@joxean@mastodon.socialDear #Android people: there is one Android application I do not trust at all but I might need to install it. Any way you can recommend me to have that application as isolated as possible from everything else on my Android device?
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@mgorny@social.treehouse.systemsBack when I was diagnosed with #diabetes, I've found two apps to help me. Both were proprietary.
The first one came from the glucometer's manufacturer, and it featured the ability to copy its readings over Bluetooth. It also had a pretty useful bolus calculator. However, it was also annoying in a number of ways: it required an account with all the implied data sharing, was premiumware (though using their glucometer implied a free "pro" version), was quite childish in design, didn't respect disabled animations or dark theme.
The second one was an independent Polish app to compute carbs from meals. It wasn't perfect, but it had a rich database of products and quite a few convenient features (like copying meals or calculating carbs based on recipes). Unfortunately, the authors went full way into AI hype, and while I didn't use any of the "AI" features (they were premiumware anyway), the app itself was becoming increasingly crappy.
Eventually, this motivated me to look for a new app. I've settled for #Diaguard. It's just got the basics: meal composition and computing carbs, plus letting me log blood sugar and insulin doses manually. It used to have a bolus calculator before I used it, but it was removed over legal concerns. Still, it's open source, it's nice, it's got no crap and it respects the dark theme. And honestly, given that I've already reached the point of overriding bolus calculator, I've figured out it's enough for me.
In fact, it's so "enough" that I'm not even using it regularly. I mean, if my blood sugar is predictable and my meals are predictable, there's no reason to waste time logging them. The app is there to assist me when I need it, not force me to use it.
I still keep the two other apps installed. The first one in case I had doubts over insulin doses and wanted to use the bolus calculator. The second one over my database of meals; though I had already exported it, so I just need to figure out if the export is complete enough.
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@tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineBeim Übertragen der Apps von #FDroid hilft übrigens #AppListBackup.
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@sitenews@social.bitsnbytes.devFirst impressions of #LineageOS on a #Google #Android phone looks solid. Installation was relatively simple, wasn't bothered to log into some third party service on set up, and p…
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@publicvoit@graz.socialIt seems like it's out of fashion to provide meaningful changlog messages on #Android app updates. 😔
"Improving your experience."
"Minor changes."
"Making it even better for you."
"Providing the newest changes."
@to3k@infosec.exchangeZostałem deweloperem aplikacji mobilnych #Android! 🙃
Pierwsza appka już w sklepie. Trzeba przyznać, że proces weryfikacji może i nie jest trudny, ale do szybkich na pewno nie należy.
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@bammerlaan@mastodon.nl@… I've been seeing more activity on #Moshidon the last few days, with updates to the nightlies coming out quite frequently. Very exciting, I'm looking forward to see the new rebuilt version!
It's easily my favourite #Mastodon client, not in the least because of its hashtag-based timelines. I wrote a blog about it not so long ago: #MastodonClient #Android #Apps
@elduvelle@neuromatch.socialmy #Outlook to #Thunderbird migration on #Android (well, #eOS)...
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@mgorny@social.treehouse.systemsTotally normal #Google #Play app situation.
Changes in new version: "restoring backups."
Methinks "that looks like a harmless update".
Reality: AI, new terms of service, new "privacy" policy, make a backup ("in cloud" preferably, can't save locally), sign up for an account (you can skip that), database migration.
Of course, the app itself is not very different. Some random extra padding that makes it look like shit, new database format that's much slower, and lots of useless premium shit.
#Android #enshittification
