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Re: YouTube 19.16.39 (nodpi) (Android 8.0+)

PacoBell — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 04:43:42 -0000

I'm morbin' out! 😱

Re: Google Maps 11.125.0100 beta (nodpi) (Android 6.0+)

PacoBell — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 11:37:32 -0000

"App not installed as package appears to be invalid."

🤨

Re: Ingress Prime 2.138.1

PacoBell — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 19:35:26 -0000

Thanks for the heads-up. Yeah, that definitely won't fly on Graphene OS. C'mon, Niantic, why you gotta do me like this?!

Re: Google Play services 24.12.14 beta

PacoBell — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 15:59:49 -0000

Apparently, this version enables the new "Find My Device" network.

Re: YouTube 19.09.37 beta (nodpi) (Android 8.0+)

PacoBell — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:09:02 -0000

Vanced-approved!

Re: Signal Private Messenger 7.0.0 beta

PacoBell — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 11:54:34 -0000

Is this the version with username sharing?

Re: Vision Pro Teardown Shows Balancing Act Between Cutting Edge Tech & Weighty Design

PacoBell — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 12:59:55 -0000

That cooling solution is so bulky. It's just screaming to be replaced by a couple Frore Systems AirJet Minis.

Re: Bullitt bites the bullet: Company behind CAT and rugged Moto phones shuts down

PacoBell — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 12:33:36 -0000

LOL! You can't even cancel your Bullitt account if you previously had a subscription because they don't officially end your subscription until the end of the term (which will be December for me). And they won't let you delete your account until your subscription expires. It's basically being held hostage by this inane policy. I really hope the new company their technology is being sold to respects privacy because, apparently, all Bullitt customers are completely at their mercy. God help us all.

Re: Pixel Watch vs Pixel Watch 2: What's new and should you upgrade?

PacoBell — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 16:25:03 -0000

Wait, the Pixel Watch 2 has UWB? It's nowhere to be seen on Google's store page under the "Connectivity" tech specs section and every FCC report I've seen thus far has it conspicuously missing? Are you sure you didn't jump the gun on this report and then never corrected it?

Re: The top 7 Android phones to look forward to in 2024

PacoBell — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 16:08:57 -0000

I'll probably jump on the Pixel 9 Pro as my Pixel 6 Pro stops getting OS updates as of October (although it'll still be getting backported security updates for another two years). I'm running Graphene OS on it currently and it'll be good to have a "burner" phone with minimal attack surface for when I travel.

Re: Android’s new 3D mascot has a name, and it's not Bugdroid

PacoBell — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:36:37 -0000

Sorry, but that's a dumb name. "Bugdroid" was uniquely searchable on... Google. "The Bot" just brings up search results for myriad unrelated AI projects and spammers. Seems poorly thought out.

Re: Zotac Zbox Pico PI430AJ review: An early implementation of very cool tech

PacoBell — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 11:44:19 -0000

"Zotac introduced the Zbox Pico PI430AJ on October 18th, 2023, and it became available to buy right away."

Available where? Certainly not their own store. And I haven't seen it anywhere else, either. It seems like vaporware at this point. As if they're only shipping review units.

Re: YouTube 18.46.43

PacoBell — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 22:57:56 -0000

The current RVX recommended version.

Re: Google axed three nifty Pixel 8 features before launch

PacoBell — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 12:16:27 -0000

Welp, that solidified my decision to wait for the Pixel 9 Pro. Hopefully, by then they'll have their shit figured out. My Pixel 6 Pro's still got another year of OS updates, so I'm not in a hurry.

Re: Is the Pixel 8 overpriced? We did the math

PacoBell — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 13:12:09 -0000

Just reflash Graphene OS on it and you'd get a free phone and reasonable privacy and security. I wish Google would 😅

Re: Is the Pixel 8 overpriced? We did the math

PacoBell — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 13:09:10 -0000

Eh, my Pixel 6 Pro still has OS updates until next year. I'll wait for the price to devalue and then pick it up in the secondary market when they're announcing the Pixel 9 series. By then, the Pixel 6 Pro will two more years of security updates on Graphene OS, so I'll still have that available as a burner phone and six remaining years of unified updates for the Pixel 8 Pro. Pre-orders are for suckers.

Re: Android 14 is making your work phones more secure

PacoBell — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 22:46:58 -0000

Wait wait wait. What the heck is "ultra-wideband logging"? Is that just diagnostic data or is it a way for employers to physically track where their employees devices are within a campus?

Re: YouTube 18.31.40

PacoBell — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 05:38:51 -0000

This is the version Revanced Extended currently recommends.

Re: Samsung blocks Google Wallet on the Galaxy Z Flip 5's cover screen

PacoBell — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 17:10:01 -0000

Except it works just fine on the Motorola Razr+, as mentioned in this very article, which has a similarly sized external screen to Samsung's foldable offerings. You must've been that guy Ben Schoon was arguing with 😂

Re: Here’s how Android will protect you from AirTag stalking

PacoBell — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:26:53 -0000

Maybe don't keep expensive stuff in your truck anymore? You've already been burned "many times" by your own admission. Shouldn't you think about cutting your losses?

Re: Here’s how Android will protect you from AirTag stalking

PacoBell — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:24:12 -0000

None of these efforts address people who mod their trackers to disable to speaker. We need proper UWB ranging to detect those rogue devices as well.

Re: Pixel Tablet team addresses feedback, features and future updates

PacoBell — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:59:59 -0000

"using the tablet as a security camera (You can’t, by the way)"

Has nobody heard of Haven?

https://guardianproject.git...

Re: Researchers translate brain waves into scarily accurate images using Stable Diffusion AI

PacoBell — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 13:04:11 -0000

I'm thinking this is less "The Entire History of You" and more "Crocodile".

Re: Google Reminds Us That Our YouTube Premium Family Price is Going Up

PacoBell — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 16:58:38 -0000

Eh, Revanced isn't all that hard to set up and you get a lot more features than just ad blocking. YouTube just doesn't get us and probably never will.

Re: Google Reminds Us That Our YouTube Premium Family Price is Going Up

PacoBell — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 16:55:23 -0000

Manager's dead. revanced-builder is the new hotness.