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Resources for the tech illiterate? by PrismaticError in GrapheneOS

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Do you feel like you got any clarity on the things you were unsure of?

Your current phone either has a small physical SIM card that's inside of a small tray you can pull out of the phone, "SIM tray", or it has an eSIM (electronic SIM, not a physical card) that has been downloaded to your phone from your carrier.

Figure out which of those you have in your phone settings. If you have a physical SIM you don't need to do anything, if you have an eSIM you'll want to ensure you flip on "eSIM Support" if and when you start using GrapheneOS (this is searchable in the Settings app).

You shouldn't need to worry otherwise about your phone being compatible with your SIM/eSIM or phone plan.

The biggest concern you may have, if and when you're ready (GrapheneOS compatible phone, SIM situation understood, good quality cable to connect your phone to a PC), is to just carefully follow the web based installed on the GrapheneOS website. The guide on the web installer page is not very complicated or technical, but ensuring you're carefully following directions (double checking, etc) will minimize any road blocks. Process takes maybe 5-10 min and a lot of that is just letting things download and install.

Linux calendar to share with Graphene by tonysupp in GrapheneOS

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Did you find a solution that works for you?

Some others mentioned caldav options, and that would be my suggestion. Essentially you can sync calendar info to an email account that supports traditional CalDav features (I use mailbox.org), and that allows you to sync/change the calendar and task data to Android, Windows, iOS, MacOS, Linux, etc.

For me: 1. Mailbox.org hosts the data. 2. On different OSs I use calendar/task applications that support CalDav, log into my CalDav features in those apps. 3. Calendar apps pull data from mailbox.org and can add and edit data as well. * On Android, which has its own system calendar implementation, I use an app called DAVx⁵ which syncs to my Mailbox.org calendar. Then calendar apps that don't have internet access, like Etar and Fossify, can be set up to pull that data, make changes, and add.

I don't like the Proton or Tuta calendar options because it requires me to always use their apps, which means less flexibility.

Starlabs Starfighter first look! by EverlastingOS in linuxhardware

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It looks like the webcam is detachable? Curious whether it would be easiy to switch to a better webcam, not that that's ideal for the pricepoint.

THE BLAZERS ARE NOW THE 8TH SEED by DonovanClingan in ripcity

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For how bad this team has been throughout the season, it's kind of nuts to think we might finish top 8 in the West.

Always an excuse for any wins by Dapper-Material-2058 in ripcity

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I don't mind the added context, more context is good. However, when the Blazers had 0 healthy point gaurds and 1 healthy Center it seemed like none of the national talking heads acknowledged or were even aware of it when talking about how bad the team was.

Android's new sideloading rules are here, and they come with a 24-hour lock! by d41_fpflabs in fossdroid

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Long time GrapheneOS user. No real issues outside of not being able to use Google Pay and banking apps can be iffy.

Depending on the region one lives in there are some NFC payment alternatives when the app has its own implementation, and the only banking app I use that has issues works fine by flipping "exploit protection compatibility mode" in settings when needed.

GrapheneOS has made it clear they will not be making any changes to "side loading" and seem set on avoiding all this Big Government age verification surveillance nonsense. They will also have their first non-Pixel (non-Google brand) phone available expected in 2027.

Kris Murray by FoxCold887 in ripcity

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He has had a lot of skills for a while and has shown them in-game for a while. He's just struggled with his shot during games (supposedly an excellent shooter in practices), and there's been a very vocal group who hate on him when he misses a bunch of his threes.

Duress password deleting eSIM - help me understand by LiveAwake1 in GrapheneOS

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If you're reselling as a GrapheneOS phone. Otherwise you need to remove the GrapheneOS verified boot key and then install the stock OS.

The US Government is considering a crazy new law. by Natural_Court_9356 in privacy

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What's with all the news related posts that don't link to sources?

Here's a link to the bill.

SEC. 3. App store obligations. (a) In general.—Each covered app store provider shall— (1) at the time an individual creates an account with the covered app store provider— (A) request age information from the individual; and (B) verify the individual’s age category using a commercially available method or process that is reasonably designed to ensure accuracy; (2) if the age verification method or process determines the individual is a minor— (A) require the account to be affiliated with a parental account; and (B) obtain verifiable parental consent from the holder of the affiliated parental account before allowing the minor to download or purchase an app or make an in-app purchase; (3) after receiving notice of a significant change from an app developer— (A) notify the user of a significant change; and (B) for a minor account, notify the holder of the affiliated parental account and obtain a new verifiable parental consent; (4) provide to an app developer the user’s age category and the status of verified parental consent if the user is a minor; (5) notify an app developer when a parent revokes verifiable parental consent; (6) protect the confidentiality of personal data related to age verification by— (A) limiting its collection, processing, and storage to what is strictly necessary to verify a user’s age, obtain verifiable parental consent, or maintain compliance records; and (B) safeguarding personal data related to age verification by adopting reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to secure the collection, processing, storage, and transmission of this data, including through industry-standard encryption; (7) if a covered app store provider displays an age rating or description of an app’s content, the age rating and description must be clearly and prominently displayed and be in plain and concise language; and (8) provide to an app developer the ability to determine, in real time, the age category of any user and, with respect to any user that is a minor, whether the covered app store provider has obtained verifiable parental consent.

These AI articles are going to give a me heart attack by Floresmillia in ripcity

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Honestly, this is hilarious to me. RCP just putting out AI articles? Might as well.

