Is the clipboard app sending data to Chinese servers - OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion

Just spotted these tweets being posted by someone on reddit: https://twitter.com/fs0c131y/status/956628910308982785
Please for the love of god tell me that this isn't another breach of our data/privacy. If it is I'm ditching OOS and possibly my OP5

OnePlus has (apparently) a remarkable history in terms of filtering personal data and being careless with user data.
My advice is not to use Oxygen and decide on a custom ROM as soon as possible, they work perfectly, they are much more updated and publish their source code.
If you want to stay on Oxygen, I write below the list of bloatware that I was deleting when I used it
Account
AntHalService
BasicDreams
BookmarkProvider
Browser2
BTtestmode
BuiltInPrintService
Chrome
com.qti.vzw.ims.internal.tests
CompanionDeviceManager
DMAgent
Drive
Duo
EasterEgg
Eleven
Email
EngineeringMode
EngSpecialTest
FaceLock
Gmail2
GooglePrintRecommendationService
GoogleWallpaperPicker
H2DefaultIconPack
H2FolioIconPack
H2LightIconPack
LatinIME
LatinIme
LatinImeGoogle
Launcher3
LiveWallpapersPicker
LogKitSdService
Maps
messaging
ModemTestMode
Music2
MusicFX
NFCTestMode
NVBackupUI
OemAutoTestServer
OEMLogKit
OneplusCircleIconPack
OnePlusGallery
OneplusIconPack
OneplusSquareIconPack
OPBackup
OPBackupRestore
OPBugReportLite
OPClipboardManager
OPDeviceManager
OPDeviceManagerProvider
OpenWnn
OPFaceUnlock
OPIconpackCircle
OPIconpackH2Default
OPIconpackH2Folio
OPIconpackH2Light
OPIconpackOnePlus
OPIconpackSquare
OPLauncher_aosp
OPLauncher2
OPMms
OPPush
OPSocialNetworkHub
OPWallpaperResources
OPWidget
PartnerBookmarksProvider
Photos
PhotosOnline
PicoTts
PrintRecommendationService
PrintSpooler
RfToolkit
SecureSampleAuthService
SensorTestTool
Shell
Stk
talkback
Videos
WallpaperPicker
WifiRfTestApk
YuloreFramework
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And also some other files
/system/bin/bugreport*
/system/bin/fmfactorytest*
/system/bin/oemlogkit
/system/bin/WifiLogger_app
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bartito said:
OnePlus has (apparently) a remarkable history in terms of filtering personal data and being careless with user data.
My advice is not to use Oxygen and decide on a custom ROM as soon as possible, they work perfectly, they are much more updated and publish their source code.
If you want to stay on Oxygen, I write below the list of bloatware that I was deleting when I used it
And also some other files
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Thanks for the info I'm looking at what custom rom looks the best and will probably jump to that

DarthOps said:
Thanks for the info I'm looking at what custom rom looks the best and will probably jump to that
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I'm using Omni, that's Android 8.1
Isn't the most configurable option but is quite stable and publish the source code

Anthalservice is not bloatware!

As far as I know, it can be easily eliminated if you do not use fitness apps on your mobile, as is my case
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Anthalservice is not bloatware!
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Thanks for the list @bartito ! This is good to know as I'm always a bit unsure which apps can be removed without issues and which ones not. But in the mean time, I jumped over to a custom rom as well, at least for now.

bartito said:
As far as I know, it can be easily eliminated if you do not use fitness apps on your mobile, as is my case
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I use it to control my indoor trainer. It s the software layer for supporting one of the radios on the phone. I cant imagine anyone disabling bluetooth, wifi or nfc software because they dont need it. It has tiny close to 0 memory and storage footprint

What you expected from a phone maker from a communist country? Im seriously considering to sell this phone because of this.
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bartito said:
OnePlus has (apparently) a remarkable history in terms of filtering personal data and being careless with user data.
My advice is not to use Oxygen and decide on a custom ROM as soon as possible, they work perfectly, they are much more updated and publish their source code.
If you want to stay on Oxygen, I write below the list of bloatware that I was deleting when I used it
And also some other files
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If I install an update, this bloatwares will come back?

It's not happening
Relax guys..... http://www.androidpolice.com/2018/01/26/no-oneplus-still-not-sending-clipboard-data-china/

That's why it doesn't pay to jump to conclusions.

What the **** is this!!!

