âLet me here mention other AOSP-based browsers in general.â
I guess ist should be âOSesâ?
the indentation of the item about OpenGAPPS seems to be wrong; it looks like itâs specific to a parent item (/e/ in this case), but I assume it should be on the same level as " Android based OSes"?
in the item about Telegram you probably should mention that - as far as I know - chats are not encrypted by default and the user has to specifically enable encryption
maybe you can add a reference to general ad blocking software, e.g. for Android
Thanks. Fixed browsers -> OSes and the OpenGAPPS bullet point.
I also updated the text about Telegram (e.g. to make more clear that Iâm not talking about the official client), which was suggesten by quite a few readers.
General blocking software will be added at a later date.
Thanks for the feedback.
The April issue of Which? has a feature âThe hidden cost of your smartphoneâ which mentions Fairphone ⊠but this is all they have to say:
âFairphone is the first smartphone brand to integrate conflict-free sourcing for all four minerals. We tested a Fairphone phone, but unfortunately it doesnât compare well with other brands on performance.â
The article online offers a tad bit more than those two lines cited by you.
E.g. Fairphone is leading the ranking on conflict free minerals and they state:
Unfortunately, itâs not likely to be a Best Buy any time soon. But if its ethical credentials are appealing and youâre willing to sacrifice functionality, head to our full to find out how it fared in our test lab.
âIn this guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 18 tablets and e-reader brands.â
Spoiler: best score is 9 out of 20 for Asus, Bookeen and Kurio.
Nice finding.
Interesting that âPocketbookâ isnât even listed here being the 3rd biggest manufacturer.
But considering that âFoxxconnâ is the final manufacturer it probably would not score too well.
When I click on a link, it says âaccess deniedâ. It is subscriber only. So it isnât possible for me to verify the report. Sorry, but that makes it not very useful.
I like the Kobo series because it doesnât use a large company like Amazon (who utilize DRM), and it allows for non-DRM stuff (I only read non-DRM books anyway).
Yes, that link. On the bottom, the score table. You cannot watch the details how they came to their conclusion; you can only see their conclusion. It is akin to a demo.
In general, the problem with Linux on smartphones looks much like its problem on PCs. Many and various groups enjoy developing new versions of the operating system, which are all more or less doomed from birth. None of them have the skills, the interests or the money to create viable platforms that include the hardware, apps, services, packaging, marketing, advertising, distribution and support on the sort of scale needed to sustain a real product. Without those, they are unlikely to attract much interest beyond hobbyists and enthusiasts.
The magic word is (backwards) compatibility. AFAIK only official Sailfish offers something like that with Alien Dalvik. But it does not have to be that way (see Anbox).
This is about an old vulnerability in WebView/JavaScript allowing RCE via e.g. ads
[âŠ] The fix required both the Android operating system, and all apps installed on the handset, to support at least Android API Level 17. Thus, the deployment of an effective solution for users was especially challenging.
Mozillaâs podcast IRL: Online Life Is Real Life (with transcript) explores de environmental impact of the internet in this chapter. It also mentions the Ecosia search engine.
