Heresto

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

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm going to compare it to the other suggestions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I'm going to look into it! Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Thanks for your answer! I am considering this one, since it is easy but the privacy thing being unknown is a concert.

 

On my hmd skyline i am degoogling. My dialer and sms messenger are all google apps anders i am assuming google is tracking the metadata. I have replaced my dialer with simple dialer and the sms service with QUIK SMS. However, i was wondering if there are any spam filtering apps i Can use that Will keep me safe? should I answer? Seems To Be The best But it is not FOSS. Can i trust it?

Thanks in advance!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So i'd promised To report on my experience. I have testridden the Skoda enyaq and discussed the price difference with the Skoda elroq with the salesman. The car seems almost identical to the enyaq just slightly shorter. The price difference is mostly due to the fact that Skoda is really pushing the elroq and not due to something technical. It does seem however that the elroq has some options that cost extra, which the enyaq has in the equivalent edition. An example would be the "clever pack" in the business edition. Which costs ~2000 Euros extra for the elroq business but is included in the equivalent enyaq business edition. So when you would want the same specs, the difference would become slightly less, but it remains significant.

That being said: I've testridden the Skoda enyaq, cupra tavascan, Nissan ariya, and a Kia EV3. The driving experience of the Skoda and cupra is far superior To that of Nissan and kia (and yes i know, the Kia is significantly cheaper So you should Take that into account).

The cupra tavascan is really technically similar To the enyaq (coupé) and is worth the consideration if you think the enyaq is too expensive. Personally i am still in doubt between the tavascan and the enyaq coupé. My Main objections To the tavascan are the design, which is a bit too extreme for my taste, and the fact that it is built in China. I prefer a car that is built here in the EU, which the enyaqs are (Czechia). However for similar specs the price difference is 10.000 euro... So I have to think about if my principles are worth this amount of money.

Hope this helps you as well!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I absolutely hated both Dune Movies... Such a boring and in my opinion incoherent mess. My jaw dropped when i found out it was So universally highly rated. It still makes me angry when i think about it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Thanks for your comment. I will go to a dealership and test drive both and actually see/feel the difference.

 

I am looking To buy an EV soon and the Skoda elroq and enyaq look very interesting as I want a family car. The enyaq seems to have ~100L more of trunk space, but other that, there really doesn't seem to be much difference. This 100L difference does not justify the 8000 euro price difference.

Am I missing something here? I would like to have a larger trunk, but for this price difference I might opt for the elroq and make due with the 470L trunk.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Thanks! I have To say, the recommended Brands are somewhat dubious...apperently none of the larger Brands want you to do this to their phones...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Well I guess that's end of story then! Maybe still get rid of the phone then...

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

Thanks again for your help!

Everyone is saying that the bootloader can not be unlocked. However I see the option in the developer options of my phone...

This would be my first time doing anything with a custom ROM that is probably obvious...

But if the bootloader wouldn't be the problem. That would still mean that there simply might not be a ROM available, correct?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thanks! I will take the time to go through this!

 

I recently bought an HMD Skyline because it is supposed to be a European brand and I tried to degoogle it as far as possible. I am not logged in on my Google account and use alternatives for all applicable apps.

Fact is, that some Google services are impossible to get rid of, such as file manager, photos etc...

Besides this the HMD Skyline's software really sucks. It constantly crashes or my navigation bar stops working. Throwing it out feels like a step too far as it is a relatively new phone and it is just creating more e-waste.

To hopefully strike two birds with 1 stone, I would like to install a custom non-google-ROM.

I believe the bootloader for the HMD skyline is unlockable these days, so that would remove the first obstacle. But my question is: are there any custom ROMs available for the Skyline? And to make the question a bit broader: can any device be flashed with a custom ROM or should a ROM be developed specifically per device type?

Any insights are appreciated!