i haven't actually seen signal or anyone adjacent recommend that previously though, idk where that claim came from

“Messages were recovered from Sharp’s phone through Apple’s internal notification storage—Signal had been removed, but incoming notifications were preserved in internal memory. Only incoming messages were captured (no outgoing).”

ie the messages recovered were 1. incoming 2. stored by the OS after decryption

i also was spooked by the headline :p

https://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/entry/23

edit: i remember which article, it was this one: https://sockpuppet.org/blog/2026/03/30/vulnerability-researc...

(an LWN comment in response to this post was on the frontpage recently)

also my bank apps install, but yes, no tap to pay

i think google is just a disgustingly large company lol, it's hard to talk about them "caring" about one thing but not another

or do you mean integrating it into a different laptop a la framework? that could be cool, but would also have to think how much the chassey stiffness/specific construction contributes to the feel

p.s. has anybody here tried (the external) magic trackpad? the macbook trackpad is infuriatingly good