Read the link 2 posts above yours

fanbogo said:
What the **** is this!!!
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Something and nothing. Nothing to see, move along please

biohaz55 said:
Relax guys..... http://www.androidpolice.com/2018/01/26/no-oneplus-still-not-sending-clipboard-data-china/
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https://www.androidcentral.com/oneplus-buck-stops-here

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[Q] Persistent notification apps getting killed

Hi everyone, so during multitasking my C5303 LTE on stock .257 kills everything in sight, including supposedly unkillable apps that are in the notification bar!
Any idea what might be causing it and how to fix it?
- Installed unmodified Sony rom over carrier-modified rom (Orange France) using flashtool.
- Rooted the phone using doomlord (problem appeared before rooting).
- Bootloader remains locked.
- Ram Manager on "Hard Multitasking" and Autokiller Memory Optimizer on "Moderate" do not help.
- My 2012 Nexus 7 has pretty much the same widgets running and number of apps installed without problems.
Thanks in advance!
BetterWorldz said:
Hi everyone, so during multitasking my C5303 LTE on stock .257 kills everything in sight, including supposedly unkillable apps that are in the notification bar!
Any idea what might be causing it and how to fix it?
- Installed unmodified Sony rom over carrier-modified rom (Orange France) using flashtool.
- Rooted the phone using doomlord (problem appeared before rooting).
- Bootloader remains locked.
- Ram Manager on "Hard Multitasking" and Autokiller Memory Optimizer on "Moderate" do not help.
- My 2012 Nexus 7 has pretty much the same widgets running and number of apps installed without problems.
Thanks in advance!
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Its because of the stupid rminfree ram settings.
My opinion, install v6 supercharger script and configure it. The bulletproof those apps so that they won't be killed!
True!
Whenever i download torrent file using any client on my phone and keep the client in the background then after sometime it automatically gets killed but in notofication panel is says that app is running,......
strange
sarkar1990 said:
Its because of the stupid rminfree ram settings.
My opinion, install v6 supercharger script and configure it. The bulletproof those apps so that they won't be killed!
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hey bro, i have installed v6 supercharger and it shows 100% supercharged(launcher redraw prob resolved). but my walkman and viper4android apps are killed even when i open some tabs on chrome. can u please explain how to make single apps bulletproof?
dhiman33 said:
hey bro, i have installed v6 supercharger and it shows 100% supercharged(launcher redraw prob resolved). but my walkman and viper4android apps are killed even when i open some tabs on chrome. can u please explain how to make single apps bulletproof?
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run v6 script.
choose option 16 (the one for bulletproof apps)
it will list the ongoing processes, so type the name of the process, and follow instructions
Thanks a lot sarkar.
I must say I'm disappointed in Sony for coding such crappy settings. It takes A LOT of work to go back to a state of normalcy, I've never had another Android device prevent me from listening to music or blind me by killing lux while I'm simply browsing.
BetterWorldz said:
Thanks a lot sarkar.
I must say I'm disappointed in Sony for coding such crappy settings. It takes A LOT of work to go back to a state of normalcy, I've never had another Android device prevent me from listening to music or blind me by killing lux while I'm simply browsing.
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+1 :crying:
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sarkar1990 said:
run v6 script.
choose option 16 (the one for bulletproof apps)
it will list the ongoing processes, so type the name of the process, and follow instructions
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hey bro i have bulletproofed lux, sonyericssonmusic,soundenhancements and viper4android. Just one more uestion as I don't know much about supercharcher thingy. everytime i reboot, do i have to run the script(s) to make it start it's ram management work? or no need of that?
P.S: after restart looks like walkman and viper4android have become bulletproofs indeed!!
dhiman33 said:
+1 :crying:
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hey bro i have bulletproofed lux, sonyericssonmusic,soundenhancements and viper4android. Just one more uestion as I don't know much about supercharcher thingy. everytime i reboot, do i have to run the script(s) to make it start it's ram management work? or no need of that?
P.S: after restart looks like walkman and viper4android have become bulletproofs indeed!!
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I really don't get it.
Just create a SManager widget for the /data/bulletproof_apps.sh and one for the supercharger settings. That way you just click them once on reboot and you are good to go.
Btw, just use chrome for some time and see whether Walkman still gets killed? Just dont open a video or anything that has sound in it.
My 2 year old Nexus has much better RAM and OOM management. Unfortunately, I damaged the device and had to buy the SP.
sarkar1990 said:
I really don't get it.
Btw, just use chrome for some time and see whether Walkman still gets killed? Just dont open a video or anything that has sound in it.
My 2 year old Nexus has much better RAM and OOM management. Unfortunately, I damaged the device and had to buy the SP.
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huh for first two runs of temple run oz things looked good, at third try walkman was mercilessly killed. dunno what to do now.
bro i dunno much abt CM 10.1 but if done can we expect all these issues gone with it?
dhiman33 said:
huh for first two runs of temple run oz things looked good, at third try walkman was mercilessly killed. dunno what to do now.
bro i dunno much abt CM 10.1 but if done can we expect all these issues gone with it?
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Well, then it may have been killed because the temple run, which was active needed more memory and the walkman was the one that was killed to give it space.
Wait for the next update, I hope Sony fixes these issues.
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dhiman33 said:
huh for first two runs of temple run oz things looked good, at third try walkman was mercilessly killed. dunno what to do now.
bro i dunno much abt CM 10.1 but if done can we expect all these issues gone with it?
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CM 10.1 had some lag issues on their lockscreen and systemui stutters. But they would still solve some of the major blunders on this device. However, until Sony releases some sort of AOSP project on this I can see nothing being developed for this.
FXP still does not have this device and being a mid-ranger, I see none of the devs taking too much interest here. Its really a very sad situation here.
sarkar1990 said:
Well, then it may have been killed because the temple run, which was active needed more memory and the walkman was the one that was killed to give it space.
Wait for the next update, I hope Sony fixes these issues.
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CM 10.1 had some lag issues on their lockscreen and systemui stutters. But they would still solve some of the major blunders on this device. However, until Sony releases some sort of AOSP project on this I can see nothing being developed for this.
FXP still does not have this device and being a mid-ranger, I see none of the devs taking too much interest here. Its really a very sad situation here.
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i think i figured out why walkman got killed while playing the game.. it's not because of the game,mate, looks like it's because of the mail notification that u have quoted me on XDA!! (notifications do not sound while playing walkman somehow, just pauses the music for a second for some reason). but while playing the game, the expected pause is actually killing walkman!!
Would it be possible / beneficial to install an unmodified jellybean rom?
BetterWorldz said:
Would it be possible / beneficial to install an unmodified jellybean rom?
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Do you mean AOSP? If that's the case, pray tell me hw you are going to do that?
Its still not developed.
sarkar1990 said:
Do you mean AOSP? If that's the case, pray tell me hw you are going to do that?
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I couldn't, though to be fair I was only asking if it was possible. Please forgive my noobiness.
Here's hoping we get some good will from Sony.
BetterWorldz said:
I couldn't, though to be fair I was only asking if it was possible. Please forgive my noobiness.
Here's hoping we get some good will from Sony.
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no problem man. I was just a little curious. :good:
However, I believe a little vanilla JB would do SP some good!
So do we know if the latest update addresses the RAM management issues?
BetterWorldz said:
So do we know if the latest update addresses the RAM management issues?
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YES IT DOES!! :victory: I see great improvement. Yesterday I tested with walkman and it didn't get killed with google chrome running 5 tabs at once or with running temple run oz tried it multiple times but couldn't get the app killed like before :laugh:
dhiman33 said:
YES IT DOES!! :victory: I see great improvement. Yesterday I tested with walkman and it didn't get killed with google chrome running 5 tabs at once or with running temple run oz tried it multiple times but couldn't get the app killed like before :laugh:
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Made the update, it's much better for sure but I still get apps to close when browsing heavy pages. Oh well, at least there's progress.

