If i instal LineageOs on a Xiaomi device does that mean that no more google spying and violating user privacy?
Y es friend, bye bye for the Xiaomi spy.
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If you didn't flash and use gapps, yes
So flashing LineageOS will stop Google as a whole Operating System from spying on me but any application from the Google Play Store will still violate my privacy? Like Whatsapp, Hangouts, etc.?
androidbadboy said:
So flashing LineageOS will stop Google as a whole Operating System from spying on me but any application from the Google Play Store will still violate my privacy? Like Whatsapp, Hangouts, etc.?
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if you are more interest in android without google services, I stronly recomend
lineage.microg.org
MOE x said:
if you are more interest in android without google services, I stronly recomend
lineage.microg.org
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So if I install Lineage with microg I will have nonspying Android and nonspying apps?
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I'm trying to get this app to show me the Google maps I've downloaded. I have replaced the coordinates so that they appear in Spain but I still continue to appear the map completely blank and therefore the use of the program is still only suitable for China, some could tell me what and where I have to modify so that when I load the location do it from maps already downloaded from Google?
I would like attach file but i dont know, its "fl drone 2" in play store
many thanks in advance and apologize that English is from Google Translate
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What did you use to decompile the apk? I tried but some of the structure was incomplete. It uses the old com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY but the maps failed as of 1.07 according to reviews on the app, possibly because the dev updated to the newest API but didn't update the API or key to com.google.android.geo.API_KEY in AndroidManifest. The com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY is a legacy component and will only work with the legacy v2 maps API. If you can get a copy of v.1.06 you might find it to load the maps if the case is an incomplete update with v.1.07, but these are only theories without seeing the complete source.
From google maps:
Note: As shown above, com.google.android.geo.API_KEY is the recommended metadata name for the API key. A key with this name can be used to authenticate to multiple Google Maps-based APIs on the Android platform, including the Google Maps Android API. For backwards compatibility, the API also supports the name com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY. This legacy name allows authentication to the Android Maps API v2 only. An application can specify only one of the API key metadata names. If both are specified, the API throws an exception.
I was able to get the maps working worldwide. I was correct in my theory that he screwed up the maps API. Use geo and a new API_KEY, fix the maps method to use the new API, change GET_TASKS to REAL_GET_TASKS so it doesn't halt&&catchFire on newer phones and resign it with the new key.
azvampyre said:
I was able to get the maps working worldwide. I was correct in my theory that he screwed up the maps API. Use geo and a new API_KEY, fix the maps method to use the new API, change GET_TASKS to REAL_GET_TASKS so it doesn't halt&&catchFire on newer phones and resign it with the new key.
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forgive me, I've been exams and I've had to let go of this for a while. last night I was looking to the bottom and I thought I found the problem was that I was trying to launch the amaps application instead of Google Maps but I see no, where did you change that line? excuse me for being so NOOB
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azvampyre said:
I was able to get the maps working worldwide. I was correct in my theory that he screwed up the maps API. Use geo and a new API_KEY, fix the maps method to use the new API, change GET_TASKS to REAL_GET_TASKS so it doesn't halt&&catchFire on newer phones and resign it with the new key.
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Just solved, thanks you, without your help it was going to be impossible for me
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You can use app VENOM FPV download in playstore. Dont use fl drone 2
pablosp86 said:
I'm trying to get this app to show me the Google maps I've downloaded. I have replaced the coordinates so that they appear in Spain but I still continue to appear the map completely blank and therefore the use of the program is still only suitable for China, some could tell me what and where I have to modify so that when I load the location do it from maps already downloaded from Google?
I would like attach file but i dont know, its "fl drone 2" in play store
many thanks in advance and apologize that English is from Google Translate
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You must download VENOM FPV in playstore, this app is the same with Fl Drone 2. But VENOM FPV more than app. In VENOM FPV you can play waypoint, showing google map
REMEMBER : VENOM FPV
Download in playstore
Thanks
I LOVE your app
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As the title suggests, I'm looking for a privacy oriented ROM.
