Being subscribed to this community taught me that even if you trust the company you’re giving your data to(Don’t trust any), it’s still only a matter of “when” it will be leaked not “if”.
It’s just a good rule of thumb that all data you give will end up open/sold.
The good thing is that this phone don’t really have bad querks like ZF8&9, and the 2 years update only means not getting new android features, Zenfone still works perfectly fine a long time after the 2 year mark.
And yes, Asus has been quite an A** hole in the whole bootloader situation, but putting that aside there are still plenty of ways to tinker a phone without root(Fdroid, adb, launcher, netguard, etc…).
I would say If custom ROMs are too important for you, get a Pixel, they are just that good with it.
But if you are willing to look past that, Zenfones are great.
Google is shutting down its Podcasts app in the U.S. in a matter of days. The company has begun warning the app’s users they will need to migrate their
As the title states, I have used Nova launcher for years. As it is the most feature rich, most customizable launcher that supports basically everything I could need from it. However I am looking to switch away from it....
Been tinkering with Wii emulation and found that most posts about how to access Dolphin’s menu in game mode are too complex. So I decided to make a post about a simpler method I discovered....
DRG on Steam Deck OLED performs well, but I want to see how low I can push the TDP while maintaining playability. And I want to share it so others don’t have to go thru the hassle....
Been playing a lot of Deep Rock Galatic! The deck is surprising good at handling FPS games. And the performance is very good.( mostly 60fps @10 watt. Gpu pinned 1100Mhz)
Played a lot less single player game than I expected tho.
Do you mean feeling dizzy? Keep the FPS >= 60(you can try to push for 75), and increaseing the fov might help.
Also keep a good 30+cm between eye and deck. I too often found myself sticking my eyes to the screen when really engaged. That cause a lot of dizziness. 🤘 and 🪨
First I tried changing accounts(With ethernet). No luck there, steam deck ended up showing “Issue connecting with Valve servers”
Then I tried reverting to previous Steam OS partition .
And I goofed 😂, I failed to mention that my Deck is a fairly new one (Yes I encountered this problem twice within 3 weeks). So the last version was literally the factory setup/out of the box one. Ended up wiping my steam data(Tried going back to previous A and B, both resulted in factory setup screen).
The good news is that desktop side of things seems to be right where they were (even emulator saves!), and getting gaming mode back on track will be speedy.
A shame I can’t experiment with more potential solutions（Getting resetted does the job）, but my takeaway is that.
【Unless you absolutely need the insurance offline mode provides, or else just turning off wifi (even using airplane mode when needed) will be a much safer bet. Whatever offline mode did to Valve related connections, isn’t totally bugfree and have chances of failing.】
;TLDR: Is privacy actions on an individual level worth pursuing, when friends and family are doing nothing to strengthen their privacy and when living in a country where my social security number, phone number, and so on, really can not be hidden?...
Dell customer order database stolen, for sale on dark web (www.theregister.com)
Old comic, more relevant than ever (www.smbc-comics.com)
www.smbc-comics.com/comic/ai-9
Locomotion (mander.xyz)
Help a nerd choose a new phone after 7 years
I’m cross posting my own here, I hope it’s allowed. Maybe it will reach someone who has a similar problem....
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People who use distros without systemd, why do you do this? (lemmy.world)
Google Podcasts is shutting down soon, users urged to move to YouTube Music (techcrunch.com)
Google is shutting down its Podcasts app in the U.S. in a matter of days. The company has begun warning the app’s users they will need to migrate their
I used to be a frame rate snob but owning a Steam Deck has made me realise the error of my ways (www.pcgamer.com)
Alternative to Nova Launcher
As the title states, I have used Nova launcher for years. As it is the most feature rich, most customizable launcher that supports basically everything I could need from it. However I am looking to switch away from it....
[Guide] Pull out Dolphin's menu during emulation.
Been tinkering with Wii emulation and found that most posts about how to access Dolphin’s menu in game mode are too complex. So I decided to make a post about a simpler method I discovered....
Recommendations for good FOSS games?
Preferably, apps that can be installed from F-Droid. APK recommendations are acceptable too.
Some Performance Presets for Steam Deck.
DRG on Steam Deck OLED performs well, but I want to see how low I can push the TDP while maintaining playability. And I want to share it so others don’t have to go thru the hassle....
[Discussion] New month, new games. What are you playing on your Deck? - March 2024
［Solved］Steam Deck stuck loading user profile after rebooting in offline mode.
Hi, first time posting on lemmy.(Yay!)....
I've degoogled my unrooted phone as much as possible. How useful is this?
So my problem is that I don’t have money for a new phone and I also need my banking app. Rooting is not possible....
Is privacy still worth pursuing?
;TLDR: Is privacy actions on an individual level worth pursuing, when friends and family are doing nothing to strengthen their privacy and when living in a country where my social security number, phone number, and so on, really can not be hidden?...