I'm looking for an Android app that strips EXIF from photos before I upload them somewhere. I really care mostly about removing geolocation. I searched on F-Droid, I didn't find much. Has anybody used Scrambled Exif ?

Is there an explanation as to why exatcly update downloads are so slow from the game client in pretty much every game on Android i ever played that had such a thing. Screenshot is from magic arena but i also had this happen in fantasy war tactics and some other games ( cant really remember the games as they were more try and forget they ever existed type of thing ) By comparison the downloads from play store ale blazingly fast . Is that some Android limitation or was i just unlucky and those particular games had shitty servers. Also why are they not keeping the whole game in play store and doing this weird in game updates ( Probably it costs more but i would love confirmation ).

Is there an explanation as to why exatcly update downloads are so slow from the game client in pretty much every game on Android i ever played that had such a thing. Screenshot is from magic arena but i also had this happen in fantasy war tactics and some other games ( cant really remember the games as they were more try and forget they ever existed type of thing ) By comparison the downloads from play store ale blazingly fast . Is that some Android limitation or was i just unlucky and those particular games had shitty servers. Also why are they not keeping the whole game in play store and doing this weird in game updates ( Probably it costs more but i would love confirmation ).

I'm using GrapheneOS, the default Vanadium browser works great but it doesnt block ads. I want to install a 2nd browser just for youtube and my specific Google account for youtube. I also tried Newpipe and similar apps, but they cant use my Google's playlist and comments. I need them, that is why I think to use a 2nd browser.

Is there a way to set Youtube links (youtube.com, m.youtube.com...etc) to be opened in a non default browser, say Brave or Firefox?

The alternative app store Aptoide filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google in the USA over alleged monopolization. Aptoide, provider of an alternative Android app store, accuses Google of excluding competing app stores from the market by monopolizing app distribution and billing, thus violating US antitrust law.

If this can happen, is it possible that once mandatory developer verification comes into effect, all 3rd party apps will be uninstalled at first and require a re-install?

Concerning this specific case, NFCGate is a tool on which malware (family) titled NGate by ESET is based, thus likely causing a false positive.

Oh, and no bypass is available anymore (aside from disabling play protect):

For those out of the loop:

GameNative is an open source app to play PC games on Android, it supports Steam, Epic, GOG and Amazon.

https://gamenative.app/

Get 0.9.0 here: https://downloads.gamenative.app/releases/0.9.0/gamenative-v0.9.0.apk Or on Github here: https://github.com/utkarshdalal/GameNative/releases/download/v0.9.0/gamenative-v0.9.0.apk

Includes exciting changes like initial Pixel 10 support, Steam Workshop support, Steam branch support. Full changelog in thread 🧵

Changelog:

What's Changed

Fixes since prerelease:

Fix touchpad right-click by @Nightwalker743 in #1071
fix: remove 30s brightness blackout from ambient download overlay by @xXJSONDeruloXx in #1086
add OpenAL Soft Audio support, added presets for WINEDLLOVERRIDES for Quick Audio fixing by @Catpotatos in #1102
BCN emulation was hidden from Proton x86_x64 by @Catpotatos in #1109
Fix old installs for storage mgr by @xXJSONDeruloXx in #1111
Handle store-specific best configs by @utkarshdalal in #1115
Reduce GC pressure in CaseInsensitiveFileSystem by @jeremybernstein in #1120
Fix crash on game start on Meta Quest by @lvonasek in #1105
Don't show logged out steam splash when offline by @utkarshdalal in #1138
Hide local saves only setting by @utkarshdalal in #1139

Fixes from 0.9.0-prerelease:

Updated Wrapper - initial PowerVR (Pixel 10) GPU support - thanks to @sharpy66 and @Pipetto-crypto
Added "use known config" and automatic best configs for Epic, GOG and Amazon by @unbelievableflavour in #892
Added Steam workshop implementation by @Nightwalker743 in #977
Added support for Steam game versions/branches by @morganwalkup in #870
Added "compatibility" filter by @unbelievableflavour in #813
Added downloads & storage manager by @xXJSONDeruloXx and @eredisg in #878
Added carousel layout by @xXJSONDeruloXx in #797
Fixes for launching from frontends by @jeremybernstein
Fix Steam cloud saves for games like Cult of the Lamb and Blue Revolver - apply UFS rootoverrides for Windows save paths by @kiequoo in #839
Screensaver for download screen OLED protection by @ObfuscatedVoid in #1017
fix for games with Steam Input by @kiequoo in #1026
Samsung DeX support by @AndreVto in #793
Upload achievements in real-time & custom achievement pop-up placements by @phobos665 in #975
Fix display of game playtime by @kiequoo in #957
Preserve settings on Steam logout by @xXJSONDeruloXx in #903
Winlator ludashi effects by @xXJSONDeruloXx in #803
Improve boot splash tip readability on dark displays by @nacl-dev in #823
Launch games in the correct workingDir, fix some cloud saves and no launches by @kiequoo in #775
Reduces boot time on external storage by @giovannygb in #747
Fix CursorWindow crash on large Steam libraries by @jeremybernstein in #961
add battery temperature metric to performance HUD by @xXJSONDeruloXx in #991
Nicer amazon images by @unbelievableflavour in #1021
Nicer images for in GOG detail screens by @unbelievableflavour in #998
Reduce buggy game calculation size (eg in RE4) by @jeremybernstein in #929
Adjust color scheme of the External Display Input (on Thor-type devices) by @MayRedBeWithYou in #838

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/45553251

https://github.com/TrebleDroid/treble_experimentations/wiki/Frequently-Asked-Questions-%28FAQ%29

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/36195475

I am trying to add a calendar in iCal format to my phone.

