can customize the fonts and that they offer Atkinson Hyperlegible, which is a very good font in terms of readability.

                                                                          Great work, @pachli!

                                                                            [?]DigitalEscapeTools » 🌐
                                                                            @xabd@mastodon.social

                                                                            Morphe is a free and open-source Android app for patching YouTube, YouTube Music, and Reddit without root.

                                                                            Built on the foundation of ReVanced Manager, it adds a redesigned interface, a one-tap Simple Mode, an Advanced Mode with 100+ patch options, and more customization for power users.

                                                                            More details: digitalescapetools.com/tools/t

                                                                            Screenshot of the Morphe project page in dark mode. A large Morphe logo appears at the top, followed by buttons linking to the website, GitHub documentation, Reddit community, and translation project. Below, a description explains that Morphe is an Android app for patching YouTube, YouTube Music, and Reddit without root, removing ads and giving users more control over their experience.

                                                                            Alt...Screenshot of the Morphe project page in dark mode. A large Morphe logo appears at the top, followed by buttons linking to the website, GitHub documentation, Reddit community, and translation project. Below, a description explains that Morphe is an Android app for patching YouTube, YouTube Music, and Reddit without root, removing ads and giving users more control over their experience.

                                                                              [?]DigitalEscapeTools » 🌐
                                                                              @xabd@mastodon.social

                                                                              Cua is an open-source framework for building AI agents that can interact with desktop applications across Windows, macOS, Linux, and even Android.

                                                                              It includes cross-platform computer-use drivers, isolated sandboxes, and benchmarking tools for training and evaluating autonomous agents, making it a great project for developers exploring AI-powered desktop automation.

                                                                              More details: digitalescapetools.com/tools/t

                                                                              Screenshot of the Cua project page in dark mode. A large koala logo appears above the tagline: "Scale computer-use 2.0 with open-source drivers, cross-OS fleets, and benchmarks for training, evaluation, and data generation." Below are buttons linking to the Cua website, Discord server, X account, and documentation. A badge at the bottom highlights Cua as the "#1 Repository of the Day" on GitHub Trending.

                                                                              Alt...Screenshot of the Cua project page in dark mode. A large koala logo appears above the tagline: "Scale computer-use 2.0 with open-source drivers, cross-OS fleets, and benchmarks for training, evaluation, and data generation." Below are buttons linking to the Cua website, Discord server, X account, and documentation. A badge at the bottom highlights Cua as the "#1 Repository of the Day" on GitHub Trending.

                                                                                [?]R.L. Dane :Debian: :FreeBSD: :OpenBSD: :NetBSD:🍵 :MiraLovesYou: [he/him/my good fellow] » 🌐
                                                                                @rl_dane@polymaths.social

                                                                                New #blog #post: Re: Praying to St Jude: counselling the re-Googlers

                                                                                https://rldane.space/re-praying-to-st-jude-counselling-the-re-googlers.html

                                                                                1502 words (147 quoted)

                                                                                This is a #JulyReply post in reply to Kevin Boone's post

                                                                                cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton @giantspacesquid @Twizzay @stfn

                                                                                (I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)

                                                                                #rlDaneWriting #blost #DeGoogling #Android #Lineage #LineageOS #enpoopification #virtue #DigitalSovereignty

                                                                                  [?]DigitalEscapeTools » 🌐
                                                                                  @xabd@mastodon.social

                                                                                  Gopeed is a modern open-source download manager built with Go and Flutter.

                                                                                  It supports HTTP, BitTorrent, Magnet, and ED2K downloads, runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS, and includes browser extensions to capture downloads.

                                                                                  If you're looking for a privacy-friendly alternative to IDM or Free Download Manager, Gopeed is worth checking out.

