So I switched to #kdeconnect and #gsconnect for syncing stuff to my #android phone. Actually this quite nice with some minor hickups.

But ... the phone is mounted automatically to via ftp. You have to add /storage/emulated/0/Documents to the mount for modern androidos.

But then I can easy sync stuff if rsync, because I can access over the terminal via /run/user/1000/gvfs/sftp:host=IPADRESS,port=1739/storage/emulated/0/

Don't we just love #linux for this stuff....

So I switched to #kdeconnect and #gsconnect for syncing stuff to my #android phone. Actually this quite nice with some minor hickups.

But ... the phone is mounted automatically to via ftp. You have to add /storage/emulated/0/Documents to the mount for modern androidos.

But then I can easy sync stuff if rsync, because I can access over the terminal via /run/user/1000/gvfs/sftp:host=IPADRESS,port=1739/storage/emulated/0/

Don't we just love #linux for this stuff....

I just installed KDE Connect on my #nixos laptop and it's absolutely amazing! Seamless integration between my laptop and phone. Send files, clipboard, SMS, etc.

It proves that the choice between freedom and seamlessness (i.e. walled gardens) is a false dichotomy; you can have both.

#linux #android #e_os #kde #dankmaterialshell

An Open Letter Opposing Android Developer Verification | F-Droid
https://f-droid.org/en/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html
More than 75% of software I run on my phone is FOSS from the fdroid store. Google will not be able to enforce their policy on me because I run #grapheneos, however the FOSS ecosystem will die. Maybe the time is right to accelerate vanilla Linux on mobile phones. Looking at #postmarketos
#google #android #fdroid

An Open Letter Opposing Android Developer Verification | F-Droid
https://f-droid.org/en/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html
More than 75% of software I run on my phone is FOSS from the fdroid store. Google will not be able to enforce their policy on me because I run #grapheneos, however the FOSS ecosystem will die. Maybe the time is right to accelerate vanilla Linux on mobile phones. Looking at #postmarketos
#google #android #fdroid

Quite interesting: On #Android, or at least #GrapheneOS, deleting the data of an app doesn’t reset its app icon if the app set a custom app icon, and the app can query this fact and know that its app icon isn’t the default.

Quite interesting: On #Android, or at least #GrapheneOS, deleting the data of an app doesn’t reset its app icon if the app set a custom app icon, and the app can query this fact and know that its app icon isn’t the default.

I just installed KDE Connect on my #nixos laptop and it's absolutely amazing! Seamless integration between my laptop and phone. Send files, clipboard, SMS, etc.

It proves that the choice between freedom and seamlessness (i.e. walled gardens) is a false dichotomy; you can have both.

#linux #android #e_os #kde #dankmaterialshell

Offener Brief der OpenSource Gemeinschaft, an Google, das Betriebssystem Android offen zu lassen, so dass nicht nur kommerzielle Entwickler*innen es sich leisten können, dafür Apps zu entwickeln
https://keepandroidopen.org/de/

#opensource #foss #android #offenerBrief

Offener Brief der OpenSource Gemeinschaft, an Google, das Betriebssystem Android offen zu lassen, so dass nicht nur kommerzielle Entwickler*innen es sich leisten können, dafür Apps zu entwickeln
https://keepandroidopen.org/de/

#opensource #foss #android #offenerBrief

https://c.org/55bymtwx6J
#android #f-droid #keepandroidopen

🎥 Entdecke NewPipe

Damit kannst du unter Android anonym auf YouTube, Bandcamp, SoundCloud und PeerTube zugreifen, ohne Werbung, Tracking oder Abo. Alles in einer App!

Die Installation geht einfach über F-Droid. Im Video erkläre ich dir Schritt für Schritt, wie du Kanäle abonnierst und Playlists erstellen kannst.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=070n2PwwR4A

https://makertube.net/w/mWQeSUagwynu6iEFPhN1Vs

#newpipe #youtube #did #android

Good Idea: Keep Android Open

https://keepandroidopen.org/

In August 2025, Google announced that as of September 2026, it will no longer be possible to develop apps for the Android platform without first registering centrally with Google.

If you care about keeping Android open, start by installing F-Droid from https://f-droid.org or Droid-ify from https://droidify.app/ on your Android devices, because the more people who use alternative app stores, the harder they are to sideline.
(If you need closed source apps you can find them on the Aurora Store https://store.auroraoss.com/ )

Share your thoughts directly with Google through the Android developer verification requirements survey at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfN3UQeNspQsZCO2ITkdzMxv81rJDEGGjO-UIDDY28Rz_GEVA/viewform?pli=1,

speak up on social media or your own blog, and point people to https://keepandroidopen.org so others know what is happening. And if you see suspicious posts defending the policy on forums or social platforms, question them instead of letting them slide.

You can also contribute improvements to the project page at https://github.com/keepandroidopen/keepandroidopen.github.io/blob/main/src/content/pages/en/index.md,

and add your name to the petition at https://www.change.org/p/stop-google-from-limiting-apk-file-usage to show broader public support.

