MasterBuilder @ MasterBuilder @lemmy.one

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By optimizations, do you mean the malware blocking, audio improvements, and CPU tweaks?

Most work through Magisk. I flash a kernel from the pixel 6 XDA forum that uses a magisk module to help it work. That has optimizations and I can use a kernel manager to tweak it's settings. And I use adaway which is a DNS level ad blocker. ViperFX4Android is a godlike audio transformer.

Still using xprivacylua to restrict apps' ability to track, use camera and speaker, and get my contacts. I have a tool that stops phone charging at 90% so I don't over-wear the battery.

I use NeoBackup to backup all my apps with data, plus some system data like WiFi hotspots, call history, Bluetooth pairings. When I factory reset or otherwise have to start over, I restore that to get everything back. On older phones, I use TWRP to flash and do nandroid backups, etc. I'm not sure why TWRP is still not available on Pixel 6.

With root, I can do all this, without it I can't even backup the apps, and any ad block I can use makes it impossible to run a VPN to protect my privacy as they use VPN to block the sites.

If I can't unlock the bootloader, then when the OS becomes too bloated to be useful, I have to toss my phone instead of stripping the bloat with a degoogled ROM. I get another 3 to 5 years out of it by replacing stock. That's a boat-load of money, right there!

For example, I'm still using my Pixel 2XL as a viable device (minus Sim). That is about 6 years old now. It is on the 7/23 patch of android 13 right now. It might get 14.

My AdAway host lists block over 650,000 known malware and ad sites.

I'm pretty happy with my setup, and have confidence I'm at least partially protected from the crap out there.

Perhaps. I'd have to see how it blocks ads and malware. If I can get the features I want, I'd be happy to remain unrooted because I am taking risks if I lose the phone or it is outright stolen.

It got clunky precisely because they want you to pay for a subscription. Why pay if it works well without paying? It's the capitalist way. Make it a pain, then offer a "cure" for a price.

Don't have to imagine. Change your metaphor from hammer to car, and you're experiencing it in realtime.

This is one reason why I will never pay for a phone I cannot root if a rootable option exists.

Strangers on the internet constantly tell me I am a fool to root "'cause security", and I just shake my head.

If I pay $700 for a phone, I own it. If I'm paying for X gigabytes of cellular data, I will not be told I cannot use it "for that".

I almost never see advertisements, am blocking tracking and malware at the device level, and impriving sound output quality. I use kernels that are patched up way better than the device default, and have superior battery life, and cpy over-clocking.

I'd go insane if I had to deal with all those restrictions, invasion of privacy, and monetization of my life at my expense.

Humanity as tools.

I second the jmp.chat, but I'd suggest Dino over Gajim.

Well, I use KDE connect and it does not lose pairing. It might be your environment. I had to open certain ports to get pairing at all, so maybe there's something going on with your firewall?

I started Reddit almost 2 years ago, and used Infinity. I avoided all social media since MyPage but finally gave in for Reddit. It was Toxic, then it went to hell in a handbasket like Twitter.

This is my view, too. I still have my 2XL with fully updated LineageOS with MicroG, and it still feels "fast enough". I got the P6 because the camera stopped working after 4 years and the battery and USB charging port got flakey.

However, after I went with a custom ROM, the USB/battery problems went away. I still use it.

If I can't flash, I won't buy.

I'm using both Liftoff and Jerboa. I can't decide which is better, so I'm interested in others people love.

Actually, the intended use of work profile is for... Work. You don't want the corporate VPN to be The phone-wide VPN - do you?

The design is logical. Since we are all misusing it, I think it would be useful to be able to toggle a "share VPN" switch.

And that is the goal - make it such a pain in the ass to go with something that won't track your every decision that we all give up because it is easier.

At least LineageOS with or without MicroG is fairly simple, with auto-updates in many cases. Once you get past Knox and install twrp, it's easier.

GSI builds are generally easy, too, if it's well maintained. I like Andy Yan's ROMs.

Am I the only one here who uses backintime? It is easy to use and supports incremental backups.

That won't help when you must use it for any online access to (for example) your bank, any loan application, school enrollment, car maintenance, online shopping, tax filing, airline tickets, passport renewal, license3 renewal, mortgage payment, etc., etc .

... Until all the sites you absolutely need to use in order to *function in society *require approved devices with proper tracking.

If you're paranoid about hackers like I am, you can set up a cert based VPN, lock down all ports, and use the VPN client to access your NAS from anywhere.

Bonus if you have fiber, as upload to internet from home is as fast as download. That means fast download from your NAS.

Don't go single bay. Go 4 bay and set up RAID-6. This way, any two drives can fail at once and you won't lose data. This actually happened to me once. One drive went bad and the second drive went bad while I was waiting for the first replacement to re-sync.

It gives you extra protection from data loss when a drive inevitably fails. Keep a new replacement drive for when one fails.

Schedule an integrity check once a quarter, and you are protected from bit-rot.

Do regular backups to an external drive for the important stuff. Remember, this is where you're keeping your family photographs and your important financial and legal documents.

If you are really serious about covering yourself, keep your backups off-site, so you're covered in case of fire, flood, or military shelling.

I third this. I got my first one in 2014, recently upgraded to a faster model. I just popped my raid6 drives imcthe slots and continued normal ops.

I have openvpn configured so I can access it outside my home network, if I must, everything else is locked down tight.

It. Just. works. If you want to get sophisticated, you can. It will run docker containers, for example.

Yep, the reality here is closer to yours. Of course right now one must earn 150k to be able to afford a house, costing on average $400k now for a small house) and most make less than 70k.