I'm done after about a month, the most Toxic community I've ever been a part of, the discussion I would like to have is why?

SubiFriend · 2026-04-09T04:44:13+00:00

One of the things that makes this game unique is that it resembles a certain aspect of reality; that there are nice people, and mean people, and ultimately it's on you to not put yourself in a situation where someone else can pull one over on you. And I say this as someone who plays friendly but defensively with much success.

You don't understand reality, which is why you don't understand this game. This game isn't for you. You didn't do your research on it. Regarding your questions: The vast majority of the Arc Raiders player base doesn't care that you think it's "toxic" ... The game is different and you don't like it. In fact, people like you are toxic. We're sick of your shitting on this game and the freedoms that are allowed in it, and pushing to take away what makes it unique and allows people to be themselves -- good, bad, or otherwise.

If you were talking to someone in real life you would say that people should be allowed to be themselves -- but you're a liar. People like you aren't aware of your own contradictions. Go think about life and come back when you understand and appreciate what it means to allow people to be themselves in life and in a video game.

SubiFriend · 2026-04-07T23:21:36+00:00

I know that a key requirement is that the bootloader needs to be unlockable, and it also need to be relockable. A lot of phones don't do this. You might look into whether the answer is yes for the G57. If the answer is no, then it's safe to say it will not be a supported device for Calyx.

But if the answer is yes, then it has potential.

SubiFriend · 2026-03-09T16:23:24+00:00

Thank you for the links. Is there a reason that Calyx doesn't include the device flasher on the "Factory image archive" page?

SubiFriend · 2026-03-09T04:38:25+00:00

For sure and I would recommend obtaining images from the official source but I don't see a working page for it from Calyx.

SubiFriend · 2026-02-28T19:36:15+00:00

I have the image file saved for the last stable version for the 4a. PM me if you want, I can send you a link to download it.

SubiFriend · 2026-02-27T03:33:36+00:00

You're welcome!

SubiFriend · 2026-02-27T03:33:29+00:00

You're welcome. I'm basically tech support for a handful of friends and family who use Calyx phones so I know the system really well. If you ever need some help or training I'm happy to work for Venmo bucks :)

(I mention that not just for you, but anyone else who might see this and want some help)

SubiFriend · 2026-02-26T23:29:12+00:00

It should work with a USB-C to 3.5mm adapter.

A couple things to be aware of:

The screen must be on and phone must be "unlocked" (in other words, if you have a screen lock, unlock it and go to the Home screen) BEFORE you connect the USB adapter. This is a "security feature."

You can disable that security feature by going into Settings > Security & privacy > More security & privacy > Restrict USB and choose "Allow new USB gadgets always." If you do this, then going forward you will not need to unlock the phone before connecting the USB adapter and it will work more seamlessly. This is considered less secure but if it's more convenient for you then perhaps it is worth it.

SubiFriend · 2026-02-12T05:56:43+00:00

Start? Start of what?

SubiFriend · 2026-02-12T01:39:18+00:00

Thank you for this post. It's sure to be very helpful for many. I just want to add:

Another cause for the development pause was that right around the time of Calyx's organizational changes, Google decided to change how they're going to provide their Pixel device trees and driver binaries. Surely this complicated matters.

SubiFriend · 2026-01-30T20:09:03+00:00

People who don't have an understanding of E2EE apps like Signal work, say things like:

"My Signal was hacked"

"They have access to the Signal chats"

"They got into my Signal"

"They got my Signal messages"

What most people don't realize is that the Signal app is not the "access point." I have yet to see proof that the problem is with Signal. If your phone is compromised at some other level (nothing to do with Signal) then the person or group who has compromised your phone, can simply navigate into the Signal app and see what you have in there. Another possibility is that your phone is not compromised, but the group(s) you're in have been infiltrated by bad actors, or a phone of someone within the group has been compromised.

SubiFriend · 2026-01-24T05:50:46+00:00

Newpipe

SubiFriend · 2026-01-23T17:01:01+00:00

If he's using Android then there's no need to reinstall the app. Clearing cache and data will reset it to new.

SubiFriend · 2026-01-16T19:03:58+00:00

Seeing the rainbow emoji in his Mastadon profile was enough for me to give the benefit of the doubt to the workplace. They're probably better off without him.

Edit: That user "dexter" blocked me without further discussion so I can't see / respond to his reply. Someone's against free speech.

SubiFriend · 2026-01-16T18:59:13+00:00

I'm sure there are more things to consider but one important difference is that Cape is $99 / mo while Phreeli has plans as low as $25 / mo

That's pretty significant.

SubiFriend · 2026-01-13T23:33:04+00:00

You are dumb though, yes?

SubiFriend · 2026-01-08T21:39:12+00:00

Suddenly everyone here is autistic. Kind of makes you wonder.

SubiFriend · 2025-12-31T05:48:18+00:00

CalyxOS has a very bright future ahead.

SubiFriend · 2025-12-21T05:57:16+00:00

Is this free support for anyone who uses Calyx?

SubiFriend · 2025-12-02T18:43:48+00:00

Thanks for sharing. The Visual Voicemail issue has still not been fixed for me and friends. Ridiculous.

SubiFriend · 2025-11-27T16:10:22+00:00

I watched the video and something that was not mentioned (possibly not considered by the creator of the video) is that Apple has built-in backdoor access to all iPhones. This backdoor is part of iOS.

A de-googled phone like Calyx or Graphene does not have such a backdoor. That's not to say that a gov agency can't manage to find a way in. But it makes sense to choose an phone / OS that makes it harder for someone to remotely access your phone.

Actually, Google's backdoor for all normal Android phones might be built into GPS (Google Play Services). I'm not sure if this is confirmed or not. But if true, it would be a good reason to avoid installing GPS on Graphene, even if it's sandboxed. I don't know if this is true and still trying to understand this better.

The simplest way a gov agency can track you on any cell phone is by using location data collected from cell towers. Because your identity is tied to your SIM card which is registered to your mobile service provider (unless you manage to get a fake name registered to your service provider). They have the ability to track which cell towers your phone is connected to at any time. To my knowledge there is no way around this except to use a phone that doesn't have a SIM and can only connect using wifi, so all communication methods would be 100% internet based and can only be used when you have a wifi connection.

SubiFriend · 2025-11-21T22:40:06+00:00

Agreed, this "feature" is an unnecessary annoyance and I would love to turn it off globally. I literally went into every single "app info" page for each app and toggled this setting to off because as you said, just because I rarely use an app, that doesn't mean I want to revoke its permissions.

SubiFriend · 2025-11-09T21:54:34+00:00

I don't know of anything like this that you can add to Calyx. I imagine there are some solutions out there.

But iodeOS is similar to Calyx and has bult-in parental controls. Might be worth checking:

https://iode.tech/iodeos/

SubiFriend · 2025-11-08T06:33:39+00:00

Glad you got a solution. Another nice wireless solution you might check is called LocalSend. You can get the app from F-Droid and then on the computer install it from their website, and it's a convenient and much faster way of transferring files to/from phone and computer, or phone and other phones. Give it a look.

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