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Are you using the VPN on your laptop or phone only? If so, maybe try to run your VPN at the router level and see if you can cast then? It might work…

Maybe it’s because I use Linux but I can’t relate (anymore). So glad I’ll never have to sit through another forced windows update 😌

I don’t use Arch but if I did id probably go with archinstall. I don’t see the point in going from scratch unless you absolutely need to. I could care less about bragging rights for installing an operating system lol.

Ironically it’s the financial facilitators of the US defense industry that need targeted. These cocksuckers find a money laundering scheme every few years that results in mass death and destruction (usually totally unabated).

But they are paying you for it. Not for your time specifically but for your distance. Idk if you read the article but highest tier is 130% of your base salary.

People eat saltines… willingly?

Are you having trouble with it being less accurate than gboard? I’m using it and that’s what I’m experiencing.

Idk but you could always just install gboard & not give network permissions. You’ll lose a little functionality like the ability to add gifs from the keyboard which obviously need internet to search/load.

I’m using open board with swipe entry (so it functions like gboard). My only complaint is I’ve noticed I have to be extremely accurate in my swiping or it won’t type out the intended word).

In this message alone: my first attempts at the word “type” came out as toe. “Out” came out as TT & “along” came out as “alone”

So it’s definitely not perfect. I might stick with it. I might just go back to gboard and not grant it network permission. It’s only been about a week so a little too early to tell…

My guess would be that maybe it wasn’t locked in the first place or they happened to randomly try a few pin combinations & got lucky…

I think those are most likely scenarios.

Now if you’re some very important person who could be target then I wouldn’t assume what I stated previously & instead assume the worst.

Reading the comments it’s pretty clear we have a lot of mainstream media enjoyers in the house

If you want to save money on a pixel I’d recommend taking a look at swappa(dot)com Even if you don’t want a used one they do have people selling pixels new sealed in the box for usually pretty good deals. I think the cheapest new in box option is a pixel 6a. Or 6 pro.

You can also find new pixel 7, 7 pro, the 8 and the 8 pro.

I’ve been buying and selling devices there for years and never had a problem as a buyer or a seller.

True. That’s why I chose graphene in the end. Ib liked the idea of the multiple user profiles to sandbox certain activities to a disposable profile and the fact that if I need Google play I can sandbox that as well by running it as a regular system app on it’s own profile…

So far it’s been pretty good. I think my only complaint is I can’t get my Chromecast devices to connect. I got my Google TV to connect but all Chromecast devices refuse to pair for some reason but that pales in comparison to the headaches I’d get trying to daily drive a Linux phone. But I’m big on Linux (I use it as a daily driver on my computer) so I’m patiently waiting for a daily driver worthy Linux phone. 🤞

