(I reposted this bc some applications were missing.) I had to install some apps because of school. Btw, can you say improvements that I can make? I can’t install anything that isn’t from playstore. Edit: Duolingo is now just a PWA

  • Rikj000@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    7 days ago

    Ufff sad to hear.

    What you could do:

    • Not recommened: Search on XDA for an un-official build of a custom rom for your device (stability may vary)
    • Recommended: Be patient, until it’s time to buy a new phone, then first look for the OS you want, then choose a device from the list that the OS supports, that’s how I do it nowadays :)

    Also interesting, but annoying that you can’t install apks from outside the PlayStore :/ No way to circumvent it?

      • Rikj000@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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        6 days ago

        Huh, if your parents are the blocking factor,
        how about trying to educate them a bit about F-Droid and data privacy?

        Software from F-Droid really is much more privacy/battery/storage friendly. Just open source software, no spyware services bloating up the apps.

        Perhaps after some convincing, they’ll at least allow you to use F-Droid and Aurora Store! :)

        3xodus can help with convincing them:

        It shows known trackers (= spyware) in applications.

        ClassyShark does it by de-compiling the apps and scanning them on the fly.
        Their website shows reports by other users that scanned applications.

        Nearly everything from the PlayStore contains trackers, while nearly nothing from F-Droid does.