Firefox on Android requires a LOT of RAM because afaik it is the only modern mobile browser that truly implements its own web engine, rather than piggybacking on Android System WebView.

It ran like crap on my low end Galaxy but I’ve had no issue with it since switching to a Pixel 8. If you’re looking for speed over features while still being decently private, Firefox Focus is a nice simple choice, though it lacks most features of a modern browser.

If you’re looking exclusively for privacy-hardening though, nothing can really beat IronFox except maybe Vanadium (but that’s GrapheneOS exclusive), and IronFox is the only one with extensive support for browser extensions.

Would that be a wink or a tworm?

Yo, a user from a kbin (mbin?) server! I don’t see those around too often.

There are dozens of us. DOZENS!

Well I learned something new today - thanks for pointing that out, honestly it makes a lot of sense. Sorry for the misinformation

Tbf they really don’t look that similar to me either

I’m a bit confused by your question…GPS definitely requires communication between your phone and a satellite (i.e. can’t track you if your GPS unit is off - maybe you’re thinking of satellite imaging?). EDIT: This is actually incorrect, see comments below

With wifi calling, yes, data is being sent to the carrier, but not via a signal that can be triangulated, so the most accurate location data they can gather is your IP address, which a VPN can easily hide.

Or do you mean in terms of generalized location tracking? In which case yes, highly accurate location data is shared by your phone with your carrier by default, just by way of how cellular networks function; no GPS required.

Omg everytime I see yumps I just wanna hug them :D

Words cannot describe how much I love this

I’m well aware of this, the reason I bring up GOS is because it fully disables your phone’s radios when you turn them off, meaning cell tower triangulation and GPS do not work at all unless explicitly enabled.

This as opposed to a typical phone, which leaves GPS on even when location is off and pings towers periodically even when service is inactive.

I personally leave my phone in airplane mode with location/camera/microphone disabled at all times unless I explicitly need them. I use wifi calling so I can still use it as a typical phone and per-connection MAC address randomization (+ a VPN on public wifi) so my device isn’t easy to track via IP.

GOS is great for this because I can be reasonably assured that apps are not bypassing my permission settings without my knowledge and consent. (That and I can de-google which in and of itself goes a long way in decreasing trackability)

Every day I am increasingly glad I switched to GrapheneOS

And capitalism…doesn’t?

Dang, brutal lol

Also happy cake day! (is that still a thing here?)

This is why I’ve taken to perpetually muting my notifications - if you wanna reach me about work, do it during work hours.

I believe all humans are created equal and thus I hate them all and hope they all die?

So are most public bodies of water. Watersheds play a huge role in both flood management and public nature/wildlife areas and education. Either way it’s 1000x better for everyone than a highway.

I second Kagi if you’re willing to pay for extra privacy and features. If you’re just looking for a free drop-in replacement, I still find DuckDuckGo to be the best non-Google daily driver.

It’s a good thing I instinctively avoid Google

Our cat would jump up and hang from the doorknob by both of his front paws and then wiggle back and forth until it opened. Our other cat at the time could never figure it out lol

I visited a friend out in the mountains of Idaho a while ago and they were everywhere there. Never got sick of seeing them though, they’re beautiful

I had a cat as a kid that could turn doorknobs - my parents would send him to the basement at night because he had a bad habit of trying to mark furniture as his territory, and we had to start locking the door because he figured out how to open it