Android

cross-posted from: https://linkage.ds8.zone/post/273391

> Can anyone recommend a download manager for AOS 5 that can accept as input a list of URLs? This is what I’ve tried: > > * GigaGet (must hand-type each URL manually) > * Download Navi (must hand-type each URL manually) > * Aria2App (strangely, it apparently needs a server and cannot simply fetch files directly) > > #askFedi

Wire has once again shit the bed and all of the sudden there are people I cannot communicate with.

The last time #Wire shit the bed, it was their phone app which Wire forced into obsolescence. But they were reckless in the sense that notifications still arrive. But I can only view messages in the Android notification bar, which is shit because messages are not printed entirely -- just whatever fits on the width of the screen.

So I need an Android app that will simply show notifications in a different view.

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/10276158

> There are apparently only two documented ways to reverse tether an Android via USB to a linux host: > > * openVPN method > * Gnirehtet > > OpenVPN dead > I really wanted the #openVPN method to work because I’m a fan of reducing special-purpose installations and using Swiss army knives of sorts. In principle we might expect openVPN to be well maintained well into the future. But openVPN turns out to be a shit show in this niche context. Features have been dropped from the Android version. > > Gnirehtet dying > Gnirehtet works but it’s falling out of maintenance. It’s also unclear if #Gnirehtet really works without root. There is mixed info: > > * Ade Malsasa Akbar from Ubuntubuzz claims root is not needed (and devs agree). > * OSradar claims root is needed. (edit: they are mistaken) > > If anyone has managed to reverse tether an unrooted Android over USB to a linux host using free software, please chime in. Thanks! > > update on Gnirehtet > --- > Gnirehtet indeed works without root. But some apps (like VOIP apps) fail to detect an internet connection and refuse to communicate. > > #askFedi

Did they remove app categories from the web version of the Play Store? I liked browsing icon packs and stuff in the "Personalization" category from my computer but can't find it anymore