LineageOS isn't official and nobody posts there anymore.
Any ideas?
Crdroid is the rom for you then. It has signature spoofing for microG
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Crdroid is the rom for you then. It has signature spoofing for microG
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Nice.
I tried searching some comparisons betwen LineageOS and this, mainly for differences, especially depending privacy, but I didn't find any.
Any info?
Well, CRDroid for mi a3 is based on lineage, mainly differences besides that, are the amount of features that CRDroid has compared to lineage. And you have a big plus with OTA updates.
For your concern, privacy is very strict between both of them at the same level, as of now, CRDroid has already April patch which lineage doesn't.
Yeah I read it's a fork of LineageOS and has more features.
My concern is not security (which is what patches address) but privacy, it has to do with google telemetry hard coded in the kernel, and other stuff like network scanning, wifi triangulation etc.
if you're really really concerned about privacy and will go overboard my advice is just flash any aosp rom without gapps. Just find alternative apps for youtube (this was my main concern) like newpipe.
I've been researching a whole lot of privacy focused apps and started replacing them one by one.
But ROM should be first.
Does aosp ROMs or CrDroid contains Google services?
Voliminal_8 said:
I've been researching a whole lot of privacy focused apps and started replacing them one by one.
But ROM should be first.
Does aosp ROMs or CrDroid contains Google services?
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Crdroid contains signature spoofing if you want to install microg.
Probably the best rom at the moment when it comes to privacy and going gappsless
garylawwd said:
Crdroid contains signature spoofing if you want to install microg.
Probably the best rom at the moment when it comes to privacy and going gappsless
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What exactly is signature spoofing?
And microG?
Voliminal_8 said:
What exactly is signature spoofing?
And microG?
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If you are so focused on privacy then ditching all Google apps and researching microg would be the first thing you should do. Replacing apps now is useless as Google will still pull your data from every app on your device so long as play services are installed (or any Google app for that matter)
Read here
And here for more information
Paranoid Android 10 is out, someone needs to bring it to this phone.
debido666 said:
Paranoid Android 10 is out, someone needs to bring it to this phone.
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It is. But it comes with gapps. I think there is a build without gapps also though
garylawwd said:
If you are so focused on privacy then ditching all Google apps and researching microg would be the first thing you should do. Replacing apps now is useless as Google will still pull your data from every app on your device so long as play services are installed (or any Google app for that matter)
Read here
And here for more information
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Ok thanks for the links.
So wait, is microG needed? If I got it right, you only need it if you want to run most of google apps. Right?
If I get CrDroid without Gapps and install very other app replacement like, NewPipe, Singal Messenger, etc. won't it be google free?
Damn I'm confused.
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Ok thanks for the links.
So wait, is microG needed? If I got it right, you only need it if you want to run most of google apps. Right?
If I get CrDroid without Gapps and install very other app replacement like, NewPipe, Singal Messenger, etc. won't it be google free?
Damn I'm confused.
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Micro G it's kinda confusing first times you read. To answer your questions, yes, you will be Google free. Microg is mostly for apps that depends on Google services to live. It replaces the Google apps but without sending any info to Google anonymously. They just connect to make a login, that it's why signature spoofing is important, without it, microg wouldn't be able to fake gapps for those apps who required then.
Different thing is that you don't use any app who doesn't require Google services. But banking apps, for example, most of them requires it, so that it's the moment when microg plays the fake game.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9s was my top choice for phone to buy until I today read the Forbes article about Xiaomi spywware (different from bloatware… it's send user behaviour data to Chinese servers about not just web use but even music, folders, status bar, app use…
Questions:
