Maybe I'm not lucky, but you're unlucky (luck, good or bad, implies rare). I just deleted 200 screenshots and regained around 200mb (not gb) of space. I also deleted 20 pictures and got 50mb (again, not gb) of space back. How many pictures do you have to be measured in that many gigs?! And do you really need gigs of pictures that you routinely look through on your phone on order to need keeping them on your phone (and not backed up)?
I routinely/weekly/monthly go through my phone and delete old pictures and screenshots that I don't need or care about. And those I do care about? I usually upload them to ProtonDrive and still delete them from my device, unless I actively need them while mobile.
Music, I usually have a couple of playlists and audiobooks and podcasts to listen while running or traveling with airplane mode. And done with the book or cast, I'll delete it as I rarely listen to it twice. Music can stay. But that's still maybe 20gbs and takes up the most space by a lot. I can also stream stuff with my unlimited data.
(Pixel 4a Sunfish) I think the release page also doesn't show any compatible builds since 20121003.
Well, if you read the release page (which you pointed out) it does say:
Pixel 4, Pixel 4 XL and Pixel 4a are end-of-life and shouldn't be used anymore due to lack of most security patches for firmware and drivers. We're considering porting them to Android 14...
Like I said, Android 14 is out, it's just not out (and might not ever be out) for an EoL device. The 4a lost Google support 2ish months ago, and GOS even says you shouldn't use it. Sounds like the perfect time to upgrade to the 8, which has MTE support (which eliminates 70% of CVEs) and has 7 years support. https://endoflife.date/pixel
I can't remember last time in the past 5 years, maybe full decade, where I was running low on storage space on a smartphone.
consuming bandwidth, and draining battery life
If they're truly forgotten and this not used, Android places them in hibernation. At a certain point, Android disables then and removes any granted permissions.
their icons present while the app itself is not actually installed. They would remain dormant until needed, at which point they would be automatically downloaded and launched.
This just sounds like a bookmarked PWA website...which I actually always recommend when available. PWA are less intrusive and less permission hungry than the typical app.
Interesting concept, but seems just like a phone with privacy switches and a non-Google OS. How is it on security, hardening? How would it compare to GrapheneOS?
To be fair, GrapheneOS does require a Pixel, but that's because those phones are the best in terms of security, and can be privacy as well.
It's been my experience that for most people, Google services are not a requirement, but a luxury... especially for daily life. Now, most Google-esque services are a requirement for daily life, but as they said, there are alternatives that you can use that work.
Assuming they're talking about what most businesses, especially large ones with huge legal resources, do: exploit loopholes to not pay, or pay reduced, taxes.
Just people in a privacy community advocating for even less privacy than Google, who is decidedly anti-privacy, wants. The company who detests privacy and wants to collect data on everyone said, "this might be private and we shouldn't go with it," and you go "nope, it's not, give it over?" I feel like Google is a very low bar to pass for privacy, and you still tripped on it.
So yes, no matter how much I experience in the world, people advocating for being taken advantage of or having their rights violated (which is what's happening here) blows my mind, despite running into it semi-constantly.
You're fine with not targeting an individual and using blanket warrants instead? Even a judge said it was unconstitutional due to it not being individualized, and the EFF says it can implicate innocents. Even Google, who tracks and collects most everything, was reluctant to hand it over.
Sure, this reinvigorated the case, but it has an "ends justify the means" feel to it, which is a slippery slope. But you're actively endorsing a less privacy friendly stance than Google, of all things. That blows my mind.
Yes, it does answer that under point 2: "You will also be able to convert a physical SIM to an eSIM," with the caveat disclaimer of point 3: "these features will not work on all phones across all carriers."
It really doesn't matter if the carrier supports eSIMs or not. If it's the Pixel can convert the physical to an electronic, and still transmit all the relevant identifiers. So the carrier might see the eSIM as a physical. You're kinda asking "what if I buy it on Tuesday? The article doesn't mention Tuesday purchases." It's irrelevant. Again, might not work everywhere.
And much more? Can you elaborate on how NextDNS does "much more" than PiHole? PiHole is a DNS server, not an adblocker, though most people use it in that capacity.
It's in the advanced section, if I remember right. https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/wiki/Anonymous-Mode