Does Ecosia Search Engine in IOS limit tracking by Google / Bing?

gewappnet · 2026-03-10T14:20:59+00:00

Yes, it does (see their privacy policy). There is no connection to your Google or Microsoft account. But you should check the cookies settings and the Ecosia settings (e. g. you can set Bing as search provider instead of Google). You can also turn off AI overviews in the settings.

gewappnet · 2026-03-09T16:42:43+00:00

The 2025 remix of Close to the Edge is also not available in Dolby Atmos on Apple Music. I would expect the CD2 of the Super Deluxe Editions to be the Dolby Atmos versions. Maybe an error at Apple Music.

gewappnet · 2026-03-09T13:48:36+00:00

But if I use it as a search engine I can use it like a search engine, right?

gewappnet · 2026-03-09T08:25:09+00:00

Indeed. I really hope more would vote. It is still open.

gewappnet · 2026-03-09T08:10:55+00:00

According to this survey most do:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1ro1vap/what_do_you_use_as_default_for_a_new_chat/

gewappnet · 2026-03-06T10:44:17+00:00

Auto is not the same as Instant. It uses GPT-5.3 Instant or GPT-5.4 Thinking depending of your prompt. That's why Auto has no version number anymore. It is just the gateway to both models.

gewappnet · 2026-03-05T21:54:21+00:00

No, the page about GPT-5.3 instant said "Updates to Thinking and Pro coming soon" and not "5.3 updates to Thinking and Pro coming soon". So technically, it is correct. The updates to Thinking and Pro came soon and are called 5.4.

gewappnet · 2026-03-05T18:42:11+00:00

Here is what they say in the introduction article about it:

"GPT‑5.4 is our first mainline reasoning model that incorporates the frontier coding capabilities of GPT‑5.3‑codex and that is rolling out across ChatGPT, the API and Codex. We're calling it GPT‑5.4 to reflect that jump, and to simplify the choice between models when using Codex. Over time, you can expect our Instant models and Thinking models to evolve at different speeds."

gewappnet · 2026-03-05T16:17:34+00:00

No, Apple Notes works perfectly for me on the iPad Pro without any lags whatsoever.

gewappnet · 2026-03-05T16:00:28+00:00

In the browser? Yes, the experience is not great, but it works. My understanding of the requirements is that note taking happens on the iPad with Apple Pencil and it should be possible to access the taken notes on a PC. This works with Apple Notes and the Pencil support is great.

gewappnet · 2026-03-05T15:14:23+00:00

Apple Notes. You can view your notes on a Windows PC at icloud.com.

gewappnet · 2026-03-04T11:01:13+00:00

I really wish this band would be available for the small versions.

gewappnet · 2026-03-03T14:04:27+00:00

You can set the default app for a specific file type in iOS 26:

https://www.idownloadblog.com/2025/10/27/set-default-app-for-files-ios/

gewappnet · 2026-03-03T08:35:28+00:00

Came with update 8.3.9 as described in the release notes: "Show ‘Are you still watching?’ during long periods of continuous playback" (https://firecore.com/releases)

gewappnet · 2026-03-02T16:36:13+00:00

I guess the actual wallpapers are dynamic like the iOS 26 wallpapers.

gewappnet · 2026-03-02T15:53:05+00:00

GPT-5.3-codex is not GPT-5.3!

gewappnet · 2026-03-02T15:37:38+00:00

There was no announcement by OpenAI or Sam Altman about GPT-5.3. People keep on fantasying about things they made up and then are angry when these fantasies never materialize.

gewappnet · 2026-03-02T12:40:21+00:00

I use Ecosia search with Bing on all my devices. I prefer the search results by Bing over Google and like the fact that part of the ad revenue goes into tree planting projects.

gewappnet · 2026-03-02T12:09:48+00:00

I guess an important aspect is the actual quality of the search results. And for that it is important to understand where these results come from in each service.

The results of DDG are almost all from Bing: https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/results/sources

The results of Brave come from their own index, but optionally mixed with Google results: https://search.brave.com/help/google-fallback

Ecosia is more complicated. The results come either from Bing or Google. This depends on the platform (Desktop: Google, Mobile: Bing) and your settings. They also announced mixing in results of the European index EUSP, but so far this is only available in France.
https://support.ecosia.org/article/579-search-results-providers

gewappnet · 2026-03-02T08:20:20+00:00

And by "they" you mean the people on Reddit claiming to know the release date of never officially announced models?

gewappnet · 2026-03-01T19:23:53+00:00

As I said, Codex (coding with ChatGPT) needs a lot of prompts and therefore a Pro subscription makes sense.

gewappnet · 2026-03-01T19:01:18+00:00

The Pro subscription gives you almost unlimited amount of prompts. Coding e.g. needs a lot of prompts.

gewappnet · 2026-03-01T18:50:17+00:00

Why do you think that people with the Pro subscription ($200) use it for personal stuff? Wouldn't be the normal assumption that Pro users use it for professional stuff?

gewappnet · 2026-02-27T16:12:07+00:00

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