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New comment by rbits in "GrapheneOS will remain usable by anyone without requiring personal information"

rbits — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:56:52 +0000

The GrapheneOS website[1] explains how to use Android Auto with sandboxed Google Play

[1] https://grapheneos.org/usage#android-auto

New comment by rbits in "GrapheneOS will remain usable by anyone without requiring personal information"

rbits — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:53:09 +0000

Android Auto apparently should work if you follow the instructions on the GrapheneOS website[1]

[1] https://grapheneos.org/usage#android-auto

New comment by rbits in "Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps"

rbits — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 06:22:14 +0000

From the article:

> This flow is a one-time process for power users

New comment by rbits in "Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps"

rbits — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 06:20:33 +0000

No. F-Droid builds the apps on their server, and they cannot sign the apps with the developer's keys because that would require them to have access to the developers' Google accounts

New comment by rbits in "Motorola announces a partnership with GrapheneOS"

rbits — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:58:00 +0000

> Will the Motorola device have USB port control, OS virtualisation and GPU virtualisation?

From GrapheneOS's requirements for any phone they will consider supporting [1]:

- Hardware accelerated virtualization usable by GrapheneOS (ideally pKVM to match Pixels but another usable implementation may be acceptable)

- Support for disabling USB data and also USB as a whole at a hardware level in the USB controller

[1] https://grapheneos.org/faq#future-devices

New comment by rbits in "Don't fall into the anti-AI hype"

rbits — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:32:23 +0000

> Yes, maybe you think that you worked so hard to learn coding, and now machines are doing it for you. But what was the fire inside you, when you coded till night to see your project working? It was building. And now you can build more and better, if you find your way to use AI effectively. The fun is still there, untouched.

"Yes, maybe you think that you worked so hard to learn painting, and now machines are doing it for you. But what was the fire inside you, when you painted till night to see your finished artwork? It was creating. And now you can create more and better, if you find your way to use AI effectively. The fun is still there, untouched."

New comment by rbits in "enclose.horse"

rbits — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 13:22:02 +0000

If you click the menu button in the top right you can play all the past puzzles

New comment by rbits in "Android introduces $2-4 install fee and 10–20% cut for US external content links"

rbits — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 06:50:03 +0000

So F-Droid?

New comment by rbits in "Is Mozilla trying hard to kill itself?"

rbits — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:25:35 +0000

I live in Australia and I can't log into government services using my myGov account on Firefox. Works fine on Chromium.

New comment by rbits in "Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban"

rbits — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:04:49 +0000

So Reddit isn't social media either?

New comment by rbits in "Pebble Index 01 – External memory for your brain"

rbits — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:44:32 +0000

On this page [1] in the technical specifications under battery life, instead of actually saying 12-15 hours of recording or 2 years, it just says "Years of average use"

[1] https://repebble.com/index

New comment by rbits in "Pebble Index 01 – External memory for your brain"

rbits — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:40:38 +0000

Yeah, hopefully they add the same functionality to the watch for people who don't want the ring. Might boost sales for the ring as well, if people use the feature on the watch a lot and really like it.

New comment by rbits in "Pebble Index 01 – External memory for your brain"

rbits — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:33:54 +0000

I doubt it's about the environmental impact. I agree that the environmental impact probably isn't that bad. My biggest concern is that it's $75 USD (plus shipping, presumably), and if the company ever goes under it's now worthless because I can't get a new one.

That said, if I assume that the company will last long enough, I think $75 USD is worth it even if I only get to use it for 4 years. Although if I end up building workflows around the ring, and then I have to get rid of it, that would be very annoying.

New comment by rbits in "Pebble Index 01 – External memory for your brain"

rbits — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:26:43 +0000

I don't know if it counts as "primarily" operating in those conditions.

New comment by rbits in "The fuck off contact page"

rbits — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:14:16 +0000

Hey, that's what reader mode is for

New comment by rbits in "Show HN: FuseCells – a handcrafted logic puzzle game with 2,500 levels"

rbits — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 01:06:32 +0000

Looks cool. I assume it's iOS only? I'd love to play it otherwise, I love logic puzzle games

New comment by rbits in "WinApps: Run Windows apps as if they were a part of the native Linux OS"

rbits — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 10:26:15 +0000

Who's re-creating an icon? I can only see links to images from Wikipedia

New comment by rbits in "KDE Plasma 6.8 Will Go Wayland-Exclusive in Dropping X11 Session Support"

rbits — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 01:03:27 +0000

Does OBS not work for you?

New comment by rbits in "Android developer verification: Early access starts"

rbits — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 07:26:43 +0000

That's because developer verification outside of Google Play isn't required yet.

New comment by rbits in "Android developer verification: Early access starts"

rbits — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 07:25:25 +0000

Don't know if you read the whole article

> Based on this feedback and our ongoing conversations with the community, we are building a new advanced flow that allows experienced users to accept the risks of installing software that isn't verified. We are designing this flow specifically to resist coercion, ensuring that users aren't tricked into bypassing these safety checks while under pressure from a scammer. It will also include clear warnings to ensure users fully understand the risks involved, but ultimately, it puts the choice in their hands.

Or am I misreading your comment?