ChillPill @ ChillPill @lemmy.world

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Google's "Now playing" feature constantly listens to what's going on in the background to show you what songs are playing. They claim this is done with a local database of song "fingerprints". The feature does not show the microphone indicator because: "...Now Playing is protected by Android's Private Compute Core..."

I'm not saying that other, non-google, app do this to my knowledge; but the fact that this is a thing is honestly a bit scary.

Google's "Now playing" feature constantly listens to what's going on in the background to show you what songs are playing. They claim this is done with a local database of song "fingerprints". The feature does not show the microphone indicator because: "...Now Playing is protected by Android's Private Compute Core..."

I'm not saying that other, non-google, app do this to my knowledge; but the fact that this is a thing is honestly a bit scary.

Edit: screenshot of the "Now Playing" feature

Me fail English? That's unpossible.

OP did not specify what services they were using. I assumed if they were interested in tinkering with this sort of thing, they probably host something like Plex or jellyfin.

Honestly I'd start looking for ssf/tiny PCs being sold off by local businesses. I'd be putting some sort of Linux distro on it. I've been meaning to check out a few projects like KDE Big Screen and others. Unless there is some sort of killer Android app you can't live without.

What is jellystat?

Plus one for the gli.net router. I've got the Beryl AX and it's great. Ended up going with a wireguard VPN rather than tailscale, but either would work.

Ive been pretty happy so far with roku and blocking stuff with pihole, but every day I am more and more tempted to build a media pc...

OH, dogs. Yeah, I like dogs.

Never knew that was Oaisis. Great movie.

"He's my partner. Now that doesnt mean we go on long walks on the beach. It means I try to keep him out of as much trouble as he gets me in."

Pepperridge farms remembers

Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.

Smithers, release the robotic Richard Simmons.

we’ve made the decision to wind down the Astro for Business program to focus our efforts entirely on building the best consumer robotics products for the home."

KDE bigscreen looks perfect for me. I know I have heard of it before but I will need to look a bit more in depth at it.

All I want is Roku, but FOSS, without the ads and tracking.

Well, not that shocked.

Well, not that shocked.

Last couple of phones I've bought have been pixel a-series, new. Only reason I've felt I had to upgrade what the phone no longer getting security updates.

Expensive, but worth it.