CalyxOS Reviews

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CalyxOS mentions (190)

• Debloat non-rooted Android devices

  For example https://androidauthority.com/grapheneos-3287030/ > "Even if you stomach the Pixel-only requirement" I have not and will not stomach that at all, nope! https://grapheneos.org/faq#supported-devices Nope! I wasn't paying attention, but if I remember, Alphabet/Google was funded to deploy/release Android operating system, and they also were financed to deploy some hardware phones before disappearing to let... - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

• Apple Confirms Governments Using Push Notifications to Surveil Users

  I'm sure you did your research. I'm writing for other readers who are interested. There are a few alternatives, more can be found but this is a selection of the most prominent offerings. /e/OS: https://e.foundation/e-os/ GrapheneOS: https://grapheneos.org/ LineageOS: https://lineageos.org/ CalyxOS: https://calyxos.org/ PostmarketOS (based on Alpine Linux rather than Android): https://postmarketos.org/ (for some... - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

• us What's a good (under $500, preferably lower than $200 though) android for geeks?

  Ironically, Pixels are the best for de-Googling. GrapheneOS requires a Pixel, as does CalyxOS for the most part. If you don't want your money going to Google, a used/refurb Pixel gets around that in my opinion. Source: 12 months ago

• Youtube Premium via VPN

  Oh I see makes sense, one closed system needs another 😅 but if you look at Android, look at https://grapheneos.org/ and https://calyxos.org/. Source: about 1 year ago

• Android vs Apple phones

  I agree with your point, but wanted to ask, have you considered using a device with a degoogled AOSP-based OS like GrapheneOS or CalyxOS? Source: about 1 year ago

Gboard mentions (2)

• [Round 124516] Please give me step-by-step instructions on how to make this appear on a brand new iphone (of course without searching the pic online and sharing)

  Install the gboard app Make it the main keyboard, by following the steps here: https://support.google.com/gboard/answer/6380730?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DiOS#zippy=%2Cmake-gboard-your-main-keyboard Open a web browser Click the emoji symbol Type in 🪄🧀 Select the first sticker. Source: over 1 year ago

• The name of things , you probably didn’t know

  At least in Gboard, for me, it is available when long press for symbols is enabled in the settings and you hold the ? After switching to the numbers and symbols layout (?123). Source: about 3 years ago