nosferatu

  • Dec 14, 2024
  • Joined Jan 21, 2023
  • In Spell Checker Turned Off, But I Still Get AutoCorrected in Conversations App

    Since you have not written anything else, I assume that you are using the pre-installed standard keyboard.

    I can think of at least two ways in which the keyboard supports spelling correction:

    1.) Settings> System> Keyboard> On-Screen Keyboard> Keyboard> Text correction> Auto correction.

    If this setting is toggled on, the keyboard corrects supposed errors.

    If you deactivate it and activate the show corrections suggestions toggle instead, the suggestions are displayed above the keyboard (if you activate both it shows the suggestion and autocorrects it).

    2.) Settings> System> Keyboard> On-Screen Keyboard> Spell Checker

    If the spell checker is activated, it underlines spelling mistakes in red.

    If you change these settings, it can sometimes take a moment for them to take effect - at least that's the case for me.

    • In iPhone with GrapheneOS?

      guerrillas Saying things like "I don't want to sell my phone because someone will have an Apple device" is straight up disgusting. The bias is absolutely insane.

      No. It's just responsible.

      I feel the same way.

      • In Have I Compromised by GOS by Unwittingly Installing App with GSF from Aurora?

        nosferatu comes bundled with GSF,

        That's not possible. GSF is a standalone app.

        There are Google Libraries that devs can add to their apps, like for A/B testing, analytics, etc. If the app is open source it's easy to check if that is the case. If it's not open source it's a lot harder to figure out what's included.

        nosferatu Still wandering if there is a way for me to verify my phone is still "degoogled"?

        I think only you can decide if your phone is degoogled enough for you. I'd say no closed source Google apps is "degoogled." If you agree, you're fine.

        I'd say avoiding Google libraries is not really doable for most people, so I wouldn't suggest trying it unless you're crazy dedicated.

          • In Have I Compromised by GOS by Unwittingly Installing App with GSF from Aurora?

            nosferatu

            Nothing to worry about. That "gsf" label just means the app might use Google libraries, possibly relying on them to the extent that if GMS isn't available that the app might crash or misbehave.

            Nothing to worry about. All apps are sandboxed and no apps that you install can get privileged access to your phone.

            It's possible a Google library might have backup code in case GMS isn't working or present. If you don't like that, just don't use that app!

              • In How to Install Orbot and Be Able to Get Updates?

                nosferatu Probably just a different version of something. Pick the one without the "Archive".

                • In How to Install Orbot and Be Able to Get Updates?

                  nosferatu you can avoid F-Droid altogether as I do and update Orbot via their GitHub page:

                  https://github.com/guardianproject/orbot/releases

                  You can add the following link to an RSS or feed reader app of your choice to be notified of updates:

                  https://github.com/guardianproject/orbot/releases.atom

                  You can also utilise the GitHub page using this app: https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/blob/main/README.md

                  If you still prefer F-Droid then Guardian Project not the archive one is the repo you need to use.

                  • In Organic Maps Requires Global Location Services to Be Turned ON?

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                    What you see is the notification that your GPS is completely off, so even though you allowed Organic maps to look at the data from GPS, you haven't actually turned GPS on.

                    When you turn on GPS (or location services), only the running apps that you have explicitely allowed the access to the location casn see and use those location services.

                    If you don't need location, you can still dismiss the notification and map would work. Without GPS it just wouldn't show you your location and navigation wouldn't work. But you can look up places etc.

                    • In How to Install Orbot and Be Able to Get Updates?

                      nosferatu Open F-Droid, hit the SETTINGS button, then REPOSITORIES (second from the top of screen), then switch ON the "Guardian Project Official Releases" repository.