Presuming no Xposed framework will ever be available for Android N or later...

Presuming no Xposed framework will ever be available for Android N or later, what hardware would you buy today? I will not run an Android version without Xposed (due to the need for XPrivacy). Therefore, I seek opinions on the best available, future-proofed hardware to run Xposed. For example, it seems I should still be able to buy a new OnePlus 3T, nuke the Nougat it presumably ships with, and "upgrade" down to Android 6 w/ Xposed. I doubt that path will be an option with later hardware releases.
What's the best, cutting edge Xposed-compatible hardware—presuming I might still be running it 5 years from now?
None.
Also hardware isnt the issue. Software is.
A one plus will stipl run great after 5 years.
But probably new security issues will arise and there won't be bug fixes to those things from anyone.
Maybe there will be other alternatives to exposed, but personally speaking, my current nexus 6 wipl be my last smartphone.
I will either not use one in the future or simply continue using this phone until it dies.
Appart from being utterly disgusted by the regression of technology (removable batteries gone, headphone jacks gone, lack of support),
I also cant stand the privacy issues.
shadowcore said:
hardware isnt the issue. Software is.
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I disagree, unless you were making a reference to Wirth's law. My Nexus 5 crawls today in comparison to how it ran years ago, and I'm constantly short on RAM when I wasn't in the past. Most of this is the bloat caused by apps. It will help, of course, that the OS wouldn't be upgraded.
A one plus will stipl run great after 5 years.
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I also perform the hardware repair on my N5 myself, so that's a factor. Things like battery replacement come into play after years of use.
But probably new security issues will arise and there won't be bug fixes to those things from anyone.
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That's effectively where I'm at now. The OTAs won't apply, and I don't care enough to go through the gyrations to update the OS with the patches.
organophosphate said:
I disagree, unless you were making a reference to Wirth's law. My Nexus 5 crawls today in comparison to how it ran years ago, and I'm constantly short on RAM when I wasn't in the past. Most of this is the bloat caused by apps. It will help, of course, that the OS wouldn't be upgraded.
I also perform the hardware repair on my N5 myself, so that's a factor. Things like battery replacement come into play after years of use.
That's effectively where I'm at now. The OTAs won't apply, and I don't care enough to go through the gyrations to update the OS with the patches.
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Agreed I have Nexus 5, Redmi Note 3, Redmi Note 4, Moto G5 Plus, Mi5 at home
Nexus 5 feels ancient now though I love the form factor and the occasional times when it runs smooth off late
Im guessing EMMC might be degrading
Then I should buy more Android Phones, at least one for shopping, one for apps at sixes and sevens. I am in China and most of the apps don't want to obey the rules...
Plus: less pleasure for personalizing
Guys !
Please keep on topic and refrain from xposed lifespan assumptions , the OP is asking for a different opinion
thread cleaned and be nice one with the other
thanks for understanding
Dan - forum moderator
you pretty much already have my suggestion.... a OnePlus 3T. since you seem to need xposed (imho, just move on) all new phones will obviously be shipping with android 7.xx+, the 3T is the best phone to get. i doubt there will be an update to xposed so eventually you will need to update and its obvious that later android version will have superior memory management to make use of the 3T's memory.
if by chance, xposed does somehow live you will still be left with a great phone that is only further made better by whatever android version is available. a few weeks ago i helped several classmates switch ROM's. they all bought 3T's due to my recommendation. all are very happy. i suggest you get one while they are still available. i hope this helps! cheers!
droidbot1337 said:
you pretty much already have my suggestion.... a OnePlus 3T.
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Thanks.
since you seem to need xposed (imho, just move on)
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Well, I *need* XPrivacy and not only is that dependent on Xposed but I subsequently found out that development likely won't support anything later than Marshmallow. So, that's where I'll be indefinitely until someone replicates that.
they all bought 3T's due to my recommendation. all are very happy. i suggest you get one while they are still available. i hope this helps! cheers!
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It does. Thanks. The largest concern is battery replacement, as it seems there are no genuine replacement batteries. Maybe that will change in a few years, though.
Well, I *need* XPrivacy.......
