Normie girlfriend lacks enthusiasm and daughter bombarded with ads
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@moem Definitely not a gendered issue, blokes are as bad.Most people just use what they know and if it changes they have a meltdown. Bit like supermarkets swapping food aisles to keep you on your toes when you do the weekly shop. Irritating, but an easy work through.
I got my lad using UT, but only phoning and texting, which worked for him. If he used Facebook, he went through Morph. -
Well the whole reason I wanted to get her a Linux phone was because I was sick of her iphone eavesdropping on us. Even when I went into privacy settings, and turned off mic access, I would still talk about something and then go in my room fire up my laptop and get a video about what I was talking about it in my recommended videos. This was noticeable because sometimes I would talk about something I hadn't mentioned in years and then a video would come up. It can't just be a coincidence. I just hate being bugged in my own home. It's just too creepy. I spoke to a guy that fixes Apple products for a living and he said that they still listen even when you tell them not to. Scandalous. So that's why I persuaded my gf to try this other phone. I've explained to her about how damaging facebook is but she likes to go on instagram. I don't want to force people into anything, I just don't want to be bugged at home when I'm chatting to my gf and kids.
So if anyone has any ideas on how she can use her iphone without it eavesdropping constantly then she can go back to it. Failing that, I thought that I could maybe get waydroid to work within UT so she can run some android apps on that. But God knows how you do that. Any pointers on how to get waydroid working on UT? Sorry for just taking here on this forum but I try to pay the kindness on in other ways.
Best Wishes
Matt
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@matt73 said in Normie girlfriend lacks enthusiasm and daughter bombarded with ads:
I just don't want to be bugged at home when I'm chatting to my gf and kids.
That's fair. Well, as suggested above, I would look into LineageOS + MicroG.
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@moem said in Normie girlfriend lacks enthusiasm and daughter bombarded with ads:
MicroG
Only if she needs apps that require this ^^
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My gf just moaned and moaned about this UT phone so in the end I gave her back her iphone. You guys are right, you can't force anyone to wake up and adopt alt-tech. Same with the mask wearers. I berated them for 2 years on the bus and all I got for my trouble was verbal abuse and even attempts at physical violence.
In the meantime, I'll continue to tinker with the UT phone. I need to figure out how to log into banking (but maybe the collapse of banks will take care of that ha ha), change the input language, how she can use the dreaded messenger and whatsapp (all her friends remain stubbornly on it) with video calls possible and a few other things. It's a challenge and a little side project.
Maybe she will come around in the future but by God it takes the masses a long time to catch on.
Anyway, thanks for all the advice here. I will figure out how to get waydroid working within UT.
Best Wishes
Matt
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@matt73 said in Normie girlfriend lacks enthusiasm and daughter bombarded with ads:
My gf just moaned and moaned about this UT phone so in the end I gave her back her iphone.
What do you mean by "gave it back to her"? That makes it sound as if you stole it from her.
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@cliffcoggin No, she gave it to me to sell but I just put it on a shelf.
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My wife has been using a Vollaphone with Ubuntu Touch since December 2020 following my persistent advice.
She continues to use her Iphone 8 in parallel.The first year she only used her Vollaphone when travelling or making phone calls. But since WayDroid became available and functional, she uses it more and more. (50% of the time now).
Now it can be easily installed through this application on the OpenStore:
https://open-store.io/app/waydroidhelper.aaronhaferAnd here are some tips on how to set it up properly:
https://forums.ubports.com/topic/5907/open-ubuntu-touch-to-all-android-applications/114It should be noted that this project is still experimental and may lead to the total malfunction of the device, although in the vast majority of cases everything goes well.f
The Pixel 3A XL should work fine on WayDroid, except for some issues with video playback. (possibly solved now)
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@stanwood Ok, that's really useful I will look into those links. Thanks a lot.