#Google Starts Tracking All Your Devices In 6 Weeks—Forget Chrome And #Android

Long story short is that Google has made updates to its advertising ecosystem essentially _permitting_ the fingerprinting of devices for use in targeted advertising. In their words they are going to be “less prescriptive with partners in how they target and measure ads.”

Doesn’t mean fingerprinting wasn’t happening before, just that Google is giving the green signal to the rest of the ecosystem to do so… and will likely use this to maybe replace third-party cookies.

Use an adblocker. Seriously.

#privacy #ads #privacymatters #useadblockers

forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/20…

Google Starts Tracking All Your Devices In 6 Weeks—Forget Chrome And Android

Say hello to 2025—the way you're tracked has suddenly changed. Here's what you need to know.

^{Zak Doffman (Forbes)}

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 21 updated and 1 added apps:

* ShareAsQR: allows sharing some plain text as a QR code 🛡️

Btw: 14 of those 21 apps are established as RB here, so ⅔ of the updates. That said, RB status: 403 apps (32.4%) – just 0.9% missing for "1 out of 3"!

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 12 updated apps (hey, all without that DependencyInfoBlob 🤩) and 1 added app:

* Octo: an unofficial FLOSS Octopus Energy agile tariff monitor 🛡️

RB stats: 401 apps (32.3%) – yupp, we crossed the 400! 🥳

At apt.izzysoft.de/magisk 5 #Magisk modules where updated.

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo and #reproducibleBuilds

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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 16 updated and 3 added apps:

* Pixelix: a client for Pixelfed 🛡️
* Droid Pad: create control interfaces for BLE, WebSocket, MQTT, TCP, and UDP protocols 🛡️
* sms2call: automatically call a configured number when an SMS with specific content is received 🛡️

RB status: 397 apps (32%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 10 updated and 3 added apps:

* Lotus: a music player designed with Material You 🛡️
* NowiPass: a secure password manager that uses AES to encrypt your passwords 🛡️
* Weread: Read it later for web content

RB status: 394 apps (31.8%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

PS: For a list of updated apps, you can follow @fdroid – which also covers other repositories 😉

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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today with 17 updated (10 of those RB) and 1 added apps:

* healthlog: log health tests, incl. Cholesterol/Sugar/BP/RFT 🛡️

At apt.izzysoft.de/magisk 1 #Magis module was added (and 2 were upated):

* DynamicSystemTweaks-arm64: Improves system performance without battery loss or overheating for arm64-v8a with 8 cpu core devices only (Android 10+)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brought you 18 updated apps. Usually I only toot the rain if there are added ones, but… This time, 12 out of those 18 were #reproducibleBuilds (that is 2/3 of the updates). 2 of those failed, 1 I was able to repair (the other not, so I'll have to see we get it fixed with upstream for the next release).

Enjoy your reproducible and #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 12 updated and 2 added apps:

* NextPush: UnifiedPush provider with Nextcloud 🛡️
* UP-Example: Example application using UnifiedPush library 🛡️

RB status: 388 apps (31.4%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

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Welcome to the RB family, Play NotePad 🥳

apt.izzysoft.de/packages/com.m…

Play NotePad is a note-taking app with multimedia and organizational features, supporting hand-drawings, lists, reminders and more.

RB status now: 388 apps (31.4%)

#IzzyOnDroid #reproducibleBuilds #Android

„Play NotePad“ – IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

Robust note-taking app with multimedia and organizational features

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Welcome to the RB family, Tack 🥳

apt.izzysoft.de/packages/xyz.z…

Tack is a modern metronome app for Android with a beautifully designed interface that has all the features you need for practicing a music piece accurate to the beat.

