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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

Yes for sure meant comparability. Auto correct likes to do it's stuff from time to time

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

This is a very difficult question. In general, stuff such as microg tries to provide a layer that "translates" calls from google services to something else and tries to give a response back. However, as you can imagine, not all calls are there because either: they are not documented, or people at microg didn't have the time/manpower to do them, or it requires some sort of authentication method(s) and/or keys that google holds of. For situations like this, most of the time there isn't really a good solution for this. You either:

  • try to use a web version of whatever you need to use
  • check if there is some sort of wrapper for that service that you can use (I.e. something like fritter from back in the day, to access "indirectly" to twitter)
  • have a separate device that have the google services as expected

I am aware this does not answer your question, but graphene os for instance does have the full (sandboxed) google services available for install (even this on certain edge cases can give issues, but its rare). Other Roms such as divest and calyx use microg instead. Either approach have good and bad things, but as far as comparability goes, sandboxed services is always better.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago

The comment is no longer there, but claimed that FP did have a graphene image, which I found weird, and so I checked the website. I still ask if there was a chance was an unofficial image somewhere, since those things can actually exist

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I did hear about the extended warranty because of this issue, but I was completely unaware of the check boxes stuff. Thanks for the heads up! Also... Clearly there are issues and stiil try to pull some shit with dark patterns. Classy

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

For the reasons you mention, I really REALLY hope pinephone goes far and we have something else viable on the long run

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Haven't touched other phones in a while, so there is a chance this is not correct. However, I do remember trying to have my old s10e to have anything else that is not Samsung ROM. Its a nightmare.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I did check their page, do not see it there https://grapheneos.org/faq#supported-devices

Is it an unofficial image that works on FP 4 and 5?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Didn't look iode before. I am not a fan of iode in general (as principle, as an os is probably a good daily driver). From what I see, the phone available from there that I could get would be the fairphone. But the lack of relocking after installing calyx is not exactly amazing

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

I do understand where you're coming from. I never buy a phone without a somewhat good discount (which I got on this one). As for the risk flashing, quite frankly the cases of breaking are so far and few in between that for the odds given nowadays, I am OK in doing this on a brand new pixel (for other phones that require unlock first and all that jazz I do not try it on brand new).

As for the lineage os bit: lots of devices, but the lack of unlock for me is a no no. If it was an older device without important stuff such as banking sure, I would totally go for it.

EDIT: where you read unlock I actually meant root. Most phones cannot be unlocked unless you have root

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I did check their list just now. I am surprised some one plus devices are there, shame is the old ones only. I will for sure have a closer look to this list and see how it goes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

That could be. And also, this is 2024. Why is this even an issue with something basic as static? Surely is not the first time this problem was dealt with before shipping this stuff out.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

And I will. Still does not mean I will go after something else immediately after warranty is over (or even before if issues happen in difficult times, like traveling).

 

I have now a pixel 8, which was working OK from the past 8 months and using grapheneos. Unfortunately, today out of nowhere got the green screen bug (searched around, this seems to be really a thing with pixel 8 and some pixel 7). This really stroke me a nerve. Previously I had a pixel 5 which at some point also got screen problems and later the speaker piece just straight up did not work properly. And now this with the pixel 8.

So my question is: what other phones could potentially be used with a custom ROM that allow bootloader relocking? Other Roms can be something like divest or calyx (I used calyx before, so I am fairly familiar with it).

It really pisses me off the only option until now are pixel phones for proper relocking (from what I know from a while back), and then they have these annoying issues. It makes my skin crawl, but if required I would change to an iPhone (and throwaway a lot of things that android is actually superior, such as proper tor browser, VPN split tunneling, work/user profiles, no bloody account to use a phone).

Thanks for the responses in advance.

 

Hey there, I have a (very) small Ubuntu server and I was dabbling on the idea to do system backups (entire system, meaning, if the disk of the said pc fries, I can get another one, put the info from the backup on the new disk, works immediately afterwards). I have a couple of Linux mint machines and a windows one. I searched a lot out there and found several names, from rsync to Borg backup.But ultimately I don't really know if these solutions would fit my use case.

So the question is: is there a feasible way/service that can be self hosted to do backups of local machines, similar to an image backup? Or, if you believe there are better ways to do it, can you please mention it?

Thanks in advance

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