I looked at someone else's phone yesterday and couldn't find a browser app.
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The SeaApp has a web search icon to the left I guess on the standard version, it can be used as a web browser as well.
Olauncher looks dope with a solid black background.
using a smartphone has never been this lovely
Indeed!
Org Mode for the win! It’s all you need, frankly
My wife uses the Google search bar on Android for everything. Of course, web pages open in Chrome, but you won’t find a browser in her dock or on her home screen. If you ask her what browser she’s using, she’ll say, “Google”. Which is… correct. Concerningly correct.
I think it used to open in Chrome before, but now it doesn't open in Chrome, it opens on a webview inside the Google app, no?
Correct. I mean, the webview is running in Chrome, at least on my phone, but it is indeed a webview.
The difference is that you can't type a URL.
The worst part is... you actually can. You can type a URL directly into Google’s search bar, and it will navigate to it "directly".
So, if you’re happy to proxy your entire browsing experience through Google, not use uBlock Origin, and generally be a satisfied Worker-Consumer, delegating trust and control to our Big Tech overlords, then there’s a very convenient, very comfy box, I mean, Google Search Webwiew, waiting for you...
I think Google has found a way around the incoming monopoly-breaking measures. Who needs Chrome when, for their user base, Google is the Internet? And to be fair, it’s not just Google... Meta, Amazon, and [insert your favourite Big Tech company here] are all engaging in similar practices to greater or lesser degrees.
Big Tech in a nutshell: https://youtu.be/evXfzh43ym4
No concernes about privacy with Google?
Sorry to pop in like this.
But I switched all my search to search.brave.com and startpage.com
Since whatever search engine I use, will probably know more details about my intrest then my wife knows. So I rather give this information to a company that claims to not sell this information.
No need to apologise at all. On my side? I'm using IronFox and a self-hosted SearXNG engine. I have a GrapheneOS-flashed phone, but I have to admit that I'm not daily driving it anymore.
On my wife's side? She is still pretty much invested in Google, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc., no matter what I say. I did manage to get her to use Signal to communicate with me (and basically only me, she uses WhatsApp to text everyone else). To give her credit, she has at least tightened up her Instagram privacy settings a bit, though that doesn’t help much.
Getting the people we love to try healthier tech and protect themselves is... a continuous, ongoing effort.
Nooooo, that's crazy. I couldn't ever imagined that can be a thing, but definitely believe it🤦
All the tech is fleeing behind the scenes. Hopefully the course will correct and people will want to know about the technologies that their using. We should strive to keep the next generation informed/educated.
Side question for you: what prevents the NOSTR protocol going the same direction as the email protocol (a few giants eat up the business with few feasible alternatives to consumers)?
Email got centralized because the spam problem was too hard. On Nostr it's easy for each relay to defend against it.
This is very sad.
I guess it was expendable 🤣.
FWIW, I’ve never been a fan of the Contact List app