With release 4.5.0, the app is now RB – thanks to the help of @patzly (the app's author)

#IzzyOnDroid #reproducibleBuilds #Android

„Tack: Metronome“ – IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

Beautiful metronome with a powerful Wear OS integration

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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today with 16 updated and 2 added apps:

* Git Sync: git client for syncing a repository between remote and a local directory
* Sunup: UnifiedPush provider using Mozilla's push server 🛡️

RB status: 384 apps (31.2%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

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Want to try a new distributor ? Nothing to setup, you just need to open the app and grant the requested permissions. It follows the last version of the UnifiedPush specifications: Sunup !

codeberg.org/Sunup/android

#UnifiedPush #Android

android

^Codeberg.org

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apt.izzysoft.de/magisk had 1 #Magisk module added, now serving 125 modules altogether:

* DisableFPSLimit: turns VSync off to allow the maximum FPS your device can reach

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 6 updated and 4 added apps:

* Fossify Paint: the 15th app in the Fossify collection 🛡️
* Memorize Your Classics: Memorize poems, songs, etc. 🛡️
* Habit-Maker: a reward-based habit tracker 🛡️
* Close Circuit: create a PAN surveillance system using WiFi IP Webcams 🛡️

RB status: 383 apps (31.1%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

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Awesome, thank you so much! 😍🤩🚀

* Used the „Trash all played episodes” rightaway and deleted 1400 files, freeing up probably 70% of my SD card. That was a feature I was apparently yearning for for a loong time 😃
* Bottom Navigation: Nice, but don't wanna miss the drawer, so doesn't work as replacement for me, switched back

#openSource #podcasts #HappyNewYear #Android

New year, new release! In version 3.6 our code contributors added:
🧭 Bottom navigation (enable it in Settings > User interface, and give us some feedback on the forum)
↕️ Change order of menu items
🚮 Trash all played episodes from Downloads screen
🏠 Neater Home screen with empty sections
📶 Remember choice when attempting downloads via mobile data

Now available on F-Droid and Google Play!
f-droid.org/packages/de.danoeh…
play.google.com/store/apps/det…

#openSource #podcasts #HappyNewYear #Android

AntennaPod | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

Easy-to-use, flexible and open-source podcast manager and player

^f-droid.org

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 11 updated and 2 added apps:

* Metrolist: Material 3 YouTube Music client 🛡️
* QRshare: Generate a QR code for sharing 🛡️

2 apps were removed:

* CoinWatch (on request by its author)
* Authenticator Pro (continued with a different AppId)

RB status: 378 apps (30.8%)

apt.izzysoft.de/magisk had 5 #Magisk modules updated.

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo – and have a good new year

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"AntennaPod, en god, gratis podcast-afspiller til Android." Og hvordan man lytter til DR podcasts.

internetforbrugeren.dk/lyt-til…

#DR #podcasts #Android

Lyt til podcasts med AntennaPod

Podcasts er (snakke)radioudsendelser du (typisk) lytter til med en særlig app på din mobil. AntennaPod er et af de bedre programmer.

^{Internetforbrugeren}

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 15 updated and 1 added apps:

* SoundRemote: Listen to audio from your PC and control it from your phone (server component for Windows only) 🛡️

At apt.izzysoft.de/magisk 1 #Magisk module was added:

* Adaway: Will make the latest version of AdAway as a system app via systemless.

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo(s)

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#AndroidAppRain again at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid, today with 11 updated and 1 added apps:

* SimbaDroid: a simple SMB file server 🛡️

RB status: 374 apps (30.6%)

at apt.izzysoft.de/magisk today 8 updated and 1 added #Magisk #modules

* zRAM Swap Manager

Count Count says: 123 modules there now 🤪

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

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Want to know more about the change from K-9 Mail to Thunderbird for Android? We're answering your questions - three of them, anyway - in this latest installation of Heise.de's "Three Questions and Answers" series!

#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Android

heise.de/news/Drei-Fragen-und-…

Drei Fragen und Antworten: Technischer Wandel – von der K-9- zur Thunderbird-App

Die Umstellung von K-9 Mail zu Thunderbird hat zwei Jahre in Anspruch genommen, doch das Team hat eine gute Balance dafür gefunden, meint Philipp Kewisch.

