Turns out all the "unremovable" Samsung apps from the android Galaxy A14 can be uninstalled after all. It's convoluted, but worth it: far snappier – far more responsive, less memory usage.
Enable developer options.
Under developer options, enable USB debugging.
connect to a laptop via USB.
Install "adb" (Android Debug Bridge) in the laptop, a command like tool. In Ubuntu 22.04, do "sudo apt install adb". There are packages online for other operating systems.
Discover which apps to remove. Not trivial, but there are various lists of Samsung "bloatware" online.
Then, use adb to discover which packages to remove. For example:
If no apps match the search, then use the "App List" (installable via F-Droid store) to list all user apps or system apps (from a toggle on the top-right menu), which lists all apps by name and with the package name under it.
An app that I removed that indeed drops some possibly valuable services but which greatly improve UI responsiveness:
Un logiciel malveillant distribué via le PlayStore
Les auteurs distribuent le logiciel malveillant Anatsa via le PlayStore en le déguisant en applications telles que des lecteurs de PDF et des scanners de QRcode. Une fois installé, Anatsa télécharge sa charge utile et vole des infos bancaires sensibles à l'aide de superpositions. Anatsa a ciblé des applications bancaires en Europe et s'est étendu aux US, à la Corée et à Singapour.
New #android Device. The "copy all my apps and data files over" is getting much better than it used to be, by why in the name of dog, can they not copy over notification preferences, or add a global default option to be "silent notifications"?
I have to go and manually re-mute almost all the apps.
There are a very few apps I want dinging my phone, ever. Go ahead and give me the dot, and even the one line silent notification at the top, but annoy me once with a ding I didn't need, and muted.
Datensparsames Android mit der Android Debug Bridge. Teil 3: Weitere Geräte und Plattformen
Die an einem Samsung Stock-ROM beschriebenen Methoden aus den ersten beiden Teilen werden auf Google Pixel und Xiaomi Smartphones, Android TV und einen Tolino Ebook-Reader angewandt, teils mit mehr, teils mit weniger Erfolg.
F-Droid auf Android TV? Wir haben selten Personen, die darüber berichten, und würden uns über mehr Feedback freuen. V.a. dazu, wie sich unser Client selbst verhält.
@fdroidorg@gnulinux
Der Artikel in gnulinux ist von mir. F-Droid war ziemlich die erste App, die ich auf meine Nvidia Shield aufgespielt hatte, per Sideloading, APK per USB-Stick in den Speicher und installiert.
Die Bedienung der Shield erfolgt über einen Game-Controller. Damit lässt sich in F-Droid gut von Menü zu Menü springen und Knöpfe drücken. Nur mit einer Fernbedienung wäre das wohl hackliger. Eine Tastatur mit Touch habe ich auch noch. Insgesamt so gut zu bedienen, wie per Touch 😀
Después de defender el iPad ahora vengo desde mi Android a comentar lo suave que es bajar música desde los 7 mares sin encender la compu. P.D. bajar torrent desde iOS legalmente no se puede o no he podido. Soy super bipolar. #android#ipad
@categulario En Android es sencillo: Busco en piratebay, descargo con Flud y copio a la carpeta de música en el dispositivo y a un disco duro de respaldo. Todo desde el mismo cel
After lunch yesterday, we went to the #HistoryOfScienceMuseum in #Oxford. It’s not very big but contains some really fascinating exhibits. It is right next to the #SheldonianTheatre and well worth a visit.
To this day, trainee pilots have to master the #CircularSlideRule in order to do calculations for various tasks. Before flying was ever developed, such #SlideRules were in common use.
@whynothugo
It's usually something to do with links, etc. It's a mess and I don't have enough knowledge to confirm for sure.
I however do know that vlc has sftp support built in. You can see this under browse, three dots, add favorite. And I believe you can open a direct sftp url to a file under more, streams, add stream. I never used this so I wish you best of luck. I don't have much experience with streaming video from a non local server over a protocol like that.
Utiliser un tel #Android sans compte #Google c'est possible. A l'activation, au lieu de renseigner un compte, on choisit "ignorer". Conséquence, pas de Play Store, aucune importance : on installe F-Droid (magasin d'applis alternatif) et si on veut installer (ou mettre à jour) des applis qui viennent du Play Store on installe Aurora Store (la connexion au Play Store est alors anonyme) 😊 Pas de root nécessaire.
@BM_Bourguignon@uichelorraine Une appli un peu lente, faut pas brusquer 😅 (mais ça marche, et la lenteur n'est peut-être pas de leur fait mais du côté du Play Store)
If you like Final Fight and Streets of Rage (Bare Knuckle), you should get Streets of Rage 4. I played the version on #Android on the Anbernic RG556 (and RG5405M, note9 + Gamesir X2 Pro) and it is a blast!
Der Vortrag, den ich auf der #SLAC24 gehalten habe, ist online abrufbar. Titel: »Deine Apps, deine Schatten: Die heimliche
Sammelwut digitaler Parasiten«. Die Live-App-Mitschnitte werden natürlich nur vor Ort gezeigt. 👇
What e-mail clients do you like using under #Android for managing a large amount of mail in an easy way? I'd like an easy experience like #Ios if I can get it.
Does anyone who uses #OpenTracks on #Android know where marker photos are stored? I took some pictures on a ride today, but I can't find the actual picture anywhere outside the app.
Got this message from #slack:
> Our records indicate that your mobile device uses a mobile OS version that Slack will stop supporting after September. For the best experience and to continue receiving regular updates [..], we strongly recommend updating your mobile OS as soon as possible.
@ian ehehe, I would happily upgrade to PHP v8.x from 5.6 😂
Yes, I got confirmation from the maintainer and other people using the latest releases about that the new A11 is heavier on that phone.
I might test the A12 and A13 tho, maybe those will get more stable by September 🤞
Tipp: Hinterlegt bei eurem Androiden unter »Einstellungen -> Notfälle & Sicherheit -> Notfallinformationen« eure medizinischen Daten, wie Blutgruppe, Allergien, Medikamente und ob ihr bspw. Organspender seid. Im Notfall kann das hilfreich sein und direkt im gesperrten Zugang abgerufen werden. 🆘 🏥 💊
I've wanted to try non-#Android#Linux on mobile for ages and this looks like the best way to do it.
The cost is reasonable, but there's a subscription necessary after a year — which I'll pay if I still love the device and want to support Jolla still, or I'll abandon the device and use as a toy if not.
It apparently supports Android apps to some degree, but I won't mind if stuff doesn't work and prompts me toward digital hygiene.
@rhys yes I have only very rarely downloaded one that won’t run as it demands Google play services. Else everything is fully functional. It can’t do threaded multiparty MMS conversations but most ppl use text apps like Signal anyway. Brush up on your red hat commands as it runs on Fedora instead of Debian. There is an active and helpful community, check out forum.jolla.org , also the CHUM and Warehouse repos and openrepos.net for community-made apps.
So fellow #blind#Android folks. I'm not as impressed with my Google Pixel Watch as I thought I would be, and am contemplating switching to a Samsung one. How #accessible are they with #Talkback? I have a #Pixel phone, in case that matters. Thanks in advance!
@TRodick93 From my understanding more, the same set of accessibility issues samsung phones and tablets have vs pixel ones, samsung forks and bloat. @evilcookies98 has one I believe and was talking about getting CSR running on it.
@dhamlinmusic@TRodick93 that’s right. Not to mention if you have a smaller arm, the Samsung stuff is going to feel like a brick. I’ve never owned one, but I have seen them.
