A statement from a Google employee, Dov Zimring, has been released as a part of the FTC vs Microsoft court case (via 9to5Google). Only minorly redacted, the statement gives us a run down of Google's position leading up to Stadia's closure and why, ultimately, Stadia was in a death spiral long before its actual demise....
Leave a message here or send me an e-mail or PM if you would like to help me translate the application into a language that is not currently available or if you would like to review existing translations to improve them....
It has been six years since I published the first version of EasyJoin. I had done it more out of curiosity than anything else, to see how to publish an app on the Play store....
Maybe someone smarter than me can explain things, but It's been about a month since I've started the process of creating a magazine to support the reddit/discord community I've helped mod for the past 4 years... but I've noticed that zero posts show up in google search....
"Tags" are similar to twitter hashtags, you can use them to categorize a post. For example, if you create a post about Android you can add the tag "android" (without "#"). When you manage a magazine you can add one or more tags (always without "#") to see posts of the fediverse with that tag.
I have no idea about "badges" :)
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For example I set in /m/android to see content from Fediverse that has the #android tag - something I find very useful by the way. Since it is a generic magazine it would be useful to be able to filter content for English only....
My need was to open the site in a dedicated browser to keep it separate from the default browser, so I put together some code I had available from other projects to create this app. I have shared it in case it might be useful to others, although for most people using the default browser to view the site is the best choice.
In that case it would not have changed anything. Instead of seeing the Cloudflare page in your regular browser you would have seen the same page in this app, since this app is only a dedicated browser for kbin.social, nothing more.
This app is like Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Opera, but unlike them it only loads by default kbin.social. I think Datas_Cat_Spot's comment explains the only advantage this app has over any other browser for browsing the site.
I would prefer not to spam kbin about this application, but if you think it might be useful to others you are free to post a link in other magazines/fediverse. Thanks for the tip about Obtainium.
I hope you are doing great. Easyjoin is one of the first app I install on my Android devices. Thank you so much for making the app privacy friendly. It hasn't received update in a while so it was nice seeing you moved to kbin....
We are 3000 members!
The number of members is enough to create a healthy community without attracting spammers....
The Pixel Fold’s screen repair will cost $900 (arstechnica.com)
All the displays, cameras, batteries, and back plate are now for sale.
EasyJoin "Pro" - v4.3.4 (update)
Changelog...
Stadia's death spiral, according to the Google employee in charge of mopping up after its murder (pcgamer.com)
A statement from a Google employee, Dov Zimring, has been released as a part of the FTC vs Microsoft court case (via 9to5Google). Only minorly redacted, the statement gives us a run down of Google's position leading up to Stadia's closure and why, ultimately, Stadia was in a death spiral long before its actual demise....
Google extends Chromebook support from 8 years to 10 after heightened backlash (arstechnica.com)
Automatic Chromebook expiration dates still "fundamentally flawed," critics say.
Google won’t repair cracked Pixel Watch screens (theverge.com)
No facilities, no parts, not covered by warranty.
Stackoverflow - new AI search
Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome (arstechnica.com)
Chrome now directly tracks users, generates a "topic" list it shares with advertisers.
Google tenatively settles with US antitrust probe into Play Store dominance | Engadget (engadget.com)
Attorneys general and consumers from 37 states alleged that Google held an unfair monopoly on Android devices..
[APP] Phone dialer Widget
I developed this app/widget a long time ago but it might still be useful to someone. It's free with no ads or other things....
Google leaks Pixel 8 Pro again with a 360-degree preview (theverge.com)
Fun fact: the phone has leaked 500 times this week.
Don’t look up: Google’s meteor of incompetence will kill thousands of apps in four months (linkedin.com)
Alternative title: Users will be able to hide ads in an app with just two clicks...
Google kills Pixel Pass without ever upgrading subscriber’s phones (theverge.com)
You won’t use Pixel Pass to upgrade to a Pixel 8 in October.