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well, if privacy is your concern their are many apps that can help. your familiari with AFWall+ so there's that. you could also use Island by Oasisfeng. i mostly use it to hide my friends titpics and my snapchat, kik accounts but the app will eventually be able to do so much more.
i dont know what type of privacy concerns you have but a firewall should be enough unless your either a spy or just paranoid.
The largest concern is battery replacement....
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you can find parts for this phone with an easy google search. i purchased a replacement screen for a friend that accidentally dropped her 3T from a balcony at school.
i truly suggest you move on to N. soon there O will be released and with it so many worthwhile features. if your lucky enough to get the chance to use it i suggest you do and not pass due to the lack of xposed. while i agree that xposed is great, its not worth passing over on updating to a better android release.
btw, now that there has been more info on the 1+5, i suggest you wait. give island a try and then i hope you go for the 1+5. cheers!
droidbot1337 said:
well, if privacy is your concern their are many apps that can help. your familiari with AFWall+ so there's that.
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In addition to XPrivacy, I'm already using AFWall+, AppOps Xposed, and an always-on VPN.
you could also use Island by Oasisfeng. i mostly use it to hide my friends titpics and my snapchat, kik accounts but the app will eventually be able to do so much more.
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Cool, I'll check it out for consideration to be added it into the mix. Thanks.
i dont know what type of privacy concerns you have but a firewall should be enough unless your either a spy or just paranoid.
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A firewall is necessary but insufficient due to in-band privacy leaks. I require XPrivacy to intercept calls and feed apps fake data. There is really no substitute for Xposed for this type of approach; you may remember PDroid and how clunky that was.
you can find parts for this phone with an easy google search.
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Hm. I was unable to find a genuine OnePlus 3T battery. I found a few obviously counterfeit batteries from dodgy ebay vendors, but I would certainly appreciate it if you could point me to a source for a genuine new replacement battery for a 3T.
i truly suggest you move on to N. soon there O will be released and with it so many worthwhile features.
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Thanks for sharing your perspective, but I'd rather not have a smartphone than to go without XPrivacy or its equivalent. I certainly need XPrivacy a lot more than I need some new UX. I already disable all the "cool" creepy google **** like google now cards and I deny the google app access to my mic & location (well, location services is disabled altogether, but you get the point). My smartphone on MM does what I want it to do, and I really don't need it to do anything more—especially if it comes at the cost of losing the fine-grained control over apps one has via XPrivacy.
Hijacking the thread, since you posted some nice alternatives. What about us that can't live without Amplify and Greenify?
FenrirMX said:
Hijacking the thread, since you posted some nice alternatives. What about us that can't live without Amplify and Greenify?
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Greenify doesn't require Xposed to work, just for the "boost" features. It works just fine on my 6P running 7.1.2, which means I have no Xposed.
another thread hijack since someone mention xposed module alternatives
can someone create a thread specifically list down all the alternatives for xposed modules? I am switching to S8 which is nougat only so I need to find alternatives for my xposed modules
- app settings: no alt
- appopsxposed: no alt
- boot manager: no alt
- nekosms: samsung default messaging app block feature (although not as complete)
- rootcloak: magisk
- xtouchwiz: manually deal with csc xml
Garock said:
another thread hijack since someone mention xposed module alternatives
can someone create a thread specifically list down all the alternatives for xposed modules? I am switching to S8 which is nougat only so I need to find alternatives for my xposed modules
- app settings: no alt
- appopsxposed: no alt
- boot manager: no alt
- nekosms: samsung default messaging app block feature (although not as complete)
- rootcloak: magisk
- xtouchwiz: manually deal with csc xml
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Does Magisk directly replace Rootcloak? Doesn't Magiskhide only hide Magisk, not root?
ldeveraux said:
Does Magisk directly replace Rootcloak? Doesn't Magiskhide only hide Magisk, not root?
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Magisk hides its root.
josephcsible said:
Magisk hides its root.
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Right, not SuperSU though.
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Right, not SuperSU though.
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not sure but I thought magisk hide will also hide root from other apps
but you're correct, magisk hide needs magisksu and cannot work with supersu