                                                                                  More details: digitalescapetools.com/tools/t

                                                                                  Screenshot of the Gopeed project page in dark mode. A banner at the top displays the Gopeed logo. Below it are project badges showing passing tests, version 1.9.3, over 2.2 million downloads, code coverage, donation links, and community links including Discord and WeChat. A highlighted badge notes Gopeed was the "#1 Repository of the Day" on GitHub Trending. The description explains that Gopeed is a high-speed, open-source download manager built with Go and Flutter, supporting HTTP, BitTorrent, Magnet, and ED2K downloads across multiple platforms, with an extensible architecture for adding new features.

                                                                                  Alt...Screenshot of the Gopeed project page in dark mode. A banner at the top displays the Gopeed logo. Below it are project badges showing passing tests, version 1.9.3, over 2.2 million downloads, code coverage, donation links, and community links including Discord and WeChat. A highlighted badge notes Gopeed was the "#1 Repository of the Day" on GitHub Trending. The description explains that Gopeed is a high-speed, open-source download manager built with Go and Flutter, supporting HTTP, BitTorrent, Magnet, and ED2K downloads across multiple platforms, with an extensible architecture for adding new features.

                                                                                    [?]Develop Society & Social (Not just Tech) » 🌐
                                                                                    @collective_truth@mastodon.social

                                                                                    [?]Miguel Afonso Caetano 🦾 🌹 » 🌐
                                                                                    @remixtures@tldr.nettime.org

                                                                                    "Europe wasted no time using its landmark Digital Markets Act (DMA) to try to rein in Big Tech. Companies like Apple, Meta, and Google have faced steep fines and orders to modify their business practices since the law came into force in 2024. And the hits keep on coming for Big Tech in Europe. After several months of consideration, the European Commission has announced new DMA measures that will force Google to support interoperability and competition in the European Union, and Google is not happy about it.

                                                                                    The new “specification measures” cover two elements of Google’s business: Android phones and search. Both changes could theoretically increase competition and give users more choices, but Google claims they will undermine privacy and security. But as a “gatekeeper” under the DMA, Google has no choice but to comply. As the European Commission points out in its announcement, these decisions are legally binding.

                                                                                    On Android, Google will have to open up access to competing AI platforms. Currently, Google’s Gemini gets preferential access to the system. Gemini is preloaded on all Google-certified Android phones and can wake up in response to the “Hey Google” hot word. Google’s AI also includes system and app automation features, screen content access, and more.

                                                                                    “Third-party AI assistants are therefore limited in how they can offer their innovative services, making them less attractive to 60% of EU users who have an Android device,” the Commission said in its press release."

                                                                                    arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/0

                                                                                      [?]The New Oil » 🤖 🌐
                                                                                      @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org

                                                                                      [?]Luke Miller » 🌐
                                                                                      @upmultimedia@mastodon.gamedev.place

                                                                                      Liberation and Low Earth Orbit Adventures running on my older 2020 android phone.

                                                                                      Fonts are readable but could use a scaling option. Turns out designing for accessibility makes porting a lot easier :D

                                                                                      Title screen from Liberation on a phone screen

                                                                                      Alt...Title screen from Liberation on a phone screen

                                                                                      A space capsule floats above the Earth from the game Low Earth Orbit Adventures on a small phone screen

                                                                                      Alt...A space capsule floats above the Earth from the game Low Earth Orbit Adventures on a small phone screen

                                                                                        [?]The New Oil » 🤖 🌐
                                                                                        @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org

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                                                                                        [?]Tomáš » 🌐
                                                                                        @prahou@merveilles.town

                                                                                        Phone Bad Book Good - accounting.apk

                                                                                        Mister Mobilek is counting piles of money.

Mobilek: "Ok so - this covers what you owe netflix, this goes to spotify, doordash, and genshin impact."

Chid: "That means-"

Red: "We paid all our bills?"

Mobilek: "Well, no."

Chid: "How come?"

Mobilek: "You still owe me $42,000 for cloud storage!"

