Mobile Internet + Wifi Hotspot Tethering

Put your SIM in. Now you have cellular.

To activate mobile internet, you need to add your GSM. Do this in System Menu -> Add a GSM Network. You can find the details online by Google. Usually your phone provider will even send you the details via SMS.

OK now you have mobile internet. Making the Wifi hotspot tether is super easy. Just go in System Menu -> Networks -> Add a Wifi Hotspot and enter the hotspot details.

Finally whenever you want to put your phone in "airplane mode", just go to System Menu -> Networks -> Disable GSM.

Final Tips and Tricks

You may want to configure or disable the firewall.

SSH comes preconfigured but you might want to disable password logins.

Received SMS are stored in ~/.local/share/sxmo/modem/ as text files so you can read them comfy from your computer with SSH.

Pipewire is installed native. You can even install a node editor like qpwgraph so you can pipe audio to multiple audio devices simultaneously. Cool af huh?

See the SXMO tips and trickspage on pmOS wiki.

F-Droid is the first third-party app store to support Android 15's app archiving feature!

The popular repository for FOSS apps is preparing to add support for app archiving in its next release, using new APIs Google added in Android 15.

🔗Details in this article on Android Authority.

(The contributor who submitted the patch to add app archiving support to F-Droid used my articles as background ❤️. I love when my articles help developers!)

Checking in on Google Anti-Trust. Nothing the DOJ does is good. What is their purpose behind these moves?

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/googles-ai-deals-could-hurt-its-search-monopoly-appeal-expert-says/

Microsoft Reports 7,000 Password Attacks per Second
https://www.gizchina.com/2024/10/16/microsoft-digital-defense-report-2024/

Also interesting guide's 👆👆👆

Deal With It

GIF emoji generator. All done artisanally and securely in your browser.

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#PixelWeather

Google is working on a silly gimmick for the Pixel Weather app

✅ More Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-weather-app-update-weather-vibrations-3491337/

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🚨 Zero Trust in Google Workspace: Don’t Wait Until 2025 to Start! 🚨

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I ment to post this a while back when it was being discussed...

You should also avoid buying phones preloaded with /e/ OS (sometimes branded as the Murena phones). /e/ OS in itself is extremely insecure, engaging in security bad practices that include, but are not limited to, not supporting verified boot; shipping userdebug build; shipping months-old version of Chromium; and bundling years-old version of Orbot into their operating system, then marketing it as “Advanced Privacy”. There was also a recent incident where their cloud service mishandled session keys and gave users access to other’s files, then proceeded to mislead users that the server cannot see their files, despite there being no end-to-end encryption.
You should also be very wary of low quality privacy branded phones like the Freedom Phone, BraX2 Phone, Volta Phone, and the like. These are cheap Chinese phones with the Mediatek Helio P60 from 2018, which has already reached or is near end-of-life. Needless to say, you should also avoid any vendor...

https://privsec.dev/posts/android/android-tips/

lots more tips at the link.

Android 15 introduces a new security feature wherein if multiple failed login attempts are made, the OS will lock down your device to prevent unauthorized access.

The official term for this new feature seems to be Failed Authentication Lock, and it's considered part of Android's new suite of theft protection features, alongside Theft Detection Lock, Remote Lock, and Offline Device Lock.

The existence of this feature was already known since Google announced it at I/O and also earlier this week, but the company never shared the name for it until now.

NeatLauncher - A neat and convenient launcher without icons.

The home app (the launcher) to replace ugly home apps that are too colourful, distracting, inefficient, and full of non-sensical icons. Clarity by efficient and elegant design based on text. With configurable quick access to apps, shortcuts, or contacts via a list or by gestures. Supports app shortcuts, both static and dynamic. Search function optionally integrates the contact list, and includes a configurable web search. Tries to have enough configurability without making testing corner cases tedious, to ensure functionality and robustness. Weather info (uses network and location services, if necessary). New app developed from scratch. Takes inspiration from Unlauncher (a fork of Slimlauncher), and Nolauncher, and also feedback of users.

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