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New comment by haskman in "Microsoft hasn't had a coherent GUI strategy since Petzold"

haskman — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:55:38 +0000

Also, being KDE native means using QT which is a good cross platform toolkit anyways.

New comment by haskman in "Rebasing in Magit"

haskman — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 04:31:57 +0000

Vim/Neovim users should look at LazyGIT. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPLdltN7wgE

The best part - it's a TUI program that's usable independently, that also happens to embed really well within vim.

New comment by haskman in "Daily Driving GrapheneOS"

haskman — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:26:25 +0000

I just tried it out, it looks great! The swipe typing is a little less predictable than heliboard, but that might be because I am used to that one

New comment by haskman in "Daily Driving GrapheneOS"

haskman — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:26:33 +0000

> FUTO not being FOSS means that the community cannot fork and maintain the keyboard in case of a rug pull

> But they can? It literally says anyone can do it as long as it's non-commercial.

Commercial use doesn't only mean payment. If you modify FUTO, you can't use it at work for example.

In addition, FUTO License says this -

"Notwithstanding the above, you may not remove or obscure any functionality in the software related to payment to the Licensor in any copy you distribute to others. You may not alter, remove, or obscure any licensing, copyright, or other notices of the Licensor in the software. Any use of the Licensor’s trademarks is subject to applicable law."

> It's free on google play.

You are right. I had confused it with the donation link.

New comment by haskman in "Daily Driving GrapheneOS"

haskman — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 03:09:06 +0000

Google apps can talk to each other even without internet permissions. So even one app having internet permissions is enough to leak your data

New comment by haskman in "Daily Driving GrapheneOS"

haskman — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 03:05:23 +0000

Looks like someone created clearflow support - https://github.com/Helium314/HeliBoard/discussions/2315

New comment by haskman in "Daily Driving GrapheneOS"

haskman — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 03:03:39 +0000

It's not just a technicality. FUTO not being FOSS means that the community cannot fork and maintain the keyboard in case of a rug pull. In addition, not being FOSS means that FUTO is not on fdroid, and requires a payment on other stores.

New comment by haskman in "Daily Driving GrapheneOS"

haskman — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:01:43 +0000

Florisboard does not have swipe gesture typing which is basically a deal breaker for me

New comment by haskman in "Daily Driving GrapheneOS"

haskman — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:40:39 +0000

PSA: For folks looking for a swipe enabled keyboard on GrapheneOS without using Google's gboard, try Heliboard - https://f-droid.org/packages/helium314.keyboard/. It's 100% FOSS, but can also use the binary blob from google's gesture typing library "swypelibs" to provide swipe typing. Since helium can't access the internet, I am okay with that.

New comment by haskman in "GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple"

haskman — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:04:06 +0000

IronFox is Firefox with different settings. IronFox is security focused and hardens gecko preferences - https://ironfoxoss.org/docs/features/

Using a Chrome based browser (i.e. Vanadium) is not an option for me because I need my extensions and generally prefer using firefox everywhere.

New comment by haskman in "GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple"

haskman — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:04:17 +0000

Also there's AsteroidOS which is a wrist sized linux for your watch, and looks fantastic! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6FiQz0yACc

New comment by haskman in "GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple"

haskman — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:19:01 +0000

> Being able to install browser extensions in Vanadium.

You can use IronFox - available in Accrescent store that comes with GrapheneOS, and install firefox extensions

New comment by haskman in "GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple"

haskman — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:52:13 +0000

Unfortunately yes, and I am signed into my Google account for it.

New comment by haskman in "GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple"

haskman — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:48:32 +0000

Very good to know!

New comment by haskman in "GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple"

haskman — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:32:09 +0000

In India we use QR codes for payments. NFC in general does work (for example, I use a yubikey for 2FA).

New comment by haskman in "GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple"

haskman — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:29:59 +0000

Been running GrapheneOS for a while on a Pixel 9, and extremely happy with it! Apart from the usual perks of the FOSS ecosystem, there are a few things specific to GrapheneOS that are not immediately apparent but have turned out to work very well -

1. The Pixel camera app works, including all modes and settings. A camera that takes good photos was absolutely a requirement for me, and the FOSS camera apps are not quite as good yet.

2. I don't have Google Photos and the pixel camera app tries to launch google photos when you want to review the picture you just took. But there is a FOSS app called GPhotosShim that uses the same namespace as google photos and thus fools the camera into launching that app instead. Once launched, it just launches whatever media management app you actually have configured, so it's seamless.

3. Android Auto works!

4. Android QuickShare works!

5. NFC tags / Yubikey integration works!

6. Screencasting works!

7. Sensor access and internet access can be disabled for apps by default (and I do).

New comment by haskman in "GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple"

haskman — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:12:53 +0000

YMMV. I run sandboxed Google Play Services on GrapheneOS so almost every app works. My digital payments app works, and the same with most government apps I have tried. My private bank's app doesn't work, but I just use their website for the handful of times a year I need to access it.

New comment by haskman in "GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple"

haskman — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:06:33 +0000

Probably the reason why Garmin watches are well supported by GadgetBridge

New comment by haskman in "GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple"

haskman — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:05:40 +0000

Setting up GadgetBridge is very easy since it's just an android app. No flashing firmware etc. However, not all gadgets are equally supported, and you should check the support status of your device - https://gadgetbridge.org/gadgets/ (I bought my watch only after checking that page for compatibility).

GadgetBridge: Liberate your gadgets from Google and Apple

haskman — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:54:00 +0000

Article URL: https://gadgetbridge.org/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47046980

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