Hi, I'm an ungraceful walrus who keeps fat fingering the menu at the bottom of my screen and interrupting what I'm reading and would love an option to have it be moved to the top thanks.
Pic is what I see instead of the post I'm trying to read when I fatfinger it.
I totally respect that take on the matter. I believe its abhorrent that the industry puts people in this scenario in the pursuit of unfettered profit.
I just want to make sure you are aware that by choosing to use a unsupported device you are being exposed to significant threats to your device and your person by extension. With an device thatโs been unsupported for as long as yours, it can be trivial for a malicious payload to infect your phone with malware.
Something as simple as visiting a website or even a text message can sometimes be enough to harm you. If you wish to continue using your device it may be wise to purge it of anything sensitive like access to your banking, photos, email, important accounts. I'm not trying to tell you how to use your phone and its very possible you're well aware of all this already.
There are privacy conscious projects out there with the idea of giving you control over the device you own. I'm not aware if this specific example I'm providing is compatible but it is a demonstration of whatโs available. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//e/_(operating_system) Something like this won't necessarily solve all your issues (and could cause more like your s-pen comment), but it may help mitigate the low hanging fruit).
Thank you, you're right. I'm at risk. I only use this device for Lemmy and Reddit while at work. I only use Firefox with ublock. I don't really install apps anymore. Google Play is a cesspit of adware and malware anyway, even on an updated OS. My main machine is my PC at home.
At some point I will swap over to a pixel with graphene.
@Toes@ani.social is right about Android 9 being horribly insecure. There are a bunch of unpatched CVEs that can allow an attacker full access to your phone, and since even browsers have dropped support for it you're going to be lacking protection from modern attack vectors.
If you only use your phone to browse a couple of websites, going into uBlock's settings and disabling JavaScript will provide extra protection against malware. When you want to allow a site through, just click the uBlock icon and enable JavaScript for the site in the pop-up, then hit the padlock (to save it as a rule instead of being temporary) and refresh.
It's like NoScript except it doesn't require another add-on and it's much easier to use. The downsides are that the control isn't as fine-grained and it's slightly less secure (as it's a binary allow/block for everything on the site, whereas NoScript lets you block individual scripts and third-party domains) - I don't think it'll protect you from a trusted site that's been infected with malware itself. If you're comfortable with nearly every site being broken without manual intervention, go with NoScript instead for the extra security.
There are also anti-malware filter lists in uBlock's settings. I can't recall if they're enabled by default, but it's worth checking. They're a simple change that provide excellent protection on their own.
Thank you, I'll do that.