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0 pointsnetbioserror2y ago0 comments

I use my phone as little as I can bear. Barebones GrapheneOS, Fdroid for most things, browser for bank/maps, and four days of battery life. Every proprietary Android ROM is a downsell for me.

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neodymiumphish2y ago

That's fair, but your use case is far from any average users out there, and probably would scare most users away from Android entirely.

netbioserrorOP2y ago

It can do emails and VPN just fine, so I'm wondering what the "average user" is missing. Grubhub? Crappy mobile games? Social networks that are making their lives worse? Definitely not YouTube because NewPipe is full-stop better. I'm just surprised that "Maybe I don't need all this toxic crap" is such a niche, extreme position that draws me funny looks and scorn.

pixelated_music2y ago

Probably not the right place for a suggestion, but since you mentioned NewPipe, I would also suggest checking out LibreTube[0], been my choice of Youtube app after their redesign.

[0] https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube

neodymiumphish2y ago

I'm not arguing that it's better or that ant of those things are good, but there will never be mainstream support or even k owledge about them.

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neodymiumphish2y ago

That's fair, but your use case is far from any average users out there, and probably would scare most users away from Android entirely.

netbioserrorOP2y ago

pixelated_music2y ago

Probably not the right place for a suggestion, but since you mentioned NewPipe, I would also suggest checking out LibreTube[0], been my choice of Youtube app after their redesign.

[0] https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube

neodymiumphish2y ago

I'm not arguing that it's better or that ant of those things are good, but there will never be mainstream support or even k owledge about them.

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