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Canon requires an account to transfer images from your camera. Forces you to sign up using Chrome. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You actually can still use it, there's some folks on reddit trying their best to keep it going. App support is very poor though.

Several phone brands rumored to be planning a major shift away from Android in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 106 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I like your spirit, but I don't think a Chinese equivalent to Google Play Services would be more desirable

Found old figurines, need help identifying / determining worth in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

No worries, that's a cool piece of history :)

Found old figurines, need help identifying / determining worth in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thank you very much for your efforts, who knows, maybe the figurines from the receipts will show up at some later point too.

Do you by chance also know if this stuff is still worth anything?

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Found old figurines, need help identifying / determining worth (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I found these figurines in my grandma's attic, a friend told me to ask about them here. I assume they're from roughly 1990 - 1995.

I also found these receipts next to them:

My main questions are:

  1. (Which figurines are these?)
  2. Are they still worth anything?
  3. If yes, any tips on where to sell them? (I'm based in Germany)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I find the Jellyfin webapp a pretty bad experience on mobile, compared to FinDroid.

I really like the webapp on my LG webOS TV (especially good with the Magic Remote) though.

So I guess it kind of depends on the platform.

My journey of digital privacy in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I actually use both apps, I find Organic Maps a lot nicer for looking at a map and navigating by foot or bike, and Magic Earth seems to pick more sensible car routes some times. Also the live traffic data makes it more fitting for car navigation (Organic Maps doesn't have traffic data).

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Jellyfin did some work on integrating the Skip Intros plugin a lot better, AFAIK you just have to enable it once on your server and then once in the settings of all Jellyfin web players.

As for apps, there are some good native third party apps which I mentioned here.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Was this with the first party Jellyfin app or with Swiftfin?

If it was with the first party app, I'd definitely recommend giving Swiftfin a try.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (11 children)

Jellyfin has native apps for Android, Android TV and iOS.

Does Plex offer native apps (that aren't just stripped down browsers) for more platforms?

My journey of digital privacy in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

I can highly recommend Magic Earth as a Google Maps alternative (also available for Android). It uses OSM data and has some traffic info. It's not as good as Google, but it's the closest I've found so far.

Music Assistant 2.4 Released in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

AFAIK you can enable the snapcast server and then use an app like SnapCast to stream to your mobile devices.

What were your favorite puzzles of 2024? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

I also really liked day 17, because at one point the solution for part 2 just clicked and now it makes so much sense.

I think my favorite was the full adder on day 24. Even though I only solved part 2 manually, it was still a lot of fun to reverse an actual full adder and get familiar with all the required logic gates.

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[2024 Day 16] Had to scrap my Dijkstra and implement bfs instead :/ (discuss.tchncs.de)
 
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Looking for Driving Journal App (preferably FOSS) (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Hey everyone, I'm looking for a driving journal app, to track when, to/from where and which distance I drive.

Ideally I'd like for it to be FOSS, but if there are decent Closed Source apps I'm ok with it too (I'd just block Network Access in Graphene OS then).

This post (not mine) has pretty much my ideal criteria, but sadly didn't get any answers: https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/88349/drivers-logbook-app-for-android-foss

Unlike the above post, I don't want this for tax purposes etc., but rather just to understand where all my distance driven comes from.

Edit: I've done some more research and haven't found anything, for now I'll just use an OnlyOffice spreadsheet. If I find the time, I might try developing an app for this at some point.

Edit 2: After developing my app for a week and then showing it to a friend, he instantly found exactly what I was working on...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.liefers.driverslogpro

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Beware of used Pixels with a replaced screen (discuss.tchncs.de)
 

cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/13702771

Beware of used Pixels with a replaced screen

I very recently bought a used Pixel 6 with a replacement screen, not thinking too much of it. I even made sure that the screen looked good during pickup.

One thing I missed though, was that apparently my Pixel doesn't have a fingerprint sensor anymore. I did some research, apparently it's quite easy to break the fingerprint sensor (or some places simply just don't include a sensor in the repair?) when replacing the screen.

Today I also noticed (through Show refresh rate in developer options) that my screen will only do 60 Hz as well.

Also I have stupidly high battery drain, I'm not 100% if that's related though.

Long story short, learn from my mistakes and either don't buy a used phone with a replacement screen or carefully test all functionalities associated with the screen, mainly high refresh rate and the fingerprint sensor.

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Beware of used Pixels with a replaced screen (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
16 comments fedilink
 

I very recently bought a used Pixel 6 with a replacement screen, not thinking too much of it. I even made sure that the screen looked good during pickup.

One thing I missed though, was that apparently my Pixel doesn't have a fingerprint sensor anymore. I did some research, apparently it's quite easy to break the fingerprint sensor (or some places simply just don't include a sensor in the repair?) when replacing the screen.

