Articles tagged android

• 27.2.2026 sailfish os, android

  Firewall for SFOS AppSupport Applications

  Android’s security model uses one user ID for each application. This makes it easy to create iptable rules to block network access of some apps.However, I prefer a …
• 7.10.2023 android, linux

  Re-flash Android to Sony Xperia from desktop Linux

  I recently purchased a second device to install Sailfish OS on. The documentation recommends installing the latest compatible Android baseband version - which essentially means re-flashing Android - before installing SFOS.Olf …
• 19.9.2019 27.6.2019 android

  Uninstall Bloat from the /e/ (e.foundation) Operating System (Android)

  Before this I had regular LineageOS installed on the same device. But after an unwelcome manual upgrade from 15.1 to 16 - I had to install from scratch, there’s …
• 25.8.2019 android, security, ungoogle

  No More Android - Part 1

  Before I even start, let me clarify one thing: LineageOS is Android, too. Every custom ROM that is based on AOSP is Android, too.For a long time I was …
• 7.4.2019 server, android, ungoogle, linux

  How to create a Calendar and Adressbook Server - Baïkal

  This article concentrates on setting up a calendar server on an already running nginx server and importing existing content into the newly created empty calendar / address book, ready for syncing …
• 23.2.2019 android, lineageos

  How to Restore Lost Contacts from a LineageOS Phone

  One day I ran my phone’s battery down all the way to 0%, until it switched itself off. When I rebooted, of my hundreds of contacts only about a …
• 9.6.2018 android

  Half-bricked Phone Fixed!

  This is an older (kitkat) device which I wanted to factory-reset before selling it, but alas, it wouldn’t boot anymore after that. This didn’t surprise me because I …
• 22.1.2018 linux, android, security

  Making your Stock Android phone safer

  This is not a complete step-by-step HowTo. You will have to look at each of the linked articles and make your own choices depending on your device, android version and …
• 7.9.2017 android, media

  Android: Internet Radio App: Transistor

  I’m not the one to promote android apps usually, but here is a nice one that does exactly what I desire, and follows some sort of Unix philosophy.Internet …
• 18.6.2017 android, eyecandy

  Android: Create & Use Your Own Bootanimation

  These are my experiences on a rooted Acer E39 (a.k.a liquid E700) with Android 4.4.2 (kitkat). I hope they apply to other models & Android versions, too …