Well, they probably want a leaner version for lower end phones anyway, along the lines of the Go versions of many of their apps. Luckily I won’t have to worry about this shit running Graphene, with no intention of running an LLM, so 8GB would be fine if I had any need to move on from my Pixel 8 prematurely.

Hey, maybe it’ll cause some fairly quick, large discounts. My Pixel 5 backup with a rather shattered screen could use a replacement.

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If you add the Calyx repository to F-droid, you can install their shim that will allow you to use a different gallery app.

So you’re paying $19 for 1GB and unlimited text/voice, plus another $15 most months for overages?

You can get 2GB with unlimited text/voice for $10/mo or $96/yr ($8/mo paid upfront) through US Mobile. You get your choice of Verizon, T-Mobile, or I believe they’re adding AT&T very soon. You can add a rollable GB for $2 a pop, but I’m not 100% sure you can if you pay up front for a year of the $8/mo price.

They also have a 10GB and unlimited plans for less than you’re paying, if I’m understanding your statements correctly.

We’re not on the right track for much of anything.

Sure, but that’s irrelevant to the point being made.

That said, I’d love to have expandable storage. Functionality out of the box aside, we need to start taking e-waste seriously, and upgradability is a major part of that along with long term software support, durability, and repairability.

A couple others, if MPD looks appealing, are Navidrome and Mopidy.