I am a Tasker enthusiast and when I can automate something simple on my phone I like to. I set a simple task to turn off WiFi when my home network is not detected so my phone doesn’t scan and report my location to businesses. However, this functionality is now nonexistent and the developer has to ask people not to one-star their app because it doesn’t work. My phone is my phone and killing my ability to use it as such for whatever security theater Google is playing at is why I root my device. Anyone else still rooting for similar reasons?
I like being able to use my banking app. I do miss having proper control, though.
shoutout to USAA banking app that detected my root, but just showed a warning and allowed me to continue. that’s how it ahould be imho
Magisk zygisk won’t work for you?
What is?
If you root with Magisk you can still use the banking apps, at least i can.
It’s still a cat and mouse game between Google and playintegrityfix/next. If you need to rely on your phone at any time rooting isn’t really an option anymore. I don’t see Google changing to be less hostile toward device automation unfortunately.
We really need a 3rd competitor or better workaround. It would be cool if you could have a virtual Android device inside a rooted device to run apps requiring safetynet. But that’s way way way easier said than done.
It’s been a while since I’ve rooted. I’ll look into it. Thanks for the direction.
BECAUSE I FUCKING OWN YOU (me to the phone)
Tasker is the reason Android is so much better than iOS
It requires Google play
Tasker? It’s provided an alternative for several years, it is literally the only paid app I know which does this.
I know of FairEmail, Niagara Launcher, FolderSync and Symfonium (if you DM the dev) which offer alternate payment methods.
And now, even when your WiFi is off they still turn it on to “help with location tracking.” And they’re talking about taking away the ability to turn Bluetooth off.
I’m rooted to…
- backup & restore my apps as I please (as well as scheduled backups to my SD card)
- BMS control to keep my battery in good health
- Automation app for automating stuff (like Tasker)
- revoking typically unrevokable permissions from system and Google apps
- To actually feel like I own my device.
If I wanted a heavily curated (and somewhat locked down) experience, I’d be in the Apple ecosystem - don’t know why Google thinks it’s a great idea to force this ideology onto practically all Android users…
Similar situation with that additional warning for sideloading apps - there’s already two warnings and Play Protect typically uninstalls these apps anyway, without the user’s consent - in one case deleting KDE Connect from users’ devices if installed with F-Droid
Uhh I definitely went off on a tangent, oops.
I’m rooting to…
Remove Google
My computer has root. My phone must too.
So, PinePhone is gonna be a mature project… when? Can’t be soon enough.
Never… Pine kinda throws you the thing completely half assed for the people to build the whole stack. It’s a really slow process.
Yeah Google can play a little game of hide-and-go-fuck-themselves.
