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by advisedwang2 hours ago |
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upvoteby Pfhortune2 hours ago|
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If you're like me and want an open or non-google-play alternative to these, this is available on F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/dev.davidv.motionsickness/

I can't vouch for it (yet) but am going to give it a try!

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upvoteby jlv21 hours ago|
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This one works well. Small, simple, no ads, open source.
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upvoteby jerlam2 hours ago|
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It's been rumored that Google would build it into Android for years:

https://www.androidauthority.com/google-motion-cues-pixels-n...

I've tried some of those Android equivalents and they seemed to work on any motion, not on acceleration like the Apple one.

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upvoteby ramraj072 hours ago|
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Be careful with these apps. The permissions they ask for are quite expansive.
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upvoteby sowbug1 hours ago|
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You're correct, but there's a good reason: they need to draw over other apps to do what they do. So it's not necessarily nefarious. But it is an excellent reason to build the functionality into the OS.

(The reason the permission is so dangerous is they can trick you into pressing the wrong button by relabeling dangerous text with innocuous text.)

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upvoteby advisedwang1 hours ago|
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The presence of a good reason is exactly why you have to be so careful. Creating an app with a legitimate reason to request permission, only to also abuse it, is a great strategy for an attacker.
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upvoteby Cider99861 hours ago|
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Absolutely, which is why I really appreciate the network permission on GrapheneOS. It makes me more comfortable to allow other permissions knowing no data can be exfiltrated.
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upvoteby Dibby0535 minutes ago|
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>no data can be exfiltrated.

Well, that depends on the other apps you have installed. Unless things have changed in newer versions, apps can do IPC regardless of network permission, so any app can for example use Cronet to make network requests via Google Play Services, regardless of the toggle.

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upvoteby Groxx1 hours ago|
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It's wild to me that "internet access" is not revokable or even displayed in the Play Store in stock Android. It's such a huge security and privacy concern, even if most apps semi-legitimately need it.

Or, it would be wild, if it weren't fairly obvious that this is just Google protecting their mobile ad revenue.

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upvoteby nopakos1 hours ago|
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Network permissions could be used to avoid ads on Android. The horror!
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upvoteby Cider99861 hours ago|
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I've found Kinestop to be much more effective and immediate than Apple's, highly recommend.
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