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- FrequentLurkerI wonder if there is a vulnerability that allows for toggling wireless adb. I have an LG with android 12 which technically should support wireless ADB but LG stripped the option from settings. Some say they stripped out the feature entirely. On top of that the USB port is damaged and doesnt accept data but still accepts power. So no wired adb either.
- gorgmahSlightly unrelated: is it relatively safe to root android phones nowadays or should I stick to the unrooted standard android? The reason I'm asking is that I'm stuck with authy as a MFA code app, and would like to move to something that has both desktop and phone support, and my conclusion is I'd need to root my phone to get access to the actual MFA seeds (they don't allow exports to keep you stuck in their app).
- NoboruWatayaProbably wishful thinking but does this get us any closer to porting postmarketOS to these devices? (Or even LineageOS, though I think LineageOS may have decent support on many of these devices already?)
- _ZeD_will the "exploit" app be available? asking for a friend :D
- eceYou'd almost think supporting a phone for a longer amount of time might actually be better than trying to sell a new phone every year or two.
- ArtTimeInvestorA good security track record must be the most valuable company asset in history.Apple makes $200B per year from selling the iPhone alone. Plus the services they sell on it, plus deals like the one with Google, plus app store ads, plus cross-selling of other hardware ...I have one too.Not because I like the hardware too much. Pixel phones are much nicer, they don't wobble when you put them on a table. Not because I like the software too much. Android is much more to my liking with more freedom to customize it.But because I have the feeling Apple takes security more seriously.I wish there was some kind of security arena like there is LLM arena for AI. That gives hard facts about the security track record of phone manufacturers.
- applfanboysbgon> Here, I describe the one I took and why, measured against three properties I use as a yardstick throughoutNope nope nope. LLMs helped you do something cool, great. You can still speak for yourself. Stop outsourcing your humanity to a chatbot.> In practice the coverage of each chain is exactly the set of devices the OEM chose to ship the vulnerable component on.Wonderful insight, Claude. "The vulnerability covers exactly the devices that are vulnerable".
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- rvzWhat a disaster for Android.
- sega_saiI think old Android phones not supported by their makers are so problematic in the LLM era. I would think that even before LLMs the 3 letter agencies had exploits for those, but now one should assume common criminals will... I am happy that the pixel phone I got has 7 year of support, but it is clear that Apple is in general is much better in this than all the Android providers (including google)