[ROM] Lineage OS for microg with daily builds!

https://lineage.microg.org
great news
What exactly is Microg?
Im running it on nexus 5. Not yet available for op5 sadly
I've tried this on my Moto g 2015(osprey)
Only problem is, I'm able to DL apps with special app from the play store, but without play services, many of my paid apps don't work because the license is tied to play store/services.
We're really tied to Google, unless I'm missing something here. Gmail calendar etc... Can be accessed via web. But my application that use Google drive to sync, not sure how that works.
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xabierd said:
Im running it on nexus 5. Not yet available for op5 sadly
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How are you making out not having Google service?
How are you reading emails, having phone contact etc..
xabierd said:
Im running it on nexus 5. Not yet available for op5 sadly
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Look for cheeseburger.. It's out.
https://download.lineage.microg.org/cheeseburger/
markvanwoerden said:
What exactly is Microg?
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It's an alternative to gapps.
Or in other words, if you don't like gapps or don't trust them, you can use MicroG.
You can probably find a better answer on Google.
Rhoban said:
It's an alternative to gapps.
Or in other words, if you don't like gapps or don't trust them, you can use MicroG.
You can probably find a better answer on Google.
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This, plus MicroG is supposed to be very resource friendly, as opposed to the notoriously battery hungry Google Services.
melp57 said:
I've tried this on my Moto g 2015(osprey)
Only problem is, I'm able to DL apps with special app from the play store, but without play services, many of my paid apps don't work because the license is tied to play store/services.
We're really tied to Google, unless I'm missing something here. Gmail calendar etc... Can be accessed via web. But my application that use Google drive to sync, not sure how that works.
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How are you making out not having Google service?
How are you reading emails, having phone contact etc..
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export them to vcf from the computer. Emails work fine from browser, although its possible to install k9mail or gmail. Even google play music would work. The problem is hangouts, that doesnt work at all.
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Tasty cheeseburger
Can I find this rom for my jalebi??
Has anyone tried it?
I have Omni + microG at the moment.
I would like to have some feedback before trying it.
Xposed and LP fixed some paid app issues I've been having. If your paid apps aren't behaving install Xposed 88.2 with LP and enable license stuff in LP's xposed settings.
Battery with MicroG is so much better than Gapps.
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Has anyone tried it?
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Yes, I flashed it to my OP5 the day before yesterday. I've done a clean install (as described on the HP), runs very smooth.
It's great, all my apps, that depend on Google Play are working now. Very fast location fix (compared to Lineage without gapps).
I'm very happy so far!
CrashTestDroid said:
Xposed and LP fixed some paid app issues I've been having. If your paid apps aren't behaving install Xposed 88.2 with LP and enable license stuff in LP's xposed settings.
Battery with MicroG is so much better than Gapps.
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Is LP an acronym? What is the exact module name please?
xavihernandez said:
Has anyone tried it?
I have Omni + microG at the moment.
I would like to have some feedback before trying it.
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Tested it on Xiaomi Mi3. The lack of Gapps do not affect much given the speed and battery boost I get. The initial setup is a bit cumbersome (Read installing applications)
Great if you are into FOSS ecosystem.
adnan wajih said:
Tested it on Xiaomi Mi3. The lack of Gapps do not affect much given the speed and battery boost I get. The initial setup is a bit cumbersome (Read installing applications)
Great if you are into FOSS ecosystem.
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Thanks for your answer.
I have already ran microG on CyanogenMod ROM, and on Omni ROM, by the way I am on Omni + microG and it runs well!
I was asking about other things, like speed, smoothness, if there are any bugs, etc.
Also what is your average SOT on this ROM?
Do i need base rom?
Works on decrypted device?
Any special twrp recovery?
Because i have downloaded the rom i thought i should ask here before messing up my device haha!
hangouts still not working?
xavihernandez said:
Has anyone tried it?
I have Omni + microG at the moment.
I would like to have some feedback before trying it.
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I moved from full google omni to microG lineageOS. So far so good. My reason to change to lineageOS is screen burn-in protection. Otherwise omnirom is the golden standard.
xabierd said:
I moved from full google omni to microG lineageOS. So far so good. My reason to change to lineageOS is screen burn-in protection. Otherwise omnirom is the golden standard.
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Thanks for your answer.
Screen burn-in protection might be added in OmniROM Nougat.
My priorities are battery, and smoothness. OmniROM is good at that. I may have to try LOS + microG by myself to choose between thoise 2 ROMs.

