There’s a lot they could have done, locking down Linux isn’t that hard. Just look at Chrome OS, it’s based on Gentoo, yet it’s locked down completely. All they had.to do is lock the BIOS, enable secure boot and disable root access, and then it’s pretty much a locked system.

Nintendo was super competent with the Switch, their kernel is actually ridiculously secure. I’m pretty sure if Nvidia hadn’t messed up, we would still be scratching our heads with the Switch.

It’s not impossible or even hard to lock down Linux. Just look at Chrome OS, it’s Gentoo based, but with the bootloader locked and root access removed, it is pretty much immutable.

And Chromebooks just use off the shelf parts.

What’s the problem with the port? It’s considerably less prone to accumulate debris in my experience.

USB C cables are more fragile, but it’s designed that way so the ports are more durable. And I think having more durable ports is the right call.

This has made my Lemmy experience considerably better

Juan

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It’s not FOSS either, that’s why the FOSS people don’t mention it.

Also, Sync is one dev working full time by himself, not a big corp.

Isn’t Liftoff the clone, considering Sync is 10+ years old?

You can customize caching in data options, to use mobile data, WiFi only or never precache.

Settings shortcut: Settings > Data options

Toggle these 3 on. Settings shortcut: General > Transparent statusSettings shortcut: General > Autohide ToolbarSettings shortcut: General > Autohide bottom navigation

As for why I prefer Sync, I love the consistent Material You theming and animations, the advanced filters that allow you to filter posts per keywords, the QoL stuff like automatically removing AMP links and preloading posts and comments in case you lose your internet signal, the inline link previews in comments and posts, the endless customization, that yeah, can be overwhelmed but also very comprehensive, and the excellent support that the app recieves, constantly being updated with community requested features.

Tap and hold a setting and it generates a link.

Here Settings shortcut: View type > Preview full width Settings shortcut: View type > Show a border around selftext

It’s quite polished, mainly that. Even for a beta, there’s almost no bugs, it respects Android Material You specs including animations, and it’s highly customizable, allowing advanced filtering for example. It also adds very nice QoL features like automatically removing AMP links for full links.
Value is subjective, I personally consider it worthy of my money.

LJ, the dev of Sync, makes a living off it. It’s not a side project like most Lemmy apps are for their devs. This means that yes, it’s monetized, but also, it’s one of the most polished and frequently updated apps.

Man, I’m glad Sync for Lemmy launched today, I really missed the automatic amp removal from links.