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Marre des appels indésirables ? Un développeur français vous propose de bloquer plus de 16 millions de numéros sur iOS et Android.
https://framablog.org/2025/09/23/sarah-qui-ca-raccroche/
#spam #ios #android
I wonder what the situation is with #Mastodon apps for #Android these days. At one point, the official app was very bare bones, and folks recommended using #Moshidon or #Megalodon for better access to the full Mastodon experience. Is it the same still?
I have been using Moshidon for a while now, and I used to run Tusky. Having checked the last update, Moshidon got updated last summer, the official app a few days ago, and Tusky in September.
It's such a shame we've ended up with a smartphone OS duopoly. It could've been so much better, sigh.
https://f-droid.org/en/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html
#Android #Fdroid #Google #FOSS #Enshittification
Because what could go wrong.
#Android #Doov #R77 #Dumbphone #Smartphone #LineageOS #DigitalMinimalism
#LineageOS #Android
Vivaldi 7.6 for Android arrives!
📁 Quickly create bookmark folders
🔋 Lower background battery usage
⚡️ Optimized performance on heavy pages
🌙 UI tweaks for dark mode and tablets
Full changelog and what's new: https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-on-mobile-7-6/
RE: https://androiddev.social/@MishaalRahman/115849772521760098
It’s worth repeating. Android is not a viable base for an independent or even just collaborative operating system. Android is Google and only Google’s project.
If you want to see an actually transparent, international, and collaborative system on phones, support @postmarketOS
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Bench, please!
Tethering hasn't been turned on in like a WEEK, and the only USB I've plugged into is a charger via a data blocker cable.
#Android, you are CRAY CRAY!
The latest Signal for Android Beta v7.63 introduces support for large screen Android devices like foldables and tablets.
Thanks to @clayb91, we have a screenshot of this new UI in action!
(Please note that this is a beta feature in active development. Final design and functionality may change. Screenshot edited to redact personal info.)
🥳 We've just released version 1.2.0 of the official #PeerTube app!
This version includes OpenID authentication and search functionality on the platform screen.
We've also refactored various parts of the app to enhance stability and resolve certain issues. 🐛
Check out the full changelog here: https://framagit.org/framasoft/peertube/mobile-application/-/releases/v1.2.0.
The update is already available on the Apple Store and Google Play. The F-Droid version will be available as soon as possible!
Enjoyyyyy! 😁
Keep Android Open
https://keepandroidopen.org/
This is important. We already have a basic duopoly in mobile operating systems, now Google is trying to lock down their platform even more. Nobody benefits from this other than Google's shareholders.
Whether you are a device owner, a developer, or a public institution, this affects you and should matter to you.
Everyone can meaningfully help to push back.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva/115225922791811080
so, am testing the #quoot or #quotepost feature in the app and it’s working.
been using it by opening posts in a browser, so it’s nice that i can do it directly from the #android app. i almost exclusively toot from my tablet these days.
the thing is… this isn’t a quoted post à la Twitter.
all we had to do was to copy & paste a link to the tweet for it to appear embedded with the javascript & html magic of the Oembed protocol.
what @MastodonEngineering created here is something else… 🧵
🚀 GitNex 11.0.0 is out!
This release brings a custom URL scheme for easier access to your own instances, plus new features and bug fixes.
✨ Highlights:
• Repository topics
• Add or delete topics
• View global repo settings as an instance admin
Release Notes: https://codeberg.org/gitnex/GitNex/releases
⚙️ FOSDEM 2026 ⚙️ is near. Time to pick your sessions out of - by now 985 - sessions 🤯
Get the FOSDEM Schedule app for Android here:
🛒 https://f-droid.org/packages/info.metadude.android.fosdem.schedule
🛒 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.metadude.android.fosdem.schedule
New, from me: Who Operates the Badbox 2.0 Botnet?
The cybercriminals in control of Kimwolf -- a disruptive botnet that has infected more than 2 million devices -- recently shared a screenshot indicating they'd compromised the control panel for Badbox 2.0, a vast China-based botnet powered by malicious software that comes pre-installed on many Android TV streaming boxes. Both the FBI and Google say they are hunting for the people behind Badbox 2.0, and thanks to bragging by the Kimwolf botmasters we may now have a much clearer idea about that.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/01/who-operates-the-badbox-2-0-botnet/
Google announced that as of September 2026, it will no longer be possible to develop apps for the Android platform without first registering centrally with Google. This registration will involve:
- Paying a fee to Google
- Agreeing to Google’s Terms and Conditions
- Providing government identification
- Uploading evidence of the developer’s private signing key
- Listing all current and future application identifiers
Just noticed one of my favorite pieces of software ever had a big update after more than 5 years: the #Rockbox media player software! https://www.rockbox.org
I ran this on an old #iPod color, of course, but later on an old #Android phone, a #FiiO M3K and today on a #Surfans F20! Honestly it just can't be beat, software wise, for a media player. 🧵1/2
I urge all developers of #Android apps to NOT pre-emptively obey the new terms of #Google requiring you to sign up for the Android Developer Console.
It looks like Google is attempting a power grab and wants to prevent ALL installations of Android apps without official Google approval; even those installed outside Google Play.
This is an attack on both developer and user freedom and unacceptable.
#KeepAndroidOpen #VendorLockIn #software #development #FreeSoftware
"Dans 190 jours environ #Android deviendra une plateforme verrouillée" 😱
C'est l'annonce sur la page d'accueil F-droid suite a la dernière mise à jour. + d'info sous ce lien avec des pistes d'actions pour empêcher ce "braquage" made in GAFAM.
https://keepandroidopen.org/fr/
Une pétition qui a récolté seulement 20000 signatures 🤔 c'est peu. Lien de la pétition disponible en bas de l'article.
Sinon il ne nous restera plus qu'a revenir à nos bons vieux DumbPhone.
The #FDroid website has a new banner on top to remind visitors that #Google did not change course and #Android will be locked-down in under 200 days.
If you care about the freedom to control your devices and care about the privacy of you data, please contact your representative and make your voice heard.
https://keepandroidopen.org/ (thanks @marcprux) has the resources to guide you.
We know users will rarely visit the site so the Client(s) will get a banner soon too.
Thank you for your support!
Not sure where #Google asked for feedback about their developer verification program, but they surely didn't talk with #FLOSS devs, civil society, privacy organisations or their #Android users
#FDroid did since September, and interacted with folks in the Fediverse, forum, email and in person
They all voiced one opinion: "developer verification must be stopped"
@marcprux has written an open letter, signed by likeminded organisations who want to #keepandroidopen
Click: https://f-droid.org/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html