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[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Planet America, orbiting the American sun, in the galaxy called America

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Meanwhile on Openstreetmap:

name Golfo de México

name:en Gulf of Mexico

official_name:en_US Gulf of America

Showing just enough acknowledgement to confirm they've discussed the executive order, but they aren't going to follow it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 18 hours ago

Next thing you know they'll change Canada's name to Not-yet-United States of America

[–] someacnt 13 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (14 children)

I wish I could degoogle my android phone. Sadly, it would mean many of the apps I use would stop working..

As far as I understand, only F-droid apps would work on e.g. GrapheneOS - is this wrong? I believe there would be issues with

  • Local chatting app
  • Local map app (As good as OrganicMaps is, it seems to have limited support in route finding)
  • Local banking app
  • Local investing app
  • Apps for university affairs
  • Zoom

I feel so sad that I am locked to the platform..

EDIT: Just checked, seems like everything is reported to work except for local banking app. Sadly, it is too convenient to ditch..

[–] [email protected] 5 points 17 hours ago

As already commented, the vast majority of apps are fine with Graphene and its optional sandboxed Play Services. Mainly some banking apps can be tricky, but otherwise you're good. You can also use alternatives like Aurora Store rather than Google directly to get your existing apps which aren't on F-Droid; the only real exception there is paid ones.

I got a Pixel and made the switch over about a year ago, and it has been pretty smooth sailing. I also really do appreciate having full control over which permissions to allow each app. I know some people do prefer to run Google's stock camera app or keyboard, but it's easy enough to not give those network access to phone home.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

GrapheneOS has the option to run sandboxed google play services which you can then download any google play store app. This allows for much greater security as the apps cannot see the other apps you download. Also, you could use Aurora Store which allows play store app downloads without a google account.

There are issues that can pop up and is something you'd need to look into on app by app basis. Lately, it seems they have most banking apps working though.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

How do people feel about e/OS? I just started playing around with it on an old phone and it seems to work with most apps, including banking and Google apps (their store has an optional Google login).

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

America is so fucking weird!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

Only most of us. Please send help.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

“There's no saving America -- we need to pull it out by the roots. Wipe the slate clean. Burn it down! And from the ashes, a new America will be born. Evolved, but untamed!”

— Senator Armstrong.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago

1000062835

Meanwhile in the UK

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Using the website from outside of the US shows it with its proper name, but then the asshat version in parentheses.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (10 children)

IIRC Google shows different names and borders depending on the location you're accessing it from. They just follow whatever the local government thinks is right.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

There's no thought in our government, so they're already messing that one up. Also, it's just the president who cares (and I guess some people who voted for him).

I'd imagine a majority of people here aren't calling it the new name (or even know the name changed).

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

In Portugal, it appears as “Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)”

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