The biggest problem is that most of those rely on older phones or phones that aren’t necessarily top-tier.
At some point, support for all newer phones will likely be very limited, so what’s the community going to do then? Keep using old phones?
I’m realizing that. The enshittifcation of smartphones has been rapidly developing, and there’s no going back to how it used to be. I’ve been a smartphone/PDA user from way back when black and white Palm Pilots were a thing… even before that when you had calculators that basically stored addresses, notes, etc.
Those were truly tools back then. No time wasted on the device, and no distractions when using them.
Now? Companies can give away their phones and still make millions off the data harvesting. The marketing of “AI” just makes it easier for them to get users to share even more data.
Technically, sure. But no warranty, and parts would be a nightmare to get, which would defeat the purpose of a repairable phone. 😮💨
That’s great to know. I’ve used flagship Samsung phones for over a decade, but they are out of my budget these days.
The Oneplus 13 is on my radar, but I’ll need to find out how private I can make the OS before I commit to anything.
Not im Canada, unfortunately. That would have been one of my first choices because of the reparability.
Then look for a phone that supports CalyxOS, DivestOS, iodéOS
Just had a quick look. It seems like none support newer phones. The non-pixel phones listed are things like Fairphone (not available in Canada) or Oneplus 6 (literally 7 generations old).
I used to only flash custom ROMs back in the day, but even then, top-tier Samsung phones could handle them easily.
Oh man, as much as I’d love the hardware of an iPhone 16 Pro Max, I just can’t go back to Apple. On my Android phone, I use mostly FOSS apps, and self-host a lot of stuff that just works fine for me on Android.
But I do appreciate that Apple at least makes it a point to repeatedly say that data is kept on the device and that AI is done on-board.
These other manufacturers are so vague, that you have to assume it’s being processed in the cloud (even if it’s not).
I tend to buy flagships because I know they’ll last me many years without worrying about the hardware being too outdated.
But then updates stop, and the batteries need to be replaced… that’s kind of where I’m at now. Seeing that OEMs now offer at least 5 years of major Android OS updates, I’d at least be covered there.
But man, are they all pushing hard for these AI features. Like I said, I’d be totally fine if these were all on-device AI features, but I really don’t want Google getting their filthy hands on my data through Gemini.
To be quite honest, after Google screwed me over with their Pixelbook (firmware broke touchscreen, and they basically told me to buy a new one), I will not give Google money for their hardware.
I also generally dislike Pixel phones for a number of reasons. This sucks :(
Yup. I’m either hoping for a more sustainable alternative, or a fork with active updates.
For now, I’m holding my position, but preparing for an exit from Bitwarden.
you could just not update your mobile app and keep using vault warden.
Well, I’d prefer that the apps that are a gateway to my most important pieces of data (passwords) be updated to plug vulnerabilities and exploits. If it were any other app/service, then I can live without updates. But not something related to passwords.
I dont know if any specific model will be the right answer, but Qualcomm has their Snapdragon event going on right now, and many of the advancements they are touting are specifically for local AI processing.
So, computing power will improve significantly over the next few years, with AI being the largest benefactor.
Yeah, with all the stuff going on with password managers, I wonder if there’s a truly future-proof setup that can be self-hosted and will never have these issues.
I was a Keepass user many years ago, but I’m not confident that a Keepass-like system would work well with some very computer-illiterate family members. Bitwarden is hard enough to teach them, and it’s one of the easy ones!
ClearURLs is the only thing that works for me. Adguard and Firefox have tracking removal features, but they don’t seem to work most of the time.
Floccus is actually just a sync tool, it can also sync with Linkwarden in the latest version.
No way! I just uninstalled Linkwarden because it wasn’t working well on too many websites (i.e. it would capture cookie popups or “choose your country” rather than the page I wanted).
Glad to see some cool updates and integration, though.
I self-host https://floccus.org/
If you’ve got a browser that supports plugins, then you can use the floccus add-in. But for Android, I use the floccus app since it’s just easier.
Floccus is primarily a bookmarking service, but if you want to save articles for viewing later Linkwarden might be a better fit.
Tech companies only care about making money. If people continue to buy their half-effort products, then they’ll keep making it.
On the other hand, open-source (hardware or software) is designed for maximum longevity.
Unfortunately, the wrong people have unlimited resources when it comes to making our tech products.
Don’t post on social media, especially under your real name.
This includes posting when you’ll be out of the house (I.e. vacation), or the details/names of family members.
Run an adblocker with strict tracker protection on every device you use, and opt for the web version of a product, rather than an app.
Use aliases and throwaway email addresses to anything that requires an account. If they end up being something you use, and are required to provide real information, move forward with caution.
Really, though, the worst thing you can do is post on social media.
I would flash custom roms all the time years ago, then I just… lost interest since most of the features I liked came bundled with Samsung phones. But Samsung phones are now (apparently) hard to flash decent custom roms on, so I do guess you’re stuck with a pixel.
A bit of an anecdote, but i was a long-time user of Mint, which integrated with all my banks and credit cards, which was nice.
When I decided to selfhost, I was disappointed that bank syncing wasn’t a thing, or it had these roundabout ways of working, or they simply didn’t support the banks and credit cards i use.
So… I ended up wity Money Manager EX.
Once i did the initial importing of my records, everything since has been manually entered.
Now, this might seem tedious depending on how many transactions and accounts you manage, but it’s really not.
Depending on how often you update your records, you can do an easy export/import of your transactions from your bank (usually a csv export). Doing this once a month isn’t terrible.
I just manually enter all my transactions. Yes, more work, but also less frustration and it makes me feel more in touch with my spending.
Even not having to worry about the hassle of syncing not working, or having to fix things like that is a huge weight off my shoulders.
Anyway, just wanted to share my experience because bank syncing shouldn’t be a make-or-break thing.