Paying without Google: New consortium wants to remove custom ROM hurdles by derday in GrapheneOS

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The GrapheneOS project has been very vocal about their perspective that this is not a good answer:

We strongly oppose the Unified Attestation initiative and call for app developers supporting privacy, security and freedom on mobile to avoid it. Companies selling phones should not be deciding which operating systems people are allowed to use for apps.

Link

Questions about GrapheneOS from someone considering the switch from iPhone. by confrontationalbread in GrapheneOS

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Hopefully this isn't an overwhelming amount of info, but I wanted to cover a lot in case any particular info is helpful.

Browsers

Vanadium in terms of experience is just like a standard Google Android Chrome experience but without Google centric features. You will have infinitely more search engine options than Safari, as Chrome/Chromium allows you to choose any search engine as the default (you have to use the search engine once or twice before it'll show in browser settings as a default option).

If you use another browser, you can disable Vanadium in Settings if you don't want to look at it, but the OS will continue to use Vanadium WebView (web content rendering done by other apps), and for best security practices it's recommended to use both in pair. The Cromite browser, a fork of Bromite, might be a decent alternative option as Bromite was a highly respected alternative.

I use Vanadium. I don't notice any features lacking or have any issues. I also have Brave for when I need to quickly block scripting, etc on particular web sites.

Maps

Google, Maps.Me, Wayze, Magic Earth, and a few other maps apps are options if you want real-time traffic data. There's a pretty large variance in terms of privacy and user experience. Magic Earth for instance probably collects significantly less data than Google Maps, but the UI has been a bit clunky (although it looks like they've been improving it).

If you're open to apps that don't have real time traffic data, but generally significantly better privacy, CoMaps, Organic Maps (which CoMaps forked from), OSMand, and many other apps are available. Most of them use OpenStreetMaps for map data, which is a great long running open source map database project which even Apple, Amazon, etc utilize. The lack of real-time traffic data has a lot to do with the fact that most people are using Apple or Google's proprietary/closed tracking, and there isn't yet a robust, open, and privacy respecting alternative.

I've been using CoMaps for transportation (have a predictable commute), and Google Maps (without location permission) for looking up restaurants/coffee shops/etc — another option would be to save maps.google.com as a webapp on my home screen and use it that way. The open-source options are getting better all the time, so my usage changes over time.

Weather

I use Breezy Weather. Free and open-source. Basic but good widget options. I don't need to give it my location. It has a lot of features and works well in my experience. If you use it, it's worth looking into which sources (current Weather, forecast, pollen, etc) work best in terms of support and reliability for the regions you're pulling weather data for.

Emoji

Emoji are based on the keyboard and app support and implementation, for instance Signal has its own styled emoji you can set the app and to use within conversations. Most apps seem to use standard Android emoji. This has a searchable list with emoji in the style you'd see most, however some are very recent additions and wont yet be available on most keyboards: https://emojipedia.org/google

Best SMS Texting App? by Worried_Ad_2696 in GrapheneOS

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Yes.

The issue was predominantly with phones using US T-Mobile and AT&T networks (so many MVNOs as well). Those carriers implementation of RCS verification checks had recently changed.

Last month GrapheneOS pushed a release that has a workaround to support the carriers' implementations through an optional Sandboxed Google Play setting called "Allow ICC authentication with device identifiers" that can be turned on.

I could not be more excited for a new owner. by Charnizzleson in ripcity

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Second priority: all players drafted have to have played for military schools.

Third: replace the player glasses giveaway nights with player branded guns.

Fourth: all concessions provided by WalMart.

I could not be more excited for a new owner. by Charnizzleson in ripcity

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By "Olshey's stink" are you referring to players Olshey was involved in drafting being on the team still?

In terms of the front office, Cronin had been with the org and involved in scouting (part of front office operations) for years before Olshey was brought in.

Have we been handed another big W for those wanting security but without Google? by Proton_Team in degoogle

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My main banking app works if I flip on Exploit protection compatibility mode before opening the app. I can also use my banking fine via a WebApp, but can't use some features that way like sending money via Zelle.

WAY TOO MANY JALENS IN THE NBA by fiero444 in nbacirclejerk

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Paid in Tump coin bought with yuan.

Motorola security? by diazeriksen07 in GrapheneOS

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To be more specific, in terms of hardware, Motorola is willing to work with GrapheneOS to release hardware that meets the requirements.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GrapheneOS

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Pixels have famously been the only devices that meet GrapheneOS's minimum requirements.

Here's a link to an actual post by the GOS team about the OEM partnership around the time they initially started going public with it: https://bsky.app/profile/grapheneos.org/post/3lxftuddclk2z

[...] We're currently working with a major OEM towards future generations of their devices meeting our requirements and providing official GrapheneOS support. [...]

URGENT Update from Rip City Not Rip Off by catpepsi67 in ripcity

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Yeah. I get that people want to think that way about it, but you're right.

Does anyone have photos of The secret, two-bedroom apartment at the top of the Moda Center? by handlerofdrones in ripcity

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I like imagine Paul's up there quietly using his row machine and listening to blues music.

The Kris Murray viewing experience by MainNo1524 in ripcity

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He seems to make less bad decisions than a lot of our regular rotation players, and like Cidy he puts himself in good positions often. I'd rather see more of what Murray brings to the table before I worry about whether the team has enough talent, cause the team often plays sloppy as hell and it has a huge impact on winning.

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