1. Do European firmware also have this problem?
2. Will community ROMs like LineageOS solve this problem?
3. Can modified hosts file solve this problem?
The problem is with Xiaomi browser, you can use another browser you trust (Firefox, Chrome, etc.) and forget the concerns. However, Xiaomi released an statement two weeks ago explaining the data collected and a way to disable it. (https://blog.mi.com/en/2020/05/02/l...onse-to-media-coverage-on-our-privacy-policy/)
If you are very concerned about your privacy, yes, a custom ROM will help, because most customs ROMs are built over open source projects and focused on protect your data and privacy. Note that the Redmi Note 9S is new on the market, so the community development isn't mature enough. Maybe you can choose the Redmi Note 8, with more time on the market and with more community development available. Another alternative are Xiaomi Mi A2 or Mi A3, they have the advantage to have Android One, so you get rid of Xiaomi Services -and possible spying- out of the box.
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Maybe you can choose the Redmi Note 8, with more time on the market and with more community development available. Another alternative are Xiaomi Mi A2 or Mi A3, they have the advantage to have Android One, so you get rid of Xiaomi Services -and possible spying- out of the box.
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Excellent suggestions, @xsam123, thank you!
Hello
I switched from Xiaomi to Pixel, but i find that google keep app suck. Also i losted all my notes on xiaomi note app and this app was better
So i tried to install the xiaomi note apk on my pixel phone,but it gives me an error
Is there anyway to install it ?
Thanks in advance
Xiaomi seems to do what Samsung does and provides a custom framework for its apps that hooks into the Android framework. Installing the app won't work because it needs the custom framework, and you can't simply pull the custom framework into the unit because the Android framework is modified to accept the Xiaomi framework.
The short answer is "no", and the why is "Xiaomi keeps their apps tied to their phones."
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Xiaomi seems to do what Samsung does and provides a custom framework for its apps that hooks into the Android framework. Installing the app won't work because it needs the custom framework, and you can't simply pull the custom framework into the unit because the Android framework is modified to accept the Xiaomi framework.
The short answer is "no", and the why is "Xiaomi keeps their apps tied to their phones."
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Thanks for your answer
You answered exactly what i've want because i wanted to know why it's not possible
It's all clear,thanks.
Yeah, "keep" is pretty horrible.
I also wouldn't go with any kind of 3rd party or proprietary storage.
My suggestion, and this is for a lot more than just notes, is setting up yourself a private instance of Nextcloud. There is a "Notes" application for Nextcloud, that stores notes as separate text files on your server.
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Yeah, "keep" is pretty horrible.
I also wouldn't go with any kind of 3rd party or proprietary storage.
My suggestion, and this is for a lot more than just notes, is setting up yourself a private instance of Nextcloud. There is a "Notes" application for Nextcloud, that stores notes as separate text files on your server.
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too expansive, i won't pay 0,01$ for a note app lol
Ayting69 said:
too expansive, i won't pay 0,01$ for a note app lol
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Funny, because its FREE.
who is on a custom rom? how do you like it? do you recommend it?
EvolutionX - link to the ROM is in the 6 Pro forum. Some great modifications while maintaining all stock features. Very good battery.
Proton is very good - minimal apps - great online installation.
I'ld love to see a MIUI port - and waiting for LineageOS to show up.
Evolution X
I'm trying grapheneOS which answers to my needs : no play services
Also waiting LineageOS which was my daily ROM for years
dj0 said:
I'm trying grapheneOS which answers to my needs : no play services
Also waiting LineageOS which was my daily ROM for years
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i thought grapheneOS had google play services,framework and store sandboxed,not removed.
is google gone completely?
replaced with something else?
nutzfreelance said:
i thought grapheneOS had google play services,framework and store sandboxed,not removed.
is google gone completely?
replaced with something else?
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In my understanding, not present by default:
GrapheneOS is also hard at work on filling in gaps from not bundling Google apps and services into the OS. We aren't against users using Google services but it doesn't belong integrated into the OS in an invasive way.
(https://grapheneos.org/features)
They provide a compatibilty layer and capability to install it as an app
CalyxOS since Jan/Feb with no G stuff. I'm not moving from here it's a happy place for my phone and use case.