Mathematical
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So, I did the grave mistake of updating my Pixel 3a to the latest Android update(May 2020 update), and I didn't realise until today, that the COVID-19 system had been implemented. I only had to go into my Google account when configuring my privacy to discover that it had been implemented.
It says that for it to work, it needs the app created by my country's health-authority. Which, I will not be downloading. Plus, the system absolutely confuses me. If you get any symptoms, you then insert how you're feeling. Then when you and somebody else with the app, and the both of you have Bluetooth enabled, come into contact with each other while one of you are experiencing symptoms, then the other person gets alerted about it? But then how do you connect that data with Bluetooth? Not only that, does the app store data safely and delete it after a certain amount of time? I doubt it(Of course, this depends on the country that you're a citizen in).
I had recently been doing, I guess what you could say is kind of a clean-out of my Android system. Reset my advertising ID; deleted Spotify(So now I need a new music-service); and I did a couple of adjustments with my permissions. Earlier today though, I did actually begin looking into rooting my device, and replacing the device ROM with GrapheneOS. I've looked into it and it appears to be heavily focused on security and privacy. But funnily enough, on it's own website, it recommends sticking to the modified Chromium browser it ships with as Gecko has more vulnerabilities in it apparently. I find that statement on their site quite ironic as the OS is focused on privacy and security, which I actually value more over useless features(Like customisation, which the developer doesn't actually have plans to implement).
I would've went with LineageOS, but it unfortunately doesn't have support for the Pixel 3a. Although right now, I'm not going to flash GrapheneOS onto my device right now. I probably won't do so until the time comes to get a new phone. The reason I'm not doing it right now is because I fear of corrupting my device and rendering it useless. So in the meantime, I intend to only remove a few Google services, and then I'll see how that goes.
Has anyone else experimented with an alternative Android OS or intends to replace their OS with an alternative? Also, what are your opinions on the COVID-19 system being implemented by both Apple and Google? Do you fear it or do you find it as a nice feature that was a good thing to implement?
It says that for it to work, it needs the app created by my country's health-authority. Which, I will not be downloading. Plus, the system absolutely confuses me. If you get any symptoms, you then insert how you're feeling. Then when you and somebody else with the app, and the both of you have Bluetooth enabled, come into contact with each other while one of you are experiencing symptoms, then the other person gets alerted about it? But then how do you connect that data with Bluetooth? Not only that, does the app store data safely and delete it after a certain amount of time? I doubt it(Of course, this depends on the country that you're a citizen in).
I had recently been doing, I guess what you could say is kind of a clean-out of my Android system. Reset my advertising ID; deleted Spotify(So now I need a new music-service); and I did a couple of adjustments with my permissions. Earlier today though, I did actually begin looking into rooting my device, and replacing the device ROM with GrapheneOS. I've looked into it and it appears to be heavily focused on security and privacy. But funnily enough, on it's own website, it recommends sticking to the modified Chromium browser it ships with as Gecko has more vulnerabilities in it apparently. I find that statement on their site quite ironic as the OS is focused on privacy and security, which I actually value more over useless features(Like customisation, which the developer doesn't actually have plans to implement).
I would've went with LineageOS, but it unfortunately doesn't have support for the Pixel 3a. Although right now, I'm not going to flash GrapheneOS onto my device right now. I probably won't do so until the time comes to get a new phone. The reason I'm not doing it right now is because I fear of corrupting my device and rendering it useless. So in the meantime, I intend to only remove a few Google services, and then I'll see how that goes.
Has anyone else experimented with an alternative Android OS or intends to replace their OS with an alternative? Also, what are your opinions on the COVID-19 system being implemented by both Apple and Google? Do you fear it or do you find it as a nice feature that was a good thing to implement?
