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Heat pumps for all new homes and plug-in solar in green tech drive in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
[–] biscuit 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I love this news, but I wish we revisited the Liberal Democrats' efforts in 2010 to insulate the existing housing stock. My mum's 1970s house got loft insulation for free from the coalition government and it's now so good at retaining heat.

I now live in a Victorian house that is extremely expensive to heat and I have to have windows/vents open to prevent damp. I wish we got free loft insulation..

Failed Tory Home Secretary blocked US from quizzing Andrew over Epstein in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
[–] biscuit 2 points 2 days ago

Just leaving this story from 2017 here, I'm sure it's purely coincidental....

BBC News - Priti Patel held undisclosed meetings in Israel - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41853561?app-referrer=deep-link

Google has news on what you will need to do for still being able to sideload apps in c/android
[–] biscuit -3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Call me when you're older than 20 and realise how silly you sound.

Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iran's power plants if Strait of Hormuz isn't opened in 48 hours in c/world@lemmy.world
[–] biscuit 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

American culture? What's that then?

Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iran's power plants if Strait of Hormuz isn't opened in 48 hours in c/world@lemmy.world
[–] biscuit 2 points 3 days ago

Protect myself as best I can financially from the coming recession. Little else I can do. Thankfully I live in a country with decent worker rights and benefits systems so even if I lose my job I should be able to bounce back. Not like capitalist dystopian USA.

Google has news on what you will need to do for still being able to sideload apps in c/android
[–] biscuit 2 points 3 days ago

Install it using ADB which doesn't adhere to the 24 hour waiting period.

Google has news on what you will need to do for still being able to sideload apps in c/android
[–] biscuit -3 points 3 days ago (3 children)

the clutches of Google

Please reread the first three words of my previous message.

Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iran's power plants if Strait of Hormuz isn't opened in 48 hours in c/world@lemmy.world
[–] biscuit 25 points 3 days ago (11 children)

Maybe not equally but they will need to take a good chunk of responsibility for this.

Americans saw his first term, his attempts to bomb Iran were thwarted back then.

Americans watched as he tried to steal the 2020 election.

Americans and democrats had 4 years to punish him for this.

What did Americans do? They gave him an even bigger mandate in 2024.

Assuming the 2024 election was valid, this is an American-wide problem. You've all got to own this and you've all got to be the ones to do something about it.

Google has news on what you will need to do for still being able to sideload apps in c/android
[–] biscuit -1 points 3 days ago

The hysteria is rife on this subject and it's exhausting.

Google has news on what you will need to do for still being able to sideload apps in c/android
[–] biscuit -2 points 3 days ago

A one-time 24 hour wait is an acceptable trade-off. I'm a power user. I'm enabling various developer options on my new device anyway, what's one more process?

So much hysteria over this that I fully expect to turn out to be an absolute nothingburger once it's live.

Google has news on what you will need to do for still being able to sideload apps in c/android
[–] biscuit 0 points 3 days ago

It's too early to say but I think it's fairly obvious that it's just a mechanism to confirm that the owner of the device is the one making the change. If no biometrics are set, and no lock screen is set, I'd assume the check isn't needed.

Google has news on what you will need to do for still being able to sideload apps in c/android
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Google's February Android update confirms a big shift for older Pixels (www.androidcentral.com)
submitted 1 month ago by biscuit to c/googlepixel
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Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 devices seem to be now following a quarterly update schedule instead of monthly patches.

What you need to know

  • Google's February 2026 Pixel update is small, likely holding back major changes for the upcoming Android 16 QPR3 release.

  • The update skips Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 series phones, hinting at a shift away from monthly updates for older devices.

  • Google says affected Pixel phones will remain security compliant, but offers little clarity on future update frequency.

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Angela Rayner resigns as deputy PM over failure to pay enough tax on flat - live updates (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Your Pixel's big Android 16 QPR1 update brings more than just Material 3 Expressive (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 6 months ago by biscuit to c/android
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Android 16 QPR1 brings a major design overhaul, an early look at Android’s DeX-like desktop mode, and much more.

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Google not required to sell Chrome or Android, judge rules in antitrust case - live updates (www.bbc.co.uk)
submitted 6 months ago by biscuit to c/android
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Summary

  • A US judge has ruled that Google doesn't need to sell off its Android operating system or its Chrome browser in a monopoly case

  • However, the tech giant has been ordered to share data with competitors to help open up competition in online search

  • The judgment follows a finding that Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in online search

  • Google was sued by the US Department of Justice in 2020 over its control of about 90% of the online search market

  • Prosecutors accused Google of spending billions of dollars annually to Apple, Samsung, Mozilla and others to be pre-installed as the default search engine

  • The US said Google typically pays more than $10bn (£7.8bn) a year for that privilege

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Android 14 lands on Chromecast with Google TV: Here's what's new (www.flatpanelshd.com)
submitted 1 year ago by biscuit to c/android
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Google Pixel 10/10 Pro/10 Pro XL Design Leaks (self.googlepixel)
submitted 1 year ago by biscuit to c/googlepixel
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cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/19322727

Looks like the designs of the Pixel 10 series has leaked. Pretty much identical to the Pixel 9 series, unsurprisingly.

https://www.androidheadlines.com/google-pixel-10

https://www.androidheadlines.com/google-pixel-10-pro

https://www.androidheadlines.com/google-pixel-10-pro-xl

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Google Pixel 10/10 Pro/10 Pro XL Design Leaks (self.android)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by biscuit to c/android
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Looks like the designs of the Pixel 10 series have leaked. Pretty much identical to the Pixel 9 series, unsurprisingly.

https://www.androidheadlines.com/google-pixel-10

https://www.androidheadlines.com/google-pixel-10-pro

https://www.androidheadlines.com/google-pixel-10-pro-xl

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The new Debian VM on Android 15 - what use-cases are there? (self.android)
submitted 1 year ago by biscuit to c/android
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The latest version of Android 15 on the Pixel devices lets you enable an experimental Terminal app and Debian VM. What are the fun use-cases of this, that you can think of? Let's assume the finalised version of this feature will include the ability for sound drivers and proper port mapping/forwarding.

  • Running web servers off your phone might become feasible
  • Basic light development work
  • Use to easily SSH to other clients if needed
  • Already proven it can run DOOM

There's bound to be many more use-cases as this feature expands, and especially when Android replaces ChromeOS in the future.

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WhatsApp UI has updated for me (Version 2.24.8.85) (lemdro.id)
submitted 2 years ago by biscuit to c/android
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I'm not in the beta, and this is what my WhatsApp looks like now. This might be old news, but until today I had the green UI.

(Sorry for the crappy censor job. I wish Android had a blur feature built-in)

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Google Messages now animates single emojis in RCS messages! (twitter.com)
submitted 2 years ago by biscuit to c/android
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