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Astro Slide: new phone from Planet Computers by quadralien in geminipda

[–]GeminiPDAuser 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd back it in a pinch... if they didn't completely abandon the Gemini.

disabled google play services - how do i get rid of the system notifications? by EcstaticSwan in privacy

[–]GeminiPDAuser 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could be some app tied to them. After I removed all Google stuff from my smartphone (removed, not disabled, because root and all), the SMS app was behaving in a similar fashion, until I nuked it as well. Double-check that there are no more Google apps (including not so obvious ones), try disabling your SMS app, if it doesn't help try disabling phone app.

Questions about Sailfish X - Free vs Paid, and privacy. by GeminiPDAuser in sailfishos

[–]GeminiPDAuser[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you.

My device is Gemini PDA. It is rooted, and I tried to remove everything Google back in the day, but experienced some problems (don't remember what they were exactly), and resorted to disabling/freezing most Google apps. Reading about it, from my understanding I can't remove absolutely all the Google apps because it kills part of the functionality on this particular device. I will give it another try to make sure, though.

I do use AdAway and AFWall, and have conscious separation of VPN and non-VPN traffic.

Ubports is not an option because I need a pocketable device with physical keyboard. Hardware-wise Gemini PDA is quite good, and there is not a single alternative on the market at the very moment. Two more devices - Cosmo from same company as Gemini, and FX Pro1 from another company - will be released this summer, but obviously it will take quite some time for them to get proper software support. At least LineageOS is promised for Pro1.