^{Wolf Hosbach (heise online)}

The newest point release for Thunderbird for Android/K-9 has landed on the Google Play Store, with F-Droid coming soon. We’re starting on improvements to the account drawer, and more customizable icons that stay in one place have landed in this release. Thank you to all our community contributors, and see what’s new/changed/fixed in our changelog: github.com/thunderbird/thunder…

#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Android

Release Thunderbird 8.2 · thunderbird/thunderbird-android

New: Account initials now use the display name, improving customizability Account icons remain in the same position when selected Help text linking to support page added for Gmail login issues Ch...

^GitHub

We have a new point release for Android coming later today, and our latest progress report up on the Thunderbird blog, which includes:

* a launch recap 🚀
* listening to feedback 👂
* stability improvements 💪
* a look at the year ahead ⏳

#Thunderbird # Development #Android

blog.thunderbird.net/2024/12/t…

Thunderbird for Android November 2024 Progress Report - The Thunderbird Blog

The November 2024 Android progress report covers the recent launch, responses to user feedback, reducing the crash rates, and the year ahead.

^{Philipp Kewisch (The Thunderbird Blog)}

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 15 updated and 2 added apps:

* QuickEdit: a basic and lightweight Photo Editor 🛡️
* TriliumDroid: cross-platform hierarchical note taking app, for large personal knowledge bases 🛡️

And we reached a new milestone a few weeks earlier than expected: 30% of the apps at #IzzyOnDroid are now #reproducibleBuilds 🥳

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

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Today's #AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid brings you 17 updated and 1 added apps:

* Global Icon Pack: An Xposed module for applying icon packs globally 🛡️

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

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#android

youtube.com/watch?v=Bhew95wMmP…

I really tried, Apple - iPhone 30-Day Challenge

Visit https://www.squarespace.com/LTT and use offer code LTT for 10% offPurchase G.SKILL Trident Z5 NEO RAM at:Amazon: https://lmg.gg/TridentZ5NeoAMZNewegg: ...

^YouTube

A new version of Compose Multiplatform 1.8.0-alpha01 has been released 👇

#AndroidDev #Android #Kotlin #JetpackCompose #Compose #Multiplatform #ComposeMultiplatform

github.com/JetBrains/compose-m…

Release 1.8.0-alpha01 · JetBrains/compose-multiplatform

Changes since 1.7.1 Highlights iOS LocalUIViewController moved to the androidx.compose.ui.uikit module Update AccessibilitySyncOptions and remove AccessibilityDebugLogger from public API ComposeUI...

^GitHub

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today gives you 12 updated, 1 added and 3 removed apps:

+ Flip 2 DND: Toggle Do Not Disturb mode by flipping your phone face down 🛡️

Removed as no longer maintained / reported broken:

- Reeder
- ApkGrabber
- Wi-Fi Timer

RB status: 361 apps (29.6%)

At apt.izzysoft.de/magisk 2 #Magisk #modules were updated.

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 9 updated and 1 added apps:

* Redomi: Open songs from different platforms to your favourite one 🛡️

1 update had to be rejected: WeatherMaster was compiled for debug and thus the APK was not accepted for update.

RB status: 359 apps (29.4%)

At apt.izzysoft.de/magisk 2 #Magisk #modules where updated.

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today with 15 updated and 2 added apps:

* Photos: a no non-sense, smooth, and performant gallery app
* KeePassDX Libre: on special request, the "Libre" variant of this well-known and great FOSS Password Safe was added here in addition to the "Free" one.

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 20 updated and 2 added apps:

* Praxis: Christian daily prayers, reading, and fasting
* NewPipe: the free lightweight YouTube frontend that also works for PeerTube and more, added here on special request 🛡️

RB status today: 357 apps (29.3%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

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