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A new leak suggests that Android 17 could offer more blur effects. Now, we've got a close look at these newly blurred elements.

cross-posted from: https://thelemmy.club/post/43094801

Are there any currently maintained FOSS apps for continuous/periodic sharing of location? I am looking for something similar to Google Map's "Share My Location" option. All the FOSS apps I could find appear to be abandoned.

I've tried a few which have worked well but there are often decent features behind a subscription or it doesn't seem to fully tick the boxes for me. Niagra seemed to but the full version is a bit expensive.

I won't pay a subscription but will pay a reasonable amount for a good product.

I have found these minimal launchers to be useful but I'm hoping theres a more affordable, ideally FOSS option.

No ads, no tracking. Any ideas?

cross-posted from: https://lazysoci.al/post/41617536

cross-posted from: https://lazysoci.al/post/41617124

My SIRIUSXM subscription expired 3 days ago and I used that app to listen to comedy clips like from Bill Burr, Louis CK and others. It was a way for me on both my way to work and back from work, to relax and decompress some.

However, I'm not interested in going back to Sirius, at least not for a while. I get many e-mails from them to take advantage of a $5 for 1 year deals and that's going to wait. What I'd like to know, is if there's any app or station I can download, that has comedy stations and would work on Android Auto.

Because I've tried a couple times to download comedy stations I'd think would work through Android Auto, but their icons don't show up even when the app is loaded up.

Any ideas?

Hi everyone, especially those of you who have tried launchers I've never tried..

Like a lot of people I dropped Nova a while back, following the beginning of the inevitable decline, which seems to be continuing as expected.

I'm back on a stock launcher for now, and it's been fine but it lacks things.. I miss the good days of Nova and being able to tweak everything!

The problem I've had with launchers I've tried is that they either don't offer folders for the app draw, or if they do they don't work right.

For example, lawn-chair would have an icon in and an icon out of the folder every time an app updated. 🤔

Also, I have a work profile on my device, courtesy of Shelter. Launchers seem to struggle with this, muddling up apps or missing them entirely sometimes.

Can anyone suggest a launcher which can handle folders well, and a work profile without issues?

Thanks! T

More background about this:
https://nexphone.com/blog/the-tale-of-nexphone-one-phone-every-computer

Asus has reiterated that it will “no longer” be making “new” Android smartphones with its focus shifting towards the market built up by AI.

During its “2025 Year-End Gala” earlier this month, Inside reports that Asus chairman Jonney Shih directly confirmed that the company will exit the Android smartphone market.

When asked about the move, he said (translated) that “Asus will no longer add new mobile phone models in the future,” further adding that the company will “continue to take care of the brand’s mobile phone users.” This could be taken in one of two ways, with Asus either exiting the smartphone market altogether or just ending the development of new smartphone models beyond existing lineups, but in context, it’s clearly the former.

Further comments from the chairman revealed that Asus is shifting its resources away from smartphones in order to align with the “paradigm shift” that is… AI. Of course.

The company is apparently using the resources previously spent on mobile phones to bolster “commercial PCs and physical AI devices,” including “AI Robot & Robotics” and “AI Glasses.”

The latest update for the popular Nova Launcher app includes Facebook Ads and Google AdMob.

Compare 8.2.4: https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/698198/

With 8.1.6: https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/673643/

From 2 trackers to 6 trackers. From 30 permissions to 36. And two of the "trackers" are for ad stuff, like Facebook Ads.

I believe the owner also changed. It's no longer Branch, but something called Instabridge Sweden.