LEVI

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

First time I heard about it was from this youtube channe...called "all things secured" but I don't remember the video , he said police officers stopped him and plugged a USB C on his phone, after a few moments they let him go..

this article discuses the same situation but I'm sure you can find other sources

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

Ohh.. wow.. 🀯

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (7 children)

aren't they going to ask you to unlock it, or do as they do in China and run a quick scan using their special software?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

THANK YOU 🀍, I can't upvote this enough.. It's awesome and sounds human.. now I can git rid of my Googled phone.. πŸ₯³

Edit: after a test run, it doesn't seem to have a way to change the language, and installing a different apk with different language removes the old one.. πŸ˜”

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

Outdated and probably unmaintained, runs 32bit code, and extremely buggy... RHvoice is leaps ahead

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

I'm asking for something that sounds human like Google's TTS engine

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If not a Pixel with GOS, I would say the second best pick is a Fairphone with CalyxOS.. And don't worry about the updates, they'll provide extended support for as long as possible, which could be years, CalyxOS is also awesome

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

Yes, I find that is the only way to use these phones, AOSP makes them usable again, but like I said they're constantly implementing and improving their digital locks to keep you from running away to a different OS.. It's so anti user freedom

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (9 children)

Huawei, Xiaomi and Samsung phones

  • main reason: anti user freedom, and locking you in to their system, it's extremely hard to wipe out your phone in order to sell it if you have a Samsung account linked to your phone, and they make it hard to flash a custom ROM, imagine buying a phone with your own money and you still need the manufacturer consent to do what you want with it..
  • confusing and slow UI
  • Ads everywhere on the UI
  • bloated with games and useless apps
  • they don't take security seriously at all ( slow updates )
  • short update period
  • they lie in their marketing by giving big numbers ( battery capacity and camera quality for example )

And last but not least, they kill your apps

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