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>which extends the life of old phones. Except they were caught purposely throttling older phones with those updates, not exactly what i'd call extending life.
> purposely throttling So that the phones don't randomly shut off because their lithium ion batteries were old. Yes, they should have told people but it wasn't done maliciously.
"Check Point is not identifying the company, because they are working with local law enforcement." Well that's dumb. "It appears that you are currently using Ad Blocking software. What are the consequences?" The consequences include avoiding situations just like in the story. When did Phys Org get into tech news? I thought they were just an unreliable source for science rumors.
> Childs recommends Android users use ad blocker software, always update their devices when prompted, and only download apps from the Google Play Store.
What ad blocking for Android to would recommend?
Firefox mobile + uBlockOrigin or uMatrix
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Because carriers have a tremendous fear of being simple data pipes.
Apple pushed the carriers to allow it to update its own operating systems over a decade ago.
Whenever I read about Greenpeace attacking apple for their phones I laugh. The number of Android models, made with far more toxic materials, never updated and so obsoleted much earlier (check out secondary market for 4 year old phones to see this) is far higher and with a much bigger enviro impact than iphones. Despite claims apple purposely obsoletes its phones, it actually has a FAR FAR better record of updating ol…
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> purposely throttling So that the phones don't randomly shut off because their lithium ion batteries were old. Yes, they should have told people but it wasn't done maliciously.
> it wasn't done maliciously. Depends on how you look at it. One alternative solution to the old battery problem would be to send it to a repair shop to install a new battery. But Apple doesn't want people to have the right to repair their own devices, so that's not even seen as an option. Throttling to extend battery life is a convenient explanation that both solves the problem and avoids hurting their extremely pro…
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2018/09/13/a...
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> purposely throttling So that the phones don't randomly shut off because their lithium ion batteries were old. Yes, they should have told people but it wasn't done maliciously.
> it wasn't done maliciously. Depends on how you look at it. One alternative solution to the old battery problem would be to send it to a repair shop to install a new battery. But Apple doesn't want people to have the right to repair their own devices, so that's not even seen as an option. Throttling to extend battery life is a convenient explanation that both solves the problem and avoids hurting their extremely pro…
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The carrier wants your phone to work on their network. A software update could change brick the radio (or just disable the channel they are using) if done wrong.
Yet Apple has been able to do that for well over a decade and sells phones via carriers. Even if you buy an unlocked Android phone directly you can update it without carrier intervention.
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Firefox mobile + uBlockOrigin or uMatrix
Firefox Mobile is dropping extension support for awhile: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/574
>when exactly is fenix supposed to replace fennec as Firefox for Android? Once the MVP is done, or when it reaches feature parity?
>We are currently finalizing the transition plan, however we know that Fennec will not be replaced for the MVP, we will make sure our existing users will get the experience they expect later in the year.
If they choose to use an experimental MVP which doesn't yet have feature parity, then sure - they won't have Web Extensions.
> Google already fixed at least one of the Android exploits used by "Agent Smith," nicknamed Janus, in 2017 but the fix hasn't made its way onto every Android phone. It's a potent reminder that millions of phones around the world are being used without the latest security measures. Because Samsung (or similar) or even more weirdly, Sprint (or similar) just doesn't fucking update our Android versions for months, or ev…