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• I mean yeah, they learned that they can weaponise open source to make everyone dependent on their software and then move more and more features to a proprietary layer they control with every update. They did it with Chrome, they’re doing it with Android too

  on Android 17 QPR1 is the first release since Android Honeycomb (3.x) adding new APIs for app developers without a release to the Android Open Source Project. in c/opensource@lemmy.ml · 4d ago

• This is the setup I’ve built so far:

  I use KonstaKang’s LineageOS Android TV build running on a pi 5: konstakang.com/devices/rpi5/LineageOS23-ATV/

  No Google play services store at all, I just use ADB to install apps

  This is the launcher I use, it’s way nicer than the stock Lineage one: github.com/meddouribadis/arclauncher/

  I use SmartTube as my YouTube client: github.com/yuliskov/smarttube/

  I have this Bluetooth remote app on my phone for the rare occasion I need to type a password or something: f-droid.org/packages/io.github.jqssun.btremote

  I also have KDE Connect on both my phone and TV so I can play/pause media from my phone at any time and send files (like new launcher wallpapers) easily without adb.

  on Self-hosted TV interface solutions in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 8 Sep 2026

• So I actually have a setup similar to this, but with a mini pc (m.2 to 6x sata adapter, each one connected to a 4tb ssd - well eventually, only 2 are populated currently) and I did use a dremmel to cut through the metal top of the case and it was still a horrible sharp mess, even after I tried sanding it down. I ended up 3d printing a custom i/o shield to stop my cables (or fingers) getting sliced on it and that actually works really well!

  Edit: I dropped some pics of my setup in the comments on the original thread!

  on Expanding my laptops HDD capacity in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 4 Sep 2026

• No public transport support, at least in the UK :(

  I’m currently switching between a Google Maps webview wrapper which has gotten particularly buggy recently, and CityMapper which has unblockable ads and only really works inside cities, not commuting in/out/between them.

  I’m desperately looking for a good alternative

  on Apple Maps follows Google, changes name of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' in c/technology@lemmy.world · 3 Sep 2026

• There is an ATV LineageOS image available for the 2021 Onn for anyone who wants to go that route wiki.lineageos.org/devices/dopinder/

  on Recommendations to watch Youtube on TV in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 20 Aug 2026

• I personally do have a degree in computer science, but I feel like I would be doing this anyway, even if I didn’t. My degree didn’t teach me how to self host

  on Do you participate in this hobby without a formal IT education or a career in a similar field? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 15 Aug 2026

• So I’ve done a bit of research on this and I don’t think what you say here is the most accurate.

  LineageOS doesn’t include any Google apps or services by default, nor does it include MicroG. (It does give an optional step to flash a GApps package in the official install guides, but this can be skipped no problem)

  LineageOS does use proprietary Google BLOBs for AGPS services and wifi captive portal detection, both of which are anonymised by the nature of the protocols used. But more importantly, /e/ OS also uses these too, so /e/ shouldn’t be ranked any higher than LineageOS is

  on OS Tier List in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 12 Aug 2026

• Hey, don’t be sexist… They also let women stare at boobs discreetly

  on DuckDuckGo made sunglasses that do absolutely nothing, and they sold out in c/technology@lemmy.world · 8 Aug 2026