                                                                                        Alt...Mister Mobilek is counting piles of money. Mobilek: "Ok so - this covers what you owe netflix, this goes to spotify, doordash, and genshin impact." Chid: "That means-" Red: "We paid all our bills?" Mobilek: "Well, no." Chid: "How come?" Mobilek: "You still owe me $42,000 for cloud storage!"

                                                                                          [?]The New Oil » 🤖 🌐
                                                                                          @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org

                                                                                          oheso boosted

                                                                                          [?]stib [he/him] » 🌐
                                                                                          @stib@aus.social

                                                                                          Is there a good FOSS, AI-free photo editor for android? Looking for something that has a bit more than the basic adjustments, like curves, secondary colour correction, exposure, gamma, etc. Was hoping there would be a version of Darktable, but nothing comes up on the Google play store or f-droid.

                                                                                            [?]zerionchat » 🌐
                                                                                            @zerionchat@mastodon.social

                                                                                            If you’ve been looking for a messenger with no phone number, no account, and no server that can be scanned or subpoenaed, that’s exactly what Zerion is.

                                                                                            Everything runs over Tor. Post-quantum encryption on every message. Hidden profiles and anti-forensics for people who need them. Free and open source, so you can verify all of it yourself.

                                                                                            We’ve grown to here on word of mouth alone. If it sounds useful, try it and tell one person who’d need it.

                                                                                            zerion.chat

                                                                                              [?]PrivacyDigest » 🌐
                                                                                              @PrivacyDigest@mas.to

                                                                                              Google's new remote attestation scheme is every bit as terrible as its old remote attestation scheme

                                                                                              owes its existence to the open web, but today, its technological “innovations” have much to do with locking users into a “walled garden.” The latest of these is “reCAPTCHA Mobile Verification,” an experimental initiative that will let companies block users if they are running independent, "de-googled" versions of . These “indie Android” versions are favored by people who want to protect their and their attention by blocking and . Worse, this is just the latest in a line of similarly user-hostile measures.

                                                                                              eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/goog

                                                                                                [?]Jesus Michał von Gentoo 🏔 (he) » 🌐
                                                                                                @mgorny@social.treehouse.systems

                                                                                                Back when I was diagnosed with , I've found two apps to help me. Both were proprietary.

                                                                                                The first one came from the glucometer's manufacturer, and it featured the ability to copy its readings over Bluetooth. It also had a pretty useful bolus calculator. However, it was also annoying in a number of ways: it required an account with all the implied data sharing, was premiumware (though using their glucometer implied a free "pro" version), was quite childish in design, didn't respect disabled animations or dark theme.

                                                                                                The second one was an independent Polish app to compute carbs from meals. It wasn't perfect, but it had a rich database of products and quite a few convenient features (like copying meals or calculating carbs based on recipes). Unfortunately, the authors went full way into AI hype, and while I didn't use any of the "AI" features (they were premiumware anyway), the app itself was becoming increasingly crappy.

                                                                                                Eventually, this motivated me to look for a new app. I've settled for . It's just got the basics: meal composition and computing carbs, plus letting me log blood sugar and insulin doses manually. It used to have a bolus calculator before I used it, but it was removed over legal concerns. Still, it's open source, it's nice, it's got no crap and it respects the dark theme. And honestly, given that I've already reached the point of overriding bolus calculator, I've figured out it's enough for me.

                                                                                                In fact, it's so "enough" that I'm not even using it regularly. I mean, if my blood sugar is predictable and my meals are predictable, there's no reason to waste time logging them. The app is there to assist me when I need it, not force me to use it.

                                                                                                I still keep the two other apps installed. The first one in case I had doubts over insulin doses and wanted to use the bolus calculator. The second one over my database of meals; though I had already exported it, so I just need to figure out if the export is complete enough.

                                                                                                github.com/Faltenreich/Diaguard

                                                                                                  [?]The New Oil » 🤖 🌐
                                                                                                  @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org

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