Fossify Calendar is nice and fully offline, using DAVx5 as sync adapter.

The link looks like

https://example.com/cal/export/5o2b2j393b21owbd829273b3

In DAVx5 I can only add an account, which does not work for this link. The only direct link to add is a WebDAV filesystem mount

Are there any apps to block trackers etc.. For apps? For example the "I don't care about cookies" extension or Ghostery for Firefox and Chrome. I use mullvad DNS but is there anything like those above for apps that can reject all cookies automatically, or block them?

The amount of cookies to deny in just the app in the video alone is crazy (video attached).

I hope I'm posting in the right community, and that someone can help me out.

For the past couple days, my Samsung Galaxy S22 phone has started playing the default Verizon notification sound about once per day. I haven't nailed down the exact time, but it seems to happen in the morning.

The weird part(s)? My phone is on vibrate, and no notification seems to correspond to it. My phone is sitting on the desk, and I hear the sound, so I check my notifications, but nothing new shows up. I check my Notification Log app, and it doesn't show any new notifications. I check Settings > Notifications > Advanced Settings > Notification History, and it doesn't show anything either.

Today, I've changed my default notification ringtone to see if the new sound is triggered the next time. I'll update if/when that happens.

I'm a little concerned that the unexpected behavior could be malware or something, but I'm hoping something is just bugged.

Additional info that could be relevant: a couple months ago, I had to install the Libre Free app, and it was constantly making notification sounds, despite my phone being on vibrate. The unattributed notification sounds didn't start until after I stopped using the Libre app. I haven't uninstalled it yet, but I'm definitely considering it as part of my troubleshooting.

Ideally, I'd like to get to the bottom of this without a major reset of my phone. Does anyone have any tips/ideas?

I built this little website to make it easier to see the new releases for a handful of popular turnip driver repositories.

Please do share and let me know how this can be improved!

Using samsungs android (oneUI). I can configure a sleep mode where the phone is in 'do not disturb '. I can make an exclusion for specific apps, such that notifications from those apps are still shown. But the notification from that all is still silent (visible). I want a sound such that it can wake me in the night.

Usecase: :my pet-camera sends me a notification is my pet is awake and moving about. I want that notification to wake me up, from my sleep.

Samsung had something called routines (mini tasker I guess). Maybe i can build something, but it's seems too complicated for my usecase?

Hippie somebody knows

GitHub.

Amadz is a fully modern Android calling application built with Jetpack Compose, Navigation 3, Hilt, and Paging 3. It is designed as a powerful alternative to the default Phone app with a modular, scalable architecture and production-grade call handling.

Is anyone familiar with the specifics of how Circle to Search (linked) works? I was looking for a FOSS alternative to the google circle to search tool and came across it. It seems to describe its implementation in a clear way on the GitHub page, but I have not validated that it does actually operate using that architecture, or that it keeps to its promises about not caching info that is pulled from its third party OCR tools.

On android it asks for "advanced permissions" which I presume are needed to take screenshots and share these with the third party OCR service. Since I havent validated how it works though, I wanted to check if anyone else has before I provide it those permissions.

I have been steady researching this and I have stumbbled upon what lloks like an unfinshed doc for the Developer Verification Program

Key notes

• still no rollout schedule
• Fee can be found in FAQ. Says it will be $25
• That you will have to provide a state-issued ID even for the now free "Limited Distribution" that has a 20 device maximum
• In the FAQ it shows that this is covering all devices Android 7.0 and up and admits that the Advanced Flow in Google Play Services.
• still does not address how they are justifying this at all

They have stolen a free product and are now activity locking out the people who built it.

ASOP does not belong to them it belongs to us. Time to get it back I think.

I just updated my 2025 Moto G Stylus 5G to Android 16 only to discover the only feature I updated for doesn't work on my device thanks to Qualcomm.

Starting in August, installing APKs from unverified developers will require a new procedure called Advanced Flow. It involves enabling developer mode, rebooting the device, and waiting 24 hours with biometric verification.

After that, you choose: allow the APK installation for 7 days or indefinitely. The procedure is a one-time process and applies to all versions of Android.

Will the 24-hour wait stop you from installing APKs outside the store?

Over the years I've tested out pretty much all the Android keyboards, but swipe typing always kept me on GBoard, even though GBoard did not support voice typing for anything except Google, so I had to switch keyboards for that.

Recently I learned that HeliBoard has support for gesture typing with the Google library. But I couldn't find any instructions on where to get the necessary files or how to do it. Well, someone posted a link to the file elsewhere so I'll share it here. And it works! Extremely well. I can also pin a button for voice typing and then select Transcribro for that (which uses OpenAI Whisper locally and works super well.

Another gripe I had with GBoard was the cursor moves way too fast when swiping on the space bar. Not so with Heliboard. You can also swipe backwards from the backspace key and it will highlight text and then delete it when you let go.

Trust me, I push Signal hard and even donate to it monthly. As I'm sure many of you know, there are always a few contacts who unfortunately refuse to use it.

In this case: do you prefer to use insecure SMS in something like QUIK SMS or Fossify Messages, or do you prefer to bite the Google bullet to get end-to-end encrypted messages (even if the metadata isn't encrypted)?

I can see good arguments for both sides, so I am curious what Lemmy's take is.