There’s a certain “people’s republic” where they introduced a new government signature on all android apps. For “safety”, as they “check” the apps for you 😉

more of this ICP scam

For now it can be bypassed after three pages of scary warnings but in the future?

Maybe it could be a big reason of why they’re liking harmony os that much, you don’t need to manually approve android apps if android apps are completely unsupported

  • bruhSoulz@lemmy.mlEnglish
    201·
    1 day ago

    Yeaah… im starting to really dislike phones tbh… i might start sticking to my laptop from now on, infinitely less restrictive

    • abbadon420@lemm.eeEnglish
      131·
      1 day ago

      That’s a perfectly acceptable plan, were it not that a laptop is much less handy. It’s cumbersome to use a laptop while standing in a crowded bus, for instance, that’s what a phone is good for.

      • drathvedro@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        8 hours ago

        I did exactly that many years ago. Ditched my phone and went with x86 UMPC with builtin 3G modem, the name of which I don’t remember because it was some random Chinese no-name. Unfortunately that experiment coincided with the era of “fuck websites, we’re going app-only because we’re so hip”. I was in a world of pain right off the bat when I got a carrier plan, specifically marketed for usage on PC’s, and it did not work. I called them and they said to me:

        • Do you have Android or iOS?
        • I only have Windows
        • Windows phone?
        • No, Windows 8…
        • Well, you’ll have to use the app to activate the SIM card…

        Turns out, the usage on PC’s meant tethering…

        Lots of online things, if they were even available as websites, were highly cut down versions of apps. And SMS 2FA, goddamn. I remember not being able to buy booze and shoes because, apparently, phone confirmations were required in those establishments. Good thing they’re fading out in favor of TOTP and passkeys. But, at a time, I had to swtich to a carrier that allowed me to use “corporate” features like SMS forwarding and SIP telephony. Also, fuck WhatsApp, that shit can burn in all fires of hell.

        On the other hand, I really miss that time. It was liberating, just not having like, a few dozen malwares in my pocket tracking me down just to track someone’s dog, or a bus, or to spy on someone’s buying preferences or whatever. But things have gotten quite a bet better over the years, so I’m kind of inclined to repeat the experiment with my new-ish OM3S which I carry because I still cannot imagine going out without a proper PC on me (don’t buy it, though, it is severely underpowered, better get something GPD instead).

        • abbadon420@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          6 hours ago

          I don’t think much has changed since then. There are still many services around that require an app, because it’s cool

        • jaemo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          31·
          20 hours ago

          Or, alternatively, one might opt to look at the world around them whilst they are using public transportation, instead of solipsistic immersion into a screen.

          I was led to understand that “terminally online” was an undesirable state to exist in.

          • Rivalarrival@lemmy.todayEnglish
            2·
            7 hours ago

            “Terminally online” is, indeed, an undesirable state to exist in, but so is the urban hellscape in which public transportation operates. The screen is a far lesser evil.

  • viking@infosec.pubEnglish
    13·
    1 day ago

    That’s only on their local android varieties though. That looks like a Xiaomi/Redmi phone? In that case head over to xiaomi.eu, download the EU version of the ROM, and flash it following the instructions there, it’s very straightforward.

    With Oppo and OnePlus phones it’s equally simple, there are a ton of how-to’s over on https://forum.xda-developers.com/ for all models. If you stay in China, best get their Indian ROMs, the EU ones have some mobile bands inactive that are not in use there, but are in Asia.

    For other phone manufacturers, it’s anywhere between trivial and impossible (Huawei for example). Xda-dev is your best source of info usually.

  • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
    982·
    2 days ago

    Well you bought a Chinese phone. The Chinese government likes to restrict what its people see like all authoritarian governments.

    Get something with stock Android or iOS. Better yet, go foss droid

  • Dorkyd68@lemmy.worldEnglish
    70·
    2 days ago

    I feel your pain. Went to have a wank last night before bed and went to pornhub and my state government wants to verify age via ID card. So pornhub just said fuck that shit and my ip address is blocked from visiting the lovely site. Am sad

    • Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      6·
      1 day ago

      I used MIUI.EU on Xiaomi phones for some years and it was pretty great (and inexpensive). But I wouldn’t suggest it in the USA because the carriers here don’t always play nice with them.

    • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
      17·
      2 days ago

      Presumably because it’s much cheaper.

      There are reasons why it’s cheaper, and none of them improve your life.

      • Valmond@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        2 days ago

        Well today it’s maybe a bad idea (I havent really digged through it all recently but it seems to be a not good idea), but back in the day Xiaomi was the beast phone for cheap, with all the bells & whistles like swappable battery, sd card, good CPU & RAM etc. for a fraction of the cost of an iPhone or Samsung.

        So well, time changes!

        • ryedaft@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          1 day ago

          My 5 year old Xiaomi I got for €350 has about the same specs as an iPhone 16, except for the much better chip in the iPhone.

  • asudox@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    431·
    2 days ago

    “This app hasn’t been checked for third party spyware along with our official trusted spyware. Proceed with caution.”