Yep. Honestly, Xiaomi is my go-to to recommend to people looking for a budget hackable device. But if you have $700 on hand then Pixel is a way more sensible choice
On my previous phones, I never applied a screen protector. For my current one, I did because the oleophobic wore off, so I had to get one to not deal with the stickiness and roughness that increases with time. Plus, a screen protector costs way less than an actual display replacement. So, I made the choice.
Gorilla Glass Victus is just a marketing term. It’s still glass, and glass breaks (and gets scratched). Always use a screen protector. If your phone has curved edges on the front, a case is also mandatory because curved screens are very easy to break.
So that eliminates just setting their DNS to an ad blocking one in their Wi-Fi settings.
You can setup DNS ad blocking in the DNS settings, not the wi-fi settings, so it will follow you everywhere. I believe the setting is called “Private DNS” and it works great for me with the free AdGuard DNS. There is a setting to turn it on and off in there too.
It works on any device that lets you set the DNS. Put it on your home router so everything on your wifi benefits, set it in your phone settings so you can benefit when you’re not at home. I’m a huge fan. Way easier than setting up your own and it works really well.
The Pixel a series I don’t see in public much. Usually comes months after the main Pixels come out, but the specs you get for the price point is insane. Also the fact you have top tier custom ROM support. This is the part where I shill that you should run GrapheneOS or CalyxOS.
Most of them yeah. I won’t lie, not all of them will. GrapheneOS did a small little faq writeup that can explain better then I can grapheneos.org/usage#banking-apps
Pixel As in general seem to have better rom support, for example, Pixel 3a is one of the few devices with all ubuntu touch features working, while pixel 3 isnt even supported
I went from the 3a to the 6a and they had a $300 trade in deal. So I ended up only paying $150 and also got a pair of the pixel earbuds which are normally like $100 on their own. Insane deal.
The trade in deal doesn’t seem to exist for the 7a right now tho, so idk when it comes out. Shame cuz I wanted that dope red colored 7a. The 6a is still really good for now though, just wish it had wireless charging.
Tracker control makes it really convenient to turn off internet access for a bunch of apps, perhaps that could speed up the trial and error? Though the tracker blocking functionality might kinda get in the way if it tries to block the segment.io traffic, so you might need to set it up specifically for your needs
It’s an app that pretends to be a VPN so it can filter out network traffic from apps seeking to track the user, but its very easy to to just turn internet off for a given app
I like to play Papers Please on my phone, I put it in endless mode to just play a little here and there if I have a short amount of free time. I also have Kingdom Two Crowns which isn’t necessarily a puzzle game as much as it could be considered a strategy game
If you’re willing to fork over a few $ for a good app, pick up netguard, pay for the pro features and support the project, then use the filter network traffic feature. Should allow you to narrow it down fairly quickly.
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