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[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 33 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Ah wait, I should've read the article lol:

The law allows local authorities to name "designated providers" of a certain scale – currently only achieved by Apple and Google – and require those providers to do three things:

  • Allow third-party app stores on their devices;
  • Allow application developers to use third-party billing services;
  • Enable users to change default settings with simple procedures, and offer choice screens for tools like browsers;

And it forbids them doing three more:

  • Engage in any form of preferential treatment of their services over those of competitors in the display of search results without justifiable reason;
  • Use acquired data about competing applications for their own applications;
  • Prevent application developers from using features controlled by the OS with the same level of performance as the one used by Designated Providers.

So Google already allows 3rd party app stores and lots of settings (although these are always hit and miss, even in the custom ROM scene - I can't get pocket detection right now and my phone keeps doing things in my pocket), but the 3rd party billing and choice screens applies to them.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

unrelated to the OP but a suggestion for your problem:

Waveup has a setting to lock the screen after X seconds with the proximity sensor covered, it's not very sophisticated and thus it can be a bit over-eager, but if the phone being interacted with by your leg while in the pocket is driving you up the wall then this should fix that.

[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Ty, but I think I'm just gonna switch from my dodgy Chinese Xiaomi phone to the refurbished Pixel 7 Pro I have. I mean, I've had it for like e months now, one of these days I will. Although, I really will miss my IR blaster, even though I hardly ever use it it's nice to be able to change the TV in the pub lol

Edit: lmfao I just changed the TV 10m away, had Tour de France on, but now it's basketball.