My personal recommendation that has been working for me (although there are other options that for some people might be better)

NewPipe for videos

Metrolist for music and podcasts

Librewolf does that by default, among other things. And as thanksforallthefish mentioned, in settings you can whitelist some pages to prevent cookie deletion, if you want to remain logged in.

Sorry if these are stupid questions, but how safe is to use these apps? Can we get into trouble if we use them without a VPN?

None of this is especially complicated

It is for an absolute noob like me… i need vacation so i can start learning all this networking jargon.

Thank you for sharing though!

can confirm

i might agree, but can you elaborate?

very kind of you, thank you :)

probably bc im stupid and didnt realize I have set it to turn wifi off automatically if it stays disconnected from any router for 10min

Is this why my GOS phone does not connect back to my home wifi every time i leave and come back?

use it as a brick to break your friend’s window

by any chance you wont be stranded on the Moon and need a lift?

LibreWolf is a fork from Firefox. It is a much better alternative for privacy, and deletes cookies by default. You can also configure which pages you want to maintain cookies, e.g. for automatic login (if that’s something you want)

Good call!!! ;)

I’m not an expert, but I never understood why people would prefer PoS over PoW. Indeed, the latter requires to “waste” larger amounts of energy, but doesn’t PoS favor rich groups of people colluding against the blockchain timeline?

I completely agree with you. I am just frustrated at the fact that everything seems to get rotten sooner or later.

Just for the record, I personally use Vanadium on Android, which is what comes by default in GrapheneOS. So far I am happy with it as well.

I also keep an eye on ladybird, but they still have a long road to walk before i consider it a viable option for my day to day.

There’s been a somewhat recent controversy with regards to stock Firefox selling our data. Many switched to LibreWolf fork after that.

Ryan started the fire

I understand that having the tablet and the phone running the same OS might be an advantage, but have you checked out GrapheneOS for your Pixel? I’ve been using it for a year now and I’m very pleased. Also it is increadibly easy to install.

hahah its rather: Thanks, thanks thaaanks. But your version is equally annoyingly polite. 😁

For a danish, your onomatopoeia choice for a knock would sound annoyingly polite.