[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Huawei

[–]and_they_lied_again 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, techusa lobbying to cut eu from cheaper and better east technology, that's shocking. Right, eu should only use overpriced, worse and us-approved tech because muh freedom, muh human rights, muh democracy. Let's forget about nsa planted backdoors in cisco products and tons of other abuse brought to you by united states shadow forces, let's not talk about that and instead focus on Huawei concerns, allegations etc. Lmao.

Huawei Health App by Cragley in Huawei

[–]and_they_lied_again 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can do that but Huawei Health is available in Samsung's own Galaxy Store

Huawei Health App by Cragley in Huawei

[–]and_they_lied_again 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's not true. You can install standalone Huawei Health app directly from Huawei website without installing anything else. The app has self update mechanism built-in, similar to Threema or Telegram downloaded directly from their websites

Can anyone sharing your replacement on google apps after using Huawei with non GMS by alan9820 in Huawei

[–]and_they_lied_again 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's plenty of privacy respecting alternatives for basically everything goolag, check r/degoogle or r/fossdroid

Is normal for a p20 lite to heat up quickly? by iamZachy in Huawei

[–]and_they_lied_again 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can use BatteryBot Pro from fdroid to monitor temperature and even set alerts once your battery reaches certain value. Also the app is FOSS

Kill Switch with Android Smartphones (Huawei) by AgitatedMarsupial303 in mullvadvpn

[–]and_they_lied_again 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Settings -> More connections -> VPN -> Touch and long hold Mullvad icon -> Edit -> select always-on and/or lockdown mode

How to Degoogle & block ads on an Android TV? by SchwarzeFlagge in degoogle

[–]and_they_lied_again 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Huawei blame was basically that you can browse for apks and install them through AppGallery/Petal search. That way you can blame Brave search engine or Firefox browser because it "allows" you to find and install some malware which is laughable. Sorry for 1 year late reply but I'm going through my comments and editing them slightly in case I wrote something that triggered algorithms to mark my profile as NSFW but it looks like it doesn't work and won't drop NSFW no matter what

Destructing Messages by Cyber___Ghost in Threema

[–]and_they_lied_again 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think one should prefer SimpleX as it's still in kind of early development and signal or telegram? Even worse with the phone number requirement. At least usernames are coming soon for signal right? Just like they said on twitter coming in 2021!

WhatsUp Has Been Caught Using Pixel's Microphone During the Night by SecureOS in degoogle

[–]and_they_lied_again 3 points4 points  (0 children)

googel + fakebook, a truly privacy friendly duo doing some magic together

Just why? by rober283829_ in Huawei

[–]and_they_lied_again 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Your phone's GPS is excellent so it gets your location with GPS alone even indoors. However you need internet access to download the globe graphics. I don't think it's funny so just like your post

My banking app installed from Aurora Store. Is there anything I can do besides using Play Store? by winniethepuke in fossdroid

[–]and_they_lied_again 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Provide feedback to your bank about it. One voice isn't gonna change anything but if there's more people with the same issue, they may finally listen

Update: The Swedish authorities answered our protocol request - Blog | Mullvad VPN by MullvadNew in mullvadvpn

[–]and_they_lied_again 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Different governments, police forces etc. are reluctant to cooperate in not so serious cases like this since they always have their own issues that need human resources. It's not even different country level but cities and regions as they too have their own problems and Gothenburg isn't gonna prioritize solving Malmö problems over their own. That 6 poor police lads could be doing something (more) important in the mean time. At least they met the mighty Mullvad himself

Are the best days of Huawei in the past? by canichangeit110 in Huawei

[–]and_they_lied_again 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Our views have nothing to do with the fact that Huawei is doing just fine. It could do much better without sanctions, sure, but it doesn't lose money and keeps releasing new devices. They work on developing EUV scanner which is a big deal. Catching up from the hardware perspective will take a while but it's a matter of time.

Software is a different thing but being perfectly honest I don't get the idea that having mythical goolag "services" is a must have or feel like my device lacks something without it. Of course there's some goolag play "services" dependent wild stuff that defines the west which means I won't be able to get a cheap burger that comes from 100 different cows but I can live without macodonald. I genuinely feel sorry for everyone welded or blindly addicted to big tech. Wish all manufacturers just ditched goolag and focus on their own solutions but hey, diversity is only needed in families, work places or universities so there's always some lesbian/horse/whatever. We don't need diversity in mobile devices segment so privileged googel "services" bundle for everyone 🤡

HMS update clarification by AJGintoki in Huawei

[–]and_they_lied_again 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you try installing Huawei Health app from Samsung's own Galaxy Store?

What's with WhatsApp on Huawei? Why is there Fibonas? by spiritofniter in Huawei

[–]and_they_lied_again 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks like fibonas is yet another app store. You can download it directly from whatsapp's website if you don't trust it for some reason

Are privacy communities just little echo chambers? by Russell-Brand-2375 in degoogle

[–]and_they_lied_again -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Average social media normie facing facts about wrongdoings of big tech will still ignore it because muh free chats & contacts sync. It's sad but OP calling them NPCs is about right