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1. madars+on[view] [source] 2023-02-23 22:37:44
>>taubek+(OP)
Or, in other words, FBI now recommends using Android :-) It's baffling how much better uBlock Origin + Firefox experience on Android is compared to any iOS ad blocker I have tried. They kind-of work but let half of the ads through.
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2. hailwr+8r[view] [source] 2023-02-23 22:55:21
>>madars+on
Yeah, android trades browser ads for system wide tracking. I’m not really sure that’s a good deal.
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3. kornho+Rz[view] [source] 2023-02-23 23:41:48
>>hailwr+8r
That is only if you have Google Play Services installed.
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4. dredmo+DH[view] [source] 2023-02-24 00:30:11
>>kornho+Rz
That's ... near a necessity for most apps.

Though I seem to recall GPS shim that's available and which I really should swap in on my BOOX tablet.

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5. kornho+WT5[view] [source] 2023-02-25 18:12:13
>>dredmo+DH
I have been running Graphene for years and find that few proprietary apps really need GAPS. I get a warning that it is required when they try to serve an ad, but I just dismiss it and enjoy the ad free experience. Graphene has great shims and even a sandboxed Google Play Services for those who want a lot of notifications. I don't use it myself, but my partner does.
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