https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/protect-yourself-metas-latest-attack-privacy

#Meta’s #trackingpixel was secretly communicating with Meta’s apps on #Android devices. This violates a fundamental security feature #sandboxing of #mobileOS that prevents #apps from communicating with each other. Meta got around this restriction by exploiting #localhost, a feature meant for developer testing. This allowed Meta to create a hidden channel between mobile browser apps and its own apps.

GTK 4.18 drops old GL renderer, breaking Megapixels camera app (and potentially some other apps) on PinePhones with Arch Linux (ARM), Alpine/postmarketOS edge, Fedora 42, Alpine 3.22/postmarketOS 25.06, NixOS 25.05, and Debian 13 "Trixie" systems, some workarounds include installing the Flatpak version of Megapixels, or running it in an Alpine 3.21 Distrobox container:
https://linmob.net/gtk-418-the-pinephone-and-megapixels/
(PinePhone's camera isn't the best anyways, but regardless it's sad to see it aging, it's basically the only affordable Linux phone on the market (unless you're a rich guy). Luckily I don't use a lot of apps on my phone as I prefer desktop for 99% of things, but since Google made some steps towards killing off custom roms (by restricting public access to smaller AOSP updates, and giving app devs the option to block sideloading), Linux phones have a crutial role in smartphone privacy, and it shouldn't be only for the rich. Of course, some Android phones are supported by UBports and postmarketOS but most mobile distros don't support many Android devices, users are left with less options.)
(With that being said, PinePhone has the most supported distros (20+) but ironically all of them are either unstable or has missing support for features like Bluetooth or GPS, with this dropped GL renderer, there might be even more issues in the future.)

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@Globalvillager Ik gebruik al tijden geen #gmail of #hotmail meer en dat bevalt uitstekend. Nu alleen nog over naar een #fairphone en ik zoek nog een oplossing voor het flashen van mijn samsung galaxy tab6 naar een ander #mobileOS dan #android.

FOSS NEWS

VLC teases offline, real-time AI powered subtitles and translation at CES 2025:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/1/vlc-teases-offline-and-real-time-ai-powered-subtitles-and-translation-at-ces-2025/
(It can be a pretty useful feature, but at the same time it will probably make the program much more bloated, so not everyone will be happy about it)

Firefox 134 released with support for touchpad hold gestures on Linux, improved popup blocking, refreshed New Tab layout for users in US and Canada (why not for everyone? ️) etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-134-is-out-with-support-for-touchpad-hold-gestures-on-linux

Firefox 135 is available for beta testing with support for XZ packaging, support for closing only the current tab if the Quit keyboard shortcut is used (on Linux and macOS), “Copy Without Site Tracking” option renamed to “Copy Clean Link” etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-135-is-now-available-for-public-beta-testing-with-xz-packaging-on-linux

Matrix.org to retire guest accounts, introduce MAS authentication:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/1/matrix-org-to-retire-guest-accounts-and-introduce-mas-authentication/

Automattic to reduce contributions WordPress amid legal dispute with WP Engine:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/1/automattic-will-reduce-contributions-to-wordpress-core-amid-legal-dispute-with-wp-engine/

/e/OS adds AOSP 14 support for 100 community devices:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/1/-e-os-adds-aosp-14-support-for-100-community-devices/

Proton held their annual fundraiser, which brought $927,470, of which they donated $150 to various FOSS projects and digital rights organizations like Open Street Maps, Free Software Foundation Europe, Ladybird Browser Initiative and more:
https://proton.me/blog/2024-lifetime-fundraiser-results

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FOSS NEWS

Tusky 27 released with Material 3 design, distinct bar for hashtags, improved notifications, option to add description to audio attachments, optimizations for folding devices etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/12/tusky-27-released-with-material-3-design-improved-notifications-hashtag-bar-and-more/

Matrix v1.13 released with account suspension option for admins, option to report rooms:
https://matrix.org/blog/2024/12/19/matrix-v1.13-release/

DivestOS and its associated mobile apps like Mull get discontinued due to lack of funding and being a one-person project:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/12/secure-mobile-operating-system-divestos-ends-after-a-decade-of-development/

Darktable 5.0 released with additional camera-specific styles, optional splash screen to show startup progress, new high-contrast theme, performance boosts:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/12/darktable-5-0-enhances-photo-editing-with-improved-ui-ux-and-performance-boosts/

OpenShot 3.3 released with new default theme, Wayland-compatible color picker, customizable audio buffer size, Recovery menu, Ripple editing improvements etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/openshot-3-3-open-source-video-editor-is-now-available-heres-whats-new

Mixxx 2.5 released with Qt 6 port, beatloop anchor to set and adjust loop from either start or end, Rate Tap button, support for storing and restoring regular loops when toggling rolling loops, ability to undo the last BPM/beats change, type toggle to the cue pop-up etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/mixxx-2-5-open-source-dj-app-released-with-qt-6-port-improved-controller-support
(At the turntable: deeeeeeeeeeejaaaaaaaaaaay... ASAHI!)
(Now playing: IBM ft. Red Hat - Fedora (Asahi Remix))
(Sry I couldn't resist lol)

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