Magisk Manager Redesign

Okay, here we go...
Hey!
After about a month of endless cycle of try & scrap designs I think I'm ready present my redesign of the Magisk Manager. At this point I have covered every main screen that you (user) will come in contact with, now it's time to start implementing (or rather rewriting) code from the old app to the new one.
Don't get me wrong, I'm far away from from done; but! I have a sneak-peek of what's to (hopefully) come - considering John will ultimately accept my pull request, lol.
Rationale:
I'm an android (app) developer by occupation and I use Magisk almost every day. I love my work and everything I do, so I decided to help John with a redesign - so the app is less generic and additions (as far as features go) are easier to implement with less of a boilerplate. I have no idea if anybody would even care about the redesign so I would love to hear your thoughts!
At work I'm kinda more appreciated as a developer than a designer so I was never actually allowed to design any production app.
Structure:
The apk is work of about 10 days and roughly 40 commits.
It's mainly written in Kotlin (yey!) with a help from databinding, which makes everything much cleaner.
On top of that I use a "framework" which is actually more of a anti-boilerplate collection of libraries (jetpack wrapper) for all Android stuff - such as activites, fragments, viewmodels and interaction between them. (Can't post links since >that's whatchu get for mainly using reddit< I guess.) Nevertheless bye bye recyclerview and viewpager adapters, bye bye littering code with animations and other UI stuff.
Warning:
Few of my friends reported that the app is marked as malicious by Google Play Protect, maybe because it contains johns original package name + "debug". I know what it looks like, new user, no posts, malicious app warning. Meh. It's not, build it from source, inspect it on GitHub if you don't trust me.
Also it contains Manifest permission for connecting to the internet - this is not implemented yet and does not connect to anything. Everything you see is offline mock data or your own installed apps. Again, inspect source if you don't trust me.
It might crash on APIs<21 due to some unresolved xml setters and usage of vector resources. I'll fix that once everything else is done, don't mind that.
Some visual bugs might occur, refrain from reporting it please.
This is just a preview. DESIGN PROTOTYPE
Screenshots:
https://imgur.com/a/BRd40cg
Download:
NO DOWNLOAD. Already working on a official manager. Stay tuned.
Source:
https://github.com/diareuse/magisk
So what now?
Well, tell me how you like it!
What really bothers you in the new redesign that could be changed for the better?
What do you really like?
And yeah! almost forgot. I was wondering if redoing preferences would be better or worse. Do you prefer standard (support library-based) or entirely custom (with the super fancy dialog ripped from Android Q that you can preview while selecting Dark Mode in settings)?
I really like the redesign of the app. You should definitely get in touch with the Magisk dev to take it up a notch and implement it in the official app.
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CrashOverride1995 said:
I really like the redesign of the app. You should definitely get in touch with the Magisk dev to take it up a notch and implement it in the official app.
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Thanks I appreciate that!
I was trying to but he seems to successfully ignore all of my PMs here or on Reddit. I can only imagine how much spam is he getting so I don't blame him
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Thanks I appreciate that!
I was trying to but he seems to successfully ignore all of my PMs here or on Reddit. I can only imagine how much spam is he getting so I don't blame him
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Try to use Twitter, he seems active there.
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Nice work:good:
How does this work when it comes to hiding MM?
hshah said:
How does this work when it comes to hiding MM?
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The whole app does not work yet see OP. This is just a design prototype.
Hiding will be probably somewhat tricky, I have no idea how will the new code features reflect in john's hiding mechanism.
Check PM mate, sent the code for your download to be a word link :good:
Honestly I feel in love with the design. I think John should adopt the design. You and John together can make some more modifications and bring this design (or improved) into official versions. Nice work bro, highly appreciate it.
Looks really nice, very in keeping with the new oneui. The newest official is really dated looking with too much advertising. Looks like a dang NASCAR lol I themed 6.0.0 for myself and just used that apk since pure black or pure white
Hi i just install the app on my rooted pixel 1gen running android Q i like the design but i dont know why i cant see the modules and should i uninstall the original magisk app ?
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The whole app does not work yet see OP. This is just a design prototype.
Hiding will be probably somewhat tricky, I have no idea how will the new code features reflect in john's hiding mechanism.
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I know @topjohnwu doesn't really enjoy the app development part of Magisk, so having someone improve on it is likely gonna be appreciated. But, you absolutely have to make sure that you do not break features like hiding the Manager... That is a key feature that has taken a lot of work to implement and has to work.
Kurtlestat said:
Looks really nice, very in keeping with the new oneui. The newest official is really dated looking with too much advertising. Looks like a dang NASCAR lol I themed 6.0.0 for myself and just used that apk since pure black or pure white
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Wait, what? Advertising? There's no advertising in the Magisk Manager...
Didgeridoohan said:
Wait, what? Advertising? There's no advertising in the Magisk Manager...
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Sorry I just meant the links etc on the home page.
I use adaway and haven't seen an advert in years ?? this is my effort on v6.0.0 (pic) no previous experience in android at all, so not too bad ?
ParadoxTheDevil said:
Honestly I feel in love with the design. I think John should adopt the design. You and John together can make some more modifications and bring this design (or improved) into official versions. Nice work bro, highly appreciate it.
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I think "should adopt" sounds like you'd force him to do so. That's not what I'm trying to do though I can only propose and it's completely up to him whether he accepts it or nah.
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I know @topjohnwu doesn't really enjoy the app development part of Magisk, so having someone improve on it is likely gonna be appreciated. But, you absolutely have to make sure that you do not break features like hiding the Manager... That is a key feature that has taken a lot of work to implement and has to work.
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As far as I can tell, the hiding mechanism relies only on renaming package name within the system so the app should be just fine. Reflection that is used within my version will probably not be touched.
But I'd be sad to scrap the whole work if the hiding does not work - nevertheless if it pulls through with the community (and it seems like it) I'll make my absolute best to make the transition as seamless as possible. That's why I created separate module which can be built alongside the current version for (hopefully short) transition period.
My intention is of course not to break sh*t, but to improve on design and functionality of current app. Would be really d*ck move to do otherwise, I think.
I just did this in art app, changed the green header/footer colours to black and white and put radio buttons instead of checkbox. The colour scheme looks a little more like the oneui. You could maybe get a hex colour picker and get the proper colours and do it more professionally. Keep up the awesome work by the way.
Omg this is fancy as f**k
If this would also allow us to use AROMA like on flashfire am i totally in! Great Redesign!
Oh damn, this is beautiful redesign! I love it very much.
Kurtlestat said:
Looks really nice, very in keeping with the new oneui. The newest official is really dated looking with too much advertising. Looks like a dang NASCAR lol I themed 6.0.0 for myself and just used that apk since pure black or pure white
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Advertising? Everything there is needed for functions.
madbat99 said:
Advertising? Everything there is needed for functions.
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I would guess he's probably taking about the social media links at the bottom of the main screen. Which are not actually advertising anything but linking places to access support and updates.

