Android auto now blocked if you use a VPN?
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What the heck, is this a new “feature”? Does this also happen on other android flavours like AOSP or GrapheneOS?
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Stick PC for a media client?
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Are mini stick PCs practical to set up as a media player, eg with jellyfin? Some advantages are the small form factor that plugs straight into the HDMI port, and flexibility/privacy vs using a dongle from a shitty company like amazon/google/roku.
Are there any things to watch out for to ensure it has enough compute power and hardware decoding? I just want it to play HD video with a jellyfin app/browser page.
I’m assuming it’s no big deal to install Linux on (x86 hardware?), do you need to watch out for specific device support? Thanks
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on Android auto now blocked if you use a VPN? in c/privacy@lemmy.world · 3 Sep 2026
I’ll give it a try. I’m a bit surprised it’s needed since the VPN excludes local network connections anyway
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on Android auto now blocked if you use a VPN? in c/privacy@lemmy.world · 3 Sep 2026
What’s the alternative?
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on Android auto now blocked if you use a VPN? in c/privacy@lemmy.world · 3 Sep 2026
I don’t get it
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on Android auto now blocked if you use a VPN? in c/privacy@lemmy.world · 3 Sep 2026
Ooh good to know, if this works
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on Android auto now blocked if you use a VPN? in c/privacy@lemmy.world · 3 Sep 2026
How do people deal with this, do you turn off VPN whenever getting in a car?
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on €400 billion in European savings flown overseas every year, including to the US, will be invested in Europe from now on. All 27 EU states agreed to establish the S&I Union in c/europe@feddit.org · 2 Sep 2026
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on Stick PC for a media client? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 27 Aug 2026
Sure, but no way I’m buying a google product for this, I’d much rather a diy approach
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on Stick PC for a media client? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 27 Aug 2026
It’s just for a client, the current approach I’ve been trying on a pi 2B isn’t working well enough so a bit more power would be good. The 2B only has H264 hardware decoding but osmc+Kodi+jellyfin/jellycon doesn’t seem to allow transcoding and the 2B just doesn’t have enough power to play other formats.
Maybe another option is to run the dedicated JF desktop app in a GUI, because at least you can tell the server to transcoder to a suitable format that the pi can play. With the stick PC a full wipe and install of some lightweight Linux system would hopefully also work
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on Stick PC for a media client? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 26 Aug 2026
Interesting, good to know that there are open source / privacy respecting (seemingly) options out there
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on Stick PC for a media client? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 25 Aug 2026
I’ll give it a try. I think it suggests model 3B somewhere but can try it with a 2B
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on systemGB in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 24 Aug 2026
Dammit, now I’m gonna see(/hear) that every time I restart a service
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on Stick PC for a media client? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 24 Aug 2026
Ok, I’m going to try and wipe it and put a lightweight Linux system on it, it’s a lot cheaper than a 4B pi (although a 3B may be possible), will see how it goes
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on Stick PC for a media client? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 24 Aug 2026
Good to know
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on Stick PC for a media client? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 23 Aug 2026
I tried using the pi 2B again, I’ve been using the GUI & browser to show jellyfin and the interface is so sluggish I think it would be hard to use regardless of the ability to play videos
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on Stick PC for a media client? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 23 Aug 2026
Ok interesting it looks like it does do 1080p H264 hardware decoding cdn-shop.adafruit.com/…/raspberrypi2modelb.pdf
Pretty sure I tested mine on video playback and it struggled (quite badly), but I didn’t check the playback format, maybe if you stick to the right codec then it works.
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on Stick PC for a media client? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 23 Aug 2026
Do you know what number model it is? I tried using an old 2B but it was too slow and doesn’t have hardware decoding as far as I can tell. I’ve heard you need around 4B for media playback, but the price is not so great for a simple use like this. Stick PCs seemed to have some cheaper options, including hardware decoding, with the advantage of plugging straight into the HDMI port
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on Stick PC for a media client? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 23 Aug 2026
Ok, I’ve been checking out some older ones for half the price (possibly used as well), the main requirement I’ve been checking is just hardware decoding, with a light weight Linux setup I think it should be sufficient.
The remote is worth considering, I might look into Bluetooth or RF based approaches as they are a bit more flexible than IR with positioning. Or even phone app based methods are possible
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on Stick PC for a media client? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 23 Aug 2026
Thanks for the suggestions anyway ;)
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Nuclear really is a clean industry in every sense , especially when compared against the amount of energy produced. Solar etc etc all have waste products in their manufacturing and disposal , and you need a looootttt of solar panels or wind turbines to match the power output of a nuclear power station.
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