Today I also noticed (through Show refresh rate in developer options) that my screen will only do 60 Hz as well.

Also I have stupidly high battery drain, I'm not 100% if that's related though.

Long story short, learn from my mistakes and either don't buy a used phone with a replacement screen or carefully test all functionalities associated with the screen, mainly high refresh rate and the fingerprint sensor.

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Gear VR apps / games (gearvr.net)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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As the Oculus store is officially dead, it may be a bit harder to come by Gear VR apps and games. This website (the gearvr.net vault) aims to provide an archive of many Gear VR apps.

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Can I downgrade my S10 to Android 11? (discuss.tchncs.de)
 

If you have a Galaxy S10 (or S10e / S10+) with Android 12, it won't work with Gear VR. There is a small chance that you're still able to downgrade to Android 11, but sadly it's very unlikely.

To check if your device can be downgraded, find its BIT / BINARY value.

From my research looking at the ROMs on samfw.com, it seems that your BIT has to be E or lower. In other words, if your S10 has been updated in any way since May 2022, it will have a too high BIT value to downgrade to Android 11.

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That moment when you check to make sure lifts are open before leaving the house, then take up the gondola to be greeted by this (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Using Gear VR in 2024 (discuss.tchncs.de)
 

Even though the Oculus Login doesn't work anymore, you can still use and "initialiize" Gear VR in 2024.

Prerequisites:

  • a phone capable of Gear VR and a matching Gear VR HMD (Compatibility Guide)
  • your phone has to running Android 11 or below
  • (a working internet connection)

Guide:

Start by inserting your phone into your Gear VR. It should launch first time setup and prompt you to take it out again. Go through the first time setup and let it download all the necessary Oculus services.

After downloading, you should get prompted to login. From my attempts there isn't really a way to login, unless you have certain legacy accounts linked to a Meta account properly. But don't worry - there's another way.

Go into your phone settings -> apps -> Gear VR Service -> Storage -> Manage Storage. Now tap "VR Service Version" multiple times, until you get a message telling you that Developer mode is now enabled.

You should now see the following settings:

  1. Developer mode
  2. Add icon to app list
  3. Allow VR API without OSIG
  4. Mirroring mode

If they aren't enabled already, enable the second and third settings. You should now see "Gear VR Service" in your app drawer. You can use this to launch any installed Gear VR app. Simply install APKs and the apps will show up here.

To launch an app, select it in the Gear VR Service app, and you should be prompted to insert your phone into your Gear VR.

As you aren't logged into Oculus, Oculus Home won't work properly. This means you will have to take your phone out of your Gear VR to switch apps.

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Casting your computer screen to Gear VR (discuss.tchncs.de)
 

One of my first hurdles with Gear VR was trying to cast my (Pop! OS) laptop screen to my Gear. There are some low latency solutions using a proprietary Nvidia app or Moonlight, but as the S7 in my Gear VR isn't capable of running non-VR apps in VR, that was a no go.

The solution is very simple. As long as your computer and Gear VR phone are on the same network (also works if your laptop is on your phone's hotspot or vice versa), you can use the FOSS software Deskreen on your computer (Mac, Windows, Linux) to stream your screen to other network devices.

After installing Deskreen, simply open the Oculus Browser on your phone (for me on my S7 it doesn't work with Samsung Internet) and navigate to the URL given to you by Deskreen. After then accepting the connection on your PC, you can fullscreen the stream on your Gear VR.

Done! Now you have a reasonably low-latency stream of your computer in your Gear VR.

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Samsung Gear VR sublemmy (discuss.tchncs.de)
 

I recently got a Samsung Gear VR and noticed that even though there is a moderately sized subreddit for it, it doesn't have a lemmy presence, so I decided to fix that:

Gear VR

[email protected] https://discuss.tchncs.de/c/gearvr

The community is for anything regarding Gear VR, be it asking questions, guides for making stuff work, maybe showing off a good deal you got, ...

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First post (discuss.tchncs.de)
 

Hello fellow Gear VR enthusiasts,

I recently found a very cheap used Gear VR (SM-R322), and as I had an S7 sitting in a drawer collecting dust, I thought I'd try it out.

Even though it's been discontinued for over 3 years, the platform is still surprisingly usable. The only major drawback is that you can't login to the Oculus app anymore, which means (at least according to my current research) you need to take the phone out of the Gear VR whenever you want to switch apps. (As Oculus Home doesn't work without being logged in).

During my search for stuff to do with Gear VR, I noticed that it has a decently sized subreddit, but no lemmy presence, so I decided to fix that!

If you have questions about the platform, want to show off a cheap find, or anything else, feel free to post here!

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