Question Security

Morning all.
I'm still a noob at this but i unlocked and flash and running pixel android 12 on my Redmi note 10 pro.
I would like to know what security software or apps should i be running? Thanks Gents
Use a Vanilla ROM without Google and the PlayStore for your privacy secure. Use F-droid and Aurora Store with open source apps. Root is also a security risk.
Then use a firewall. Netguard (without root) or Afwall+ (root required). Another way is the add block app blokada. Netguard and blockada together didn't work of course they use both VPN.
A virus scanner isn't necessary. Use our brain and ublock origin add on in Firefox to surf securely.
Social_Work said:
Use a Vanilla ROM without Google and the PlayStore for your privacy secure. Use F-droid and Aurora Store with open source apps. Root is also a security risk.
Then use a firewall. Netguard (without root) or Afwall+ (root required). Another way is the add block app blokada. Netguard and blockada together didn't work of course they use both VPN.
A virus scanner isn't necessary. Use our brain and ublock origin add on in Firefox to surf securely.
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Thank you so much. 6 months i couldn't even work Microsoft accell. I have a technical mind and ADHD but i started teaching myself coding and got me an Arduino micro controller (also open source) and everything. Now my entire house is controlled by my Arduino's. So trying to still figure the phone things but yall here some little geniuses mate.
Thanks for the help
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Thank you so much. 6 months i couldn't even work Microsoft accell. I have a technical mind and ADHD but i started teaching myself coding and got me an Arduino micro controller (also open source) and everything. Now my entire house is controlled by my Arduino's. So trying to still figure the phone things but yall here some little geniuses mate.
Thanks for the help
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The comment above yours is just the tip of the iceburg, and still has some "not perfect" suggestions. Security is not something I can explain to you in one day. The above comment:
Social_Work said:
Use a Vanilla ROM without Google and the PlayStore for your privacy
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AOSP still phones to google. To avoid that check out divestos, hardened lineage, do it manually or linux based os which is not android.
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Root is also a security risk.
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This is true but the bootloader is unlocked and cant be locked with custom rom so...
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Then use a firewall
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Just use firewall network wide, no need to do it on every device. You use sim card?
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Use our brain and ublock origin add on in Firefox to surf securely.
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There are better alternatives and forks of firefox.
Your original question was about security, and the comment above saying "use your brain" is mostly true, using your brain will safe you more than 90% of the time (using your brain meaning dont do or click something you don't have knowledge about. It doesn't mean you are stupid, as technology is not a general knowledge but something you have to learn if you are interested.) Just try to stick with famous foss softwares, try not to root, try to keep your phone with yourself, think hard before downloading or clicking anything. If you really want to boost your phone security, don't insert sim card, and try to stick with phone brands like pixel and flash rom like divest os. Overall android has a pretty awesome security model, you just have to take care of a few things...
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The comment above yours is just the tip of the iceburg, and still has some "not perfect" suggestions. Security is not something I can explain to you in one day. The above comment:
AOSP still phones to google. To avoid that check out divestos, hardened lineage, do it manually or linux based os which is not android.
This is true but the bootloader is unlocked and cant be locked with custom rom so...
Just use firewall network wide, no need to do it on every device. You use sim card?
There are better alternatives and forks of firefox.
Your original question was about security, and the comment above saying "use your brain" is mostly true, using your brain will safe you more than 90% of the time (using your brain meaning dont do or click something you don't have knowledge about. It doesn't mean you are stupid, as technology is not a general knowledge but something you have to learn if you are interested.) Just try to stick with famous foss softwares, try not to root, try to keep your phone with yourself, think hard before downloading or clicking anything. If you really want to boost your phone security, don't insert sim card, and try to stick with phone brands like pixel and flash rom like divest os. Overall android has a pretty awesome security model, you just have to take care of a few things...
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Let me start by thanking you. I don't understand everything so good and English is not my first language so simplifying it does help me so much so thank you I really appreciate it.
Thank you so much I appreciate it more than you know
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This is true but the bootloader is unlocked and cant be locked with custom rom so...
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My DivestOS has been tested locked on 20+ devices.
GrapheneOS and CalyxOS only support lockable devices
Just use firewall network wide
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This is silly and unattainable for most people.
There are better alternatives and forks of firefox.
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See my Android browser comparison here: https://divestos.org/index.php?page=browsers
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My DivestOS has been tested locked on 20+ devices.
GrapheneOS and CalyxOS only support lockable devices
