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Guys, if you're going to recommend #Ironfox for #Android users moving away from #Firefox, at least warn them that they're most probably going to have a slow af experience with it, since they have disabled #JIT compilation for JavaScript by default. Not even Tor Browser does this! (baseline JIT only gets disabled at the "Safer" and "Safest" security levels)
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Unfortunately, a further recommendation is to use the Sony flashing tool, Emma, to downgrade the Android version. Emma only runs on Windows. I don't have a Windows PC. So, I will either need to borrow a Windows PC, or try it with Virtualbox/Qemu.

I suspect borrowing a Windows PC might be the easiest route.

A new epic adventure is about to begin. My quest is to have a privacy-respecting, and functional, mobile 'phone that can also make calls using VoLTE and WiFi calling. My travelling companion will be Sailfish OS. I'm not expecting it to be an easy journey.

My first step was getting a compatible 'phone. Here it is, my Sony Xperia 10 III. The Xperia is currently running Android 13. I'm going to revert it back to Android 11, as per the recommendation in the Sailfish docs.

My Tile tracker batteries are starting to die and they aren't replaceable. Does anyone have a recommendation for other Android compatible trackers? How about the Pebblebee Tag for Android? Or Chipolo? I'm flying soon and would like to track my checked bags.

I am currently getting rid of most apps on my phone. Services I want to keep, I'll run in a browser that allows extensions.

Also, I am cutting ties with several services completely. The 404 article below fastened the process. Recommended read!

Fun fact: #Duolingo is much less annoying in the browser version. Several obnoxious features seem to be app only. Fuck the app. I'll never return.

Next up:
Deleting my #Amazon account. Woop!

404media.co/the-200-sites-an-i

404 Media · The 200+ Sites an ICE Surveillance Contractor is Monitoring404 Media has obtained the list of sites and services that ICE contractor ShadowDragon pulls data from. ShadowDragon sources data from all over the web and lets government analysts easily search it and draw connections between people.

#TIL you can "archive" apps on #Android.

I've been frustrated with "pause" for apps because they resume after about 12 hours and they still do stuff in the background anyway.

Instead you can
+ Long press
+ App Info
+ Archive

This basically removes them, but leaves the icon behind with a little "cloud download" indicator... So if you tap to launch the app it reinstalls and opens.

Nice.