#mobile #opensource #degoogle #fdroid #apk #Android

Good Idea: Keep Android Open

https://keepandroidopen.org/

In August 2025, Google announced that as of September 2026, it will no longer be possible to develop apps for the Android platform without first registering centrally with Google.

If you care about keeping Android open, start by installing F-Droid from https://f-droid.org or Droid-ify from https://droidify.app/ on your Android devices, because the more people who use alternative app stores, the harder they are to sideline.
(If you need closed source apps you can find them on the Aurora Store https://store.auroraoss.com/ )

Share your thoughts directly with Google through the Android developer verification requirements survey at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfN3UQeNspQsZCO2ITkdzMxv81rJDEGGjO-UIDDY28Rz_GEVA/viewform?pli=1,

speak up on social media or your own blog, and point people to https://keepandroidopen.org so others know what is happening. And if you see suspicious posts defending the policy on forums or social platforms, question them instead of letting them slide.

You can also contribute improvements to the project page at https://github.com/keepandroidopen/keepandroidopen.github.io/blob/main/src/content/pages/en/index.md,

and add your name to the petition at https://www.change.org/p/stop-google-from-limiting-apk-file-usage to show broader public support.

#mobile #opensource #degoogle #fdroid #apk #Android

Keep Android open. Fuck Google:
https://keepandroidopen.org/de/
#google #android

Keep Android open. Fuck Google:
https://keepandroidopen.org/de/
#google #android

https://keepandroidopen.org/
I'm pleased to learn that GrapheneOS (and, presumably, similar things, like LineageOS) won't be directly affected by Google's apparent attempt to seize Apple-like control over what apps you're allowed to install on your Android phone, and to extract economic rents (and personal information) from app developers.

If you own a recent enough non‒carrier-branded Pixel, I'd encourage you to install GrapheneOS on it. If you don't, and can afford a second-hand Pixel once every five years or so (the Pixel 8a, for example, has security support promised till at least May 2031), I'd encourage you to get one in order to put GrapheneOS on it. (Yes, ironically, I am recommending Google-branded phones in order to escape Google's attempted app gatekeeping.)

If you can't afford a Pixel, see if you can find another phone you can install another operating system on, like LineageOS. (You might already have one.)

CC: @GrapheneOS @LineageOS @keepandroidopen
#Android #developerVerification #keepAndroidOpen #GrapheneOS #LineageOS

Google plant, einen Teil der #DiDay bzw. #DuT Bemühungen zu verhindern oder mindestens zu erschweren. Nicht Google-zertifizierte Apps sollen unter Android nicht mehr lauffähig sein. Damit könnte Google jede APP, die etwa irgendeinem Tramp nicht gefällt, weltweit abschalten. Verteilung von APPs über alternative APP-Shops wie #FDroid wäre für Nutzer von _normalem_ Android nicht mehr möglich. #GrapheneOS #LineageOS und Derivate können diese Funktion mit erhöhtem Aufwand zwar umgehen, werden aber (noch) nicht von jedem DiDay-Teilnehmer genutzt.

Weitere Info gibt es unter https://keepandroidopen.org/

#keepandroidopen #Android

Google plant, einen Teil der #DiDay bzw. #DuT Bemühungen zu verhindern oder mindestens zu erschweren. Nicht Google-zertifizierte Apps sollen unter Android nicht mehr lauffähig sein. Damit könnte Google jede APP, die etwa irgendeinem Tramp nicht gefällt, weltweit abschalten. Verteilung von APPs über alternative APP-Shops wie #FDroid wäre für Nutzer von _normalem_ Android nicht mehr möglich. #GrapheneOS #LineageOS und Derivate können diese Funktion mit erhöhtem Aufwand zwar umgehen, werden aber (noch) nicht von jedem DiDay-Teilnehmer genutzt.

Weitere Info gibt es unter https://keepandroidopen.org/

#keepandroidopen #Android

https://keepandroidopen.org/
I'm pleased to learn that GrapheneOS (and, presumably, similar things, like LineageOS) won't be directly affected by Google's apparent attempt to seize Apple-like control over what apps you're allowed to install on your Android phone, and to extract economic rents (and personal information) from app developers.

If you own a recent enough non‒carrier-branded Pixel, I'd encourage you to install GrapheneOS on it. If you don't, and can afford a second-hand Pixel once every five years or so (the Pixel 8a, for example, has security support promised till at least May 2031), I'd encourage you to get one in order to put GrapheneOS on it. (Yes, ironically, I am recommending Google-branded phones in order to escape Google's attempted app gatekeeping.)

If you can't afford a Pixel, see if you can find another phone you can install another operating system on, like LineageOS. (You might already have one.)

CC: @GrapheneOS @LineageOS @keepandroidopen
#Android #developerVerification #keepAndroidOpen #GrapheneOS #LineageOS