This is silly and unattainable for most people.
See my Android browser comparison here: https://divestos.org/index.php?page=browsers
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Thanks mate but i don't even know what your talking about.
I'm still pritty new in this.
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My DivestOS has been tested locked on 20+ devices.
GrapheneOS and CalyxOS only support lockable devices
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But we are talking about redmi note 10 pro, which does not allow that. That's why I mentioned to buy a phone like pixel.
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This is silly and unattainable for most people.
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I think it is easier to implement it once on router than each device.
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See my Android browser comparison here: https://divestos.org/index.php?page=browsers
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I love your browser, but I disagree with your fingerprint protection column. Phones can be easily fingerprinted as they are so unique, that's why I recommended to use pc for browsing if they can. I checked mull and it did have some unique fingerprint (I dont remember much) but I think it had unique canvas.
Edit: btw do you scrap the internet for any new mentions for divest os?
Edit 2: Also tor browser for mobile does not have and support ublock origin i think.
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But we are talking about redmi note 10 pro, which does not allow that. That's why I mentioned to buy a phone like pixel.
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yes, then in this context, most Xiaomi devices cannot be relocked. And a Pixel is a good suggetsion.
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I think it is easier to implement it once on router than each device.
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And when you use cell service or go to a friends?
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I love your browser, but I disagree with your fingerprint protection column. Phones can be easily fingerprinted as they are so unique, that's why I recommended to use pc for browsing if they can. I checked mull and it did have some unique fingerprint (I dont remember much) but I think it had unique canvas.
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The fingerprinting protection column is rated accurately.
Most fingerprinting test websites just say "you're unique", without giving the full picture.
Firefox with resistFingerprinting (which is what Tor Browser/Librewolf/Arkenfox/Mull uses), attempts to group users into buckets of similar values.
If you check CreepJS in Mull you'll likely see a hit counter of >0, because of someone else having been registed with the same bucket.
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Edit 2: Also tor browser for mobile does not have and support ublock origin i think.
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It doesn't come with it (Mull doesn't either), but you can add it. Most will say not to add extensions to Tor Browser, but I strongly believe the benefits of uBO are worth it (faster page loads, less untrusted content).
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And when you use cell service or go to a friends?
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That's why I asked above if the op uses for example sim card. I only use my device at home and don't have any friends. But I think it is a good idea for me to add just in case. It is to combat remote access threat right? Anything else?
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It doesn't come with it (Mull doesn't either), but you can add it. Most will say not to add extensions to Tor Browser, but I strongly believe the benefits of uBO are worth it (faster page loads, less untrusted content).
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I have already added uBO on mull and it works in private mode too.
Tor browser for mobile is always on private mode (expected) and uBO add on is available, but it cannot be turned on to work in private mode, and tor is always on private mode. Am I missing something? Are you somehow able to make uBO work? If yes, I would love to know how.
Thank you!
Edit: Do you mind sharing which search engine you use? Do you have your own searx instance?
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yes, then in this context, most Xiaomi devices cannot be relocked. And a Pixel is a good suggetsion.
And when you use cell service or go to a friends?
The fingerprinting protection column is rated accurately.
Most fingerprinting test websites just say "you're unique", without giving the full picture.
Firefox with resistFingerprinting (which is what Tor Browser/Librewolf/Arkenfox/Mull uses), attempts to group users into buckets of similar values.
If you check CreepJS in Mull you'll likely see a hit counter of >0, because of someone else having been registed with the same bucket.
It doesn't come with it (Mull doesn't either), but you can add it. Most will say not to add extensions to Tor Browser, but I strongly believe the benefits of uBO are worth it (faster page loads, less untrusted content).
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I don't know if you missed the notification/forgot to reply, so this is just a ping. If you didn't want to reply, then I am sorry to disturb.
Thank you!
Things like per app network control or per connection data control are nice to have and are better implemented on device than a network/router based firewall.
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Are you somehow able to make uBO work?
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This is a bug iirc, you can add it just tricky, don't remember how and latest version is sadly crashing due to another bug: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/fenix/-/issues/40212
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Edit: Do you mind sharing which search engine you use? Do you have your own searx instance?
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DuckDuckGo and Google, I don't have a searx instance.

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