Sources: Here's when Google will release the Android 15 source code
> TL;DR > - The Android 15 source code will be released next week, according to multiple sources. > - The source code will allow Android platform developers to build modified versions of Android 15. > - Major OEMs have already had access to Android 15’s source code, giving them a head start on preparing updates.
Sources: Here's when Google will release the Android 15 source code
> TL;DR > - The Android 15 source code will be released next week, according to multiple sources. > - The source code will allow Android platform developers to build modified versions of Android 15. > - Major OEMs have already had access to Android 15’s source code, giving them a head start on preparing updates.
Peloton to ruin the secondhand market by charging a $95 ‘used equipment activation fee’
Custom ROMs have had just about enough of being Android's second-class citizens
> TL;DR > > - Efforts like Graphene OS face increasing pressure from apps that refuse to run on non-standard Android. > - The custom ROM project characterizes Google’s approach to device attestation as incomplete and flawed. > - Graphene OS is prepared to take legal action if Google won’t let it pass Play Integrity checks.
German combination axe-gun, ~1580 AD
Apple is bringing RCS to the iPhone in iOS 18
Apple has announced that its Messages app will support the RCS messaging standard in iOS 18. RCS offers more advanced features compared to traditional SMS, including higher-quality media, typing indicators, and end-to-end encryption. This move will improve messaging between iOS and Android devices, which currently rely on the less capable SMS protocol. Apple’s decision to add RCS support likely comes in response to pressure from Google, Samsung, and European regulators who have pushed for better cross-platform messaging. Overall, this change will bring the iPhone’s messaging capabilities more in line with the Android experience. Kagi’s Universal Summarizer: Summarize anything in a jiffy! [https://kagi.com/summarizer/index.html]
Lawnchair 14 is here! | Lawnchair Blogs
This announcement is from the Lawnchair Discord: Lawnchair 14 has arrived! After about 2 years, we’re delighted to announce that Lawnchair 14 has finally arrived! Based on Launcher3 from Android 14, this release works with QuickSwitch from Android 10 to Android 14! You won’t need to use an older version to integrate with the system. Some major highlights: • Search your phone, the web, and more with our new Global Search — no root needed!¹ • View flight info, see surrounding traffic, and keep an eye on your data usage with Smartspacer — all integrated within Lawnchair.² • Want to further control your icons? Fret not, We now support custom icon packs for themed icons, alongside some new icon options.³ • Themers rejoice — you can now hide the Dock for a cleaner home screen. You can also change even more colors, fonts, and padding. • Are you tired of Lawnchair crashing because of widgets? We’ve fixed that issue; you won’t need to do some hacky workaround to add them.⁴ Alongside that, we have a new partnership with Startpage [https://startpage.com] — searching with Startpage (via the dock search bar or App Drawer search) helps support Lawnchair’s development. We still have more things to share! See the announcement on our website [https://lawnchair.app/blog/lawnchair-14] for more information. ¹ Experimental feature, requires opt in Lawnchair Settings. ² Requires Smartspacer and respective plugins. ³ Requires a supported icon pack . ⁴ May still persist depending on the device.
Specifically, the plug-ins are using our services in an unauthorized manner, which is causing significant economic harm to our Company.
How does this cause them “significant economic harm?” My immediate thought is they are losing out on data or ads, hence it being a privacy concern.
Haier hits Home Assistant plugin dev with takedown notice
cross-posted from: https://poptalk.scrubbles.tech/post/567593 [https://poptalk.scrubbles.tech/post/567593] > Haier hits Home Assistant plugin dev with takedown notice > > I’m not really big on “let’s make a movement”, but this independent dev has been hit with a cease-and-desist from making a FOSS Home Assistant addon for their Haier air conditioners. > > Haier claims that they are losing out on millions of dollars due to this plugin which… lets you control their air conditions from home assistant. They haven’t bothered to explain how that’s possibly worth millions of dollars - they’re just claiming it. > > So of course they hit the Streisand button and are demanding that he takes it down. He of course is complying… in a couple of days. Maybe you see where this is going. > > It would be an absolute shame if any of you just happened to create a fork, or clone the code, or mirror it in your own instance. An absolute shame. > > Just so everyone here knows which repositories NOT to clone or fork, here are the two links: > > - https://github.com/Andre0512/hon [https://github.com/Andre0512/hon] > - https://github.com/Andre0512/pyhOn [https://github.com/Andre0512/pyhOn] > > and please, don’t repost this anywhere, or share it in other communities, or anything like that. It’s a shame that so many people already know and are making clones. I’m just letting you know so you don’t do anything like telling others who may make their own copies. > > (sidenote: Haier owns GE Appliance, so for our American folks it may affect you folks too)
Availability (feature?) Request: Publish app to Accrescent App Store
Please add Voyager to the Accrescent App Store [https://accrescent.app/], “a private and secure Android app store built with modern features in mind. It aims to provide a developer-friendly platform and pleasant user experience while enforcing modern security and privacy practices and offering robust validity guarantees for installed apps.” This app store, while small, is supposed to be more secure than alternatives. And yes it is small, but it also won’t grow if devs don’t add to it. Their publishing guide and requirements can be found here: https://accrescent.app/docs/guide/publish/requirements.html [https://accrescent.app/docs/guide/publish/requirements.html]
