So I’ve been in the rabbit hole of android privacy for some time, last I joined the GrapheneOS community but let’s just say that they doesn’t have a “healthy” opinion about other projects like f-droid.
So I am looking for generic communities that focus on mobile privacy that doesn’t have drama or toxicity or “extreme opinions”. Any suggestions? I prefer chat based communities like matrix or simplex instead of like reddit or lemmy.
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What does a healthy opinion of F-Droid look like though? Lol
What’s an unhealthy opinion of f-droid? Is something wrong with it? Genuine question. I’m out of the loop.
F-droid acts as a trust for all the apps you download through it, which means if F droid is hacked, hackers can push fake update to all the apps. It is an issue, but not the biggest concern of average joe. Although F-droid should take it pretty seriously.
But I think hating on them is not the solution…
Oh. Same is true for Google Play and literally every self updating app/program on the planet lmao.
I would like to not delve into infighting and would like to avoid it
As you wish. But maybe open up to some new perspectives.
As long as it doesn’t get dissolved into pure hate.
There are no non-toxic spaces these days.
Uggh, I even hate that word.
There are assholes everywhere, always have been, always will be.
Can y9u share some?
They said there are none
Oh shit I missed the “no”
Fuck that’s sad…
‘Just trust me bro’ hardware, Google Play Integrity API, banned and GrapheneOS is still simping it.
Running away doesn’t fix this.
At least they could like not be paranoid and hostile…
I run graphene on several devices and recommend it. I do not participate in much discussion about it through. You can just use the best we got in android and be fine with that.
Discussion forums are the same all over I think. I don’t see much difference around graphene here on Lemmy or XDA forum.
For the love of God do not ever go to their community in any case… If you need technical help literally ask anywhere else… If you go there, you’ll end up hating GOS you’ve been warned
Was this recently? It was bad under micay but thought it had improved by now.
Still not great…
I’ve always got help, and the moderators are really nice.
You can just join XDA. TBH if Graphene is not your thing and Lineage OS isn’t supported on your device, you can just unlock the bootloader and install the patched kernel using KernelSU which will give you the control you want.
Any good tutorial??
Read KernelSU docs
XDA has a chat?
They have a forum
what about DivestOS?
Device support?
Two words: Fuck Graphene
(More words): and the assholes who run it.
I’ve been flashing phones since my OG Droid in 2009. Done probably 200+ flashes across numerous phones.
I’ve been in IT since the early 90’s.
Had an error with the Graphene flash on a clean Pixel. The way they talked to me would’ve gotten me a re-training session with my management, possibly fired, back when I was on a help desk.
Bunch of arrogant, condescending pricks. They need a Red Foreman boot up their ass.
Oh brother tell me about it. They talk like they are the final word on computer security lol
Doesn’t tick all the boxes as it is on Lemmy, but feel free to join us at !degoogle@lemmy.ml
I’ve learned a lot about privacy/security from xmpp chatrooms, especially the room for the conversations client and the divestos chatroom. They both are kind of support chatrooms for the chat client/ android rom but privacy is often a topic and the programmers/ rom maintainers are also present and very knowledgeable. https://search.jabber.network/rooms/1