Fairphone 5 sets a new standard with 8-10 years of Android support (arstechnica.com)
The Fairphone 5 will keep on trucking until at least 2031.
I'm looking for help to translate EasyJoin app
Leave a message here or send me an e-mail or PM if you would like to help me translate the application into a language that is not currently available or if you would like to review existing translations to improve them....
Benevolent hackers clear stalking spyware from 75,000 phones | Engadget (engadget.com)
The WebDetetive breach compromised more than 76,000 devices, or more than 1.5 gigabytes of data freed from the server, according to the hackers.
The end of the Googleverse (theverge.com)
The last 25 years of Google’s history can be boiled down to a battle against the Google bomb. Is the search engine finally losing to its hijackers?
The Summer of Silence (commonsware.com)
... "And then in late May, the Google contingent stopped posting on those groups....
Questions and Answers: Digital Services Act > Impact on businesses
For the complete Q&A read this: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/QANDA_20_2348...
Questions and Answers: Digital Services Act > Impact on users
For the complete Q&A read this: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/QANDA_20_2348...
EasyJoin "Essential" (free version) - v4.3.1 (update)
Changelog...
[DEV] shell4kbin - v.1.3-16
For new readers of the magazine, shell4kbin is an Android app that creates a dedicated browser for the kbin.social site....
Android 14 'Upside Down Cake': Everything you need to know about Google's big update for 2023 (xda-developers.com)
Android 14 will come to a Google Pixel smartphone near you in early 2023.
To celebrate EasyJoin's 6th anniversary, the Pro version will be on sale for the next few days (kbin.social)
It has been six years since I published the first version of EasyJoin. I had done it more out of curiosity than anything else, to see how to publish an app on the Play store....
How come there is very little Kbin SEO for individual posts? Also, what are tags/badges? (kbin.social)
Maybe someone smarter than me can explain things, but It's been about a month since I've started the process of creating a magazine to support the reddit/discord community I've helped mod for the past 4 years... but I've noticed that zero posts show up in google search....
Fairphone 3 gets seven years of updates, besting every other Android OEM (arstechnica.com)
Fairphone proves the usual excuses for ending Android support aren't valid.
Text Will Not Always Scale (commonsware.com)
Compose UI strongly steers developers towards using sp for text. However, there are cases where text should not scale based on font scale.
[DEV] shell4kbin - a dedicated browser for the kbin.social site (kbin.social)
This Android app is a webview shell for the kbin.social site....
jetc.dev: Jetpack Compose Resources (jetc.dev)
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Moderation Strike: Stack Overflow, Inc. cannot consistently ignore, mistreat, and malign its volunteers (kbin.social)
A topic not specifically for android programmers but given the importance of Stackoverflow for all programmers it seemed right to bring it up here....
🎉The winner is Kibby! 150/375 votes. To celebrate, I have a gift for everyone! ❤︎ 🎉 (kbin.social)
It's been two days since I originally posted the final name poll, votes have stopped coming in, and the winner is Kibby!...
Would it be possible to limit Fediverse content included in a magazine via tags, to one (or more) languages? (kbin.social)
For example I set in /m/android to see content from Fediverse that has the #android tag - something I find very useful by the way. Since it is a generic magazine it would be useful to be able to filter content for English only....
Shell4Kbin 0.3-4 [Update] (kbin.social)
https://github.com/anemomylos/shell4kbin/releases/tag/0.3-4...
I created a webview shell for the kbin.social site (kbin.social)
I created this simple Android app so that I could view the kbin.social in a dedicated browser....
I created a webview shell for the kbin.social site (kbin.social)
I created this simple Android app so that I could view the kbin.social in a dedicated browser....
Feature Requests (kbin.social)
I hope you are doing great. Easyjoin is one of the first app I install on my Android devices. Thank you so much for making the app privacy friendly. It hasn't received update in a while so it was nice seeing you moved to kbin....