No deleted account found from 80 scanned users from this group 🚫👻

Wow - we're actually winning. Google is scared, they're going to attempt to ban 'side-loaded' apps on all Android phones. Unless the developer hands over an ID.

https://web.archive.org/web/20250827023411/https://developer.android.com/developer-verification

I will cover this on next week's #TBOT show.

An user was arrested by police for UBL runaway attempt from customer service.

(Follow @XiaomiFuckup for more scenes from the HyperOS Hunger Games)

Here are TOP 10 reasons to buy Xiaomi

1. Getting arrested by police for unlocking bootloader

2. Gacha IRL (you may wake up, but your phone won't)
3. Very nice and consistent security patches (quarterly)
4. Highest commitment to security by running third party apps 24x7 (like indus app store)
5. Highest commitment to user privacy (like their watch processing data on third party company servers)
6. Missing night mode in camera
7. Error 404
8. ERROR 404
9. Error 404
10. ERROR 404

(Follow @XiaomiFuckup for more scenes from the HyperOS Hunger Games)

Pixel Care+
- Unlimited claims for accidental damage
- Free screen and battery repairs, post-warranty malfunctions, replacement parts shipping within the next day
- Priority support from Pixel experts
- File up to 2 claims for Loss and Theft in a 12-month period (optional coverage, not available in NY)
- Claim directly from the Google Store or the new My Pixel app

Eligibility
- Only available in the US through Google Store and Google Fi (one can still apply if bought from third-party retailers within 60 days of purchase)
- Current Preferred Care subscribers in the US will be migrated in the near future
- Eligible devices: Pixel 8 and newer, Pixel Watch 2 and newer, Pixel Fold, Pixel Tablet, select Fitbit devices (price varies, check the support article for more info)

More info: Google Blog | Google Store Help
#Pixel @PixelHubUpdates

Android 16 statue
- Inspired by Material 3 Expressive design
- Short clip of the build and unveiling by Seang Chua

#Android #EasterEgg @PixelHubUpdates

Poco India Head is now the Vice President of CMF Business in Nothing after exiting Xiaomi India

Android Evolution in a decade

Group notes update 2025-08-27/28:
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Brand new notes:


playintegrity

A small note to give a quick overview of PlayIntegrity and a link to our new group dedicated to that subject.





Updated notes:

       companion

Changed name from “fakestore” since that’s the old name/app which is now retired. Greatly expanded, added info on experimental Play functions and other support details.
        
   
diagnostics

Updated all outdated sections

Removed the section for “SafetyNet tester” and replaced with a section called “PlayIntegrity testers” since SN is deprecated now. See our new PlayIntegrity group for more details on PlayIntegrity and how to potentially improve your device’s “verdict”…


paid-apps

Completely rewritten to contain modern info on microG Companion and the details and pitfalls of using official Play Store.
  

unlp

Modified to emphasize that this feature is NO LONGER SUPPORTED on modern versions of microG. Slight cleanup.



updating

Updated the section on ROMs with bundled microG to include a few examples of ROMs which do/do not use their own unique copies of microG that cannot be updated with the public releases



why-microg-maps

Rewritten, greatly streamlined, removed UNLP references.



youtube

Rewritten/cleaned up, and now includes references to more 3rd-party YT viewing apps.





Removed notes:


       playintegrity-details
safetynet-overview
safetynet-details

All of the above removed because no longer relevant, replaced with short “playintegrity” note with a quick overview and pointer to our new, dedicated PlayIntegrity group.





(TO SEE THE GROUP NOTES, TYPE "/notes" in the group, tap any buttons that appear underneath the Rose bot or the "Start" button in the PM message it creates with you)





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LINK TO PREVIOUS GROUP NOTES UPDATE 2025-08-18:

https://t.me/microG/170400

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Nvidia DGX Spark
Article, Comments

About Containers and VMs
Article, Comments

4chan Sues UK Ofcom over Online Safety Act
Article, Comments

Certificates for Onion Services
Article, Comments

Rice your KDE Plasma setup with this quick guide:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbSYbvaOlCA

Google will become the gatekeeper of Android apps if this is implemented.

https://news.itsfoss.com/new-android-sideloading-rules/

GhostBSD has introduced a new desktop environment.

https://news.itsfoss.com/ghostbsd-launches-gershwin/

Learn how to use Nightlight in Hyprland.

https://itsfoss.com/nightlight-hyprland/

🔥 Shadow AI agents are sneaking into your workflows, launched with one click—and they're using hidden identities to evade detection.

The scary part? They're multiplying unchecked, risking your entire cloud security.

Join this latest free webinar with experts to learn to spot and stop them: https://thehacker.news/shadow-ai-agents

🚨 WARNING - 3.5M download npm package hijacked.

Attackers slipped malicious versions of Nx that stole GitHub + cloud creds, planted backdoors, and even weaponized AI tools like Claude & Gemini.

One of the first known supply chain hacks turning AI assistants into attack tools.

Here’s what devs need to know ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/malicious-nx-packages-in-s1ngularity.html