https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/galaxy-playstore-alternative-t3739733

@Obsolesce - Yeah, thanks.

@kelly It's interesting that they allow this for one person and not a group. Seems obvious that someone would need it. /captainhindsight

@black3dynamite said in Replacing Samsung Android device: @gjacobse said in Replacing Samsung Android device: @scottalanmiller said in Replacing Samsung Android device: @gjacobse said in Replacing Samsung Android device: @scottalanmiller said in Replacing Samsung Android device: Chromebook Tab 10 My initial concern with the ChromeOS line is that there are going to be some specific applications that I will want to run. Naming DroidPSK and 817 Companion - Ham Radio programs. How is that an issue? It runs anything Android can run. So if those don't work on Android, why do you want an Android device? It's not an issue if the ChromeOS will run them. I don't have the bases of ChromeOS, but did look at the CB Tab10, and it should work fine... so - I am open to it as an option. Android apps can be installed on ChromeOS. https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/7021273?hl=en But Google Play Store is only available on selected Chromebooks https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/chromium-os/chrome-os-systems-supporting-android-apps New ones with OP1 processor all take the Google Play Store.

@dbeato - Thanks. Maybe it didn't used to be in red.

@irj said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock: I kinda like the idea, but I hate the way they mount the phone. It looks really cheesy. But for $129 i think it's a not a bad price It was $150 when I looked, which seems awful given the $179 price of a great Chromebook.

@irj said in Issues with Android on KVM: It did let me have somewhat better control and let me drag the cursor around, but still not accurate enough to use for any period of time. Ok if I get time this afternoon I'll take another stab at it.

We are starting to use this now.

I've been telling people this sort of thing is what to expect for the future of computing solutions for some years now. Not sure this is the device that will make it catch on but we are ever closer to it being a truly useful option.

Yes, always make the service first, any apps come last.

@popester said in Facebook Caught Scraping Call and Text Data from Android Users: @scottalanmiller said in Facebook Caught Scraping Call and Text Data from Android Users: @popester said in Facebook Caught Scraping Call and Text Data from Android Users: Wow, the hits keep coming. I feel sorry for all the people that work for facebook if this gets any worse. I did find it strange that I had to remove Ireland from from our block by region firewall list. Totally shut down Facebook. I wonder if they take advantage of the low tax rate somehow by doing that. Hmmm? Facebook, like nearly all tech companies, have big offices in Dublin. Dublin is the EU's silicon valley. Maybe its for the Guinness? Good a reason as any.

@aidan_walsh @travisdh1 said in LattePanda + Android Limbo PC Emulator: @scottalanmiller said in LattePanda + Android Limbo PC Emulator: @aidan_walsh said in LattePanda + Android Limbo PC Emulator: LattePanda is a neat looking board. Supports Ubuntu 16.04 as well as Windows. Last gen Intel, though. I'd prefer current gen AMD. huh, well, doesn't seem so interesting anymore. there is AMD boards, but support has been removed, they are called gizmos and abit pricy and needs fan: http://www.gizmosphere.org/products/gizmo-2/

Also Outlook for Android.

Pinging @jospoortvliet

@dustinb3403 said in Copperhead OS - A Security and Privacy Focused Android OS: Is Java at all included in this OS? If so you're boned. Sure, but not as bad as running Google services and getting targeted ads all the time. If you want to be 100% safe, you have to unplug completely.

@dashrender said in Mileage tracking app - any suggestions?: Well - apparently our tax advisors have stated that we only need to monitor driving habits for two weeks, then use that data to extrapolate the expected business trips and do math... /sigh.. whatever. Yeah, that's way easier.

In your situation, you may need to ask help from a Broken Android Data Extraction tool. It helps you extract data from a broken screen or dead Android phone.

@nerdydad Time to purge everything

@scottalanmiller said in Remix OS Discontinued: @stacksofplates said in Remix OS Discontinued: Wonder if I can install something else on my mini? Or if it's even worth trying... I bet a normal Linux will work fine. Idk do you can get in the boot loader or not. It would have to be "rooted"

Doing a bit of reverse name matching... I may have it now.

There are some fun projects that you could do with this. Although for wearable I guess it is a lot harder to really do something cool yourself. Wearable Arduino already handles things like wearable lights. This would be more for having a secret screen inside your coat to watch movies on.

I'm thinking about one of these for the kids' bedroom back in Texas so that we can have a multimedia and multipurpose device that we can hook up to a TV monitor but get more general purpose use out of it than we would with just a Fire Stick or something like that.

Put 4G in there and I'd be very interested. 2GB, and I just don't really care. The ancient Android version doesn't thrill me, either. This doesn't seem like they are taking it very seriously.

@aidan_walsh said in Android OS: ConnectBot: @gjacobse IIRC thats an optional extra for creating an account to sync your auth details between devices. Yepp. And also, generating SSH keys, I'd imagine, but I may be off base on that. I have the paid version, and it's cheap, so I bought it since I use it so much.