I quaff the grape’s nectar and doth play diverse melodies from Spotify until I chance upon a tune that pleases me.

Yes. You can go back to stock.

Activity Manager

I’ve used it to launch certain parts of apps. Doesn’t always do what I want. And you have to sift through a lot of useless stuff. But it works.

https://github.com/sdex/ActivityManager

On F-Droid also

GrapheneOS is very simple to install on any supported Pixel device. You definitely don’t need a third party installing the operating system for you.

Super helpful community. Tons of info available.

https://grapheneos.org/

https://discuss.grapheneos.org/

You really should ask this in

http://discuss.grapheneos.org/

https://lemmy.ml/c/grapheneos.

It’s a very helpful community. Someone will either explain why or point you to a FAQ. I bet it has something to do with the built in reader being insecure.

Edited… I totally gave the wrong url. Sorry. Corrected.

Correct

I have been doing passive research on proton to maybe make a switch… I agree with you. At this point, i think I’d rather have my required services with multiple/different providers and use syncthing in-house whenever possible.

I use android auto and this has been killing me forever… Until about 6 months ago. I found this app on FDroid. AutoNotify. I was never able to get Signal notifications on the speakers when connected to Android Auto. This fixed that. Check it out. It works.

https://github.com/zehuanli/AutoNotify

It works. Been using it without fail.

I always see change logs in there. But that first other suggestion at the grapeneos website is the correct answer.

https://lemmy.ml/c/grapheneos

I’ve still got a note 3 in a drawer. Loved that phone. I fire it up once in a while.

Those worked by sound. No power was needed or generated by the remote.

From the article…

By pressing a button on the remote, you set off a spring-loaded hammer that strikes a solid aluminum rod in the device, which then rings out at an ultrasonic frequency.

I THINK I even remember, way back, random channel changes from tapping on a drinking glass or something similar… Cool tech for the time