I was unhappy with OpenCamera and the Stock camera app that comes with lineagos. It takes forever to focus the first picture if you open the camera app. I tried many settings, also the camera2api but nothing really fullfilled my expectations. On twitter I found out about GrapheneOS and that the guys are working on a camera app for Pixel Phones: https://github.com/GrapheneOS/Camera/releases I installed it and its really snappy. Let’s see how it turns out in the long run. Btw: I am not quite sure what to think about GrapheneOS: It seems like the most secure Android available atm but...
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NordVPN App snitches personal data
According to Mike Kuketz security blog the android version of the NordVPN app transmits personal data to third parties. If you want to avoid calling it home use the openvpn app from f-droid and use the ovpn-files provided by NordVPN. There is also a tutorial on how to use the ovpn files on NordVPNs website. Little disadvantage: no pick of the VPN Server on the fly (e.g. according to speed). If you want to change the VPN Server you’d have to have the connection installed and switch to it manually.
Continue reading...KitchenPi – Raspberry Pi with Android and 22″ Touch Display
Our kitchen machine (Pi 3 with Iiyama 22” Touch Display) was running raspian with the kiosk-keyboard addon for chromium, as I didn’t manage to install a reliable onscreen keyboard for Raspbian itself. After a while I was kind of unsatisfied with the possibilities of using only browser functionality and thought of the Touch Screen as giant Tablet. And Tablets usually run Android. After a quick search I discovered Lineage OS for the Raspberry Pi from Konstakang. Sounds funny but works like a charm 😉 Unfortunately it is not as smooth as it is on a recent smartphone, which might be...
Continue reading...Privacy tools on Android and Windows10
After switching to a new smartphone which is not yet supported by LineageOS it was necessary to find other ways to protect my privacy and prevent Android, Google, installed apps and visited websites from calling home and snitching. After a quick search on F-Droid i found Blokada. This tool is simple and clever at the same time: It sets up a virtual VPN-Channel and therefore routes ALL (!) traffic through it. Traffic can be blocked if the called URL matches an entry of one of the many blacklists that are available within the software. You can whitelist apps that you...
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