Comment on "We're committed to release firmware updates to our devices at least until 2026" - says a company that launched a device with a 3 years old version of android.

ExtravagantEnzyme@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• Tenthrow@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I don’t totally understand why root isn’t just a configurable thing on Android devices. I get why it might not ship with access to root, but why do you have the hack the damned thing to get access?

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  • stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Because it exposes root and system internals. Biggest reason android devices get compromised/hacked and your fun, quirky android becomes a link in a bot net peddling god knows what including attacks against people and other illegal activities and media

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  • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Why would you want root? Devices shouldn’t make you want root in the first place. Everything you do should stay within the Android system with poker isolation and permissions

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• possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=QtpC9RYK0mw

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• SaltySalamander@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.

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  • ExtravagantEnzyme@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Whenever you see that with invidious, just click “switch invidious instance”. But this one should work for you, it just did for me at least: invidious.flokinet.to/watch?v=QtpC9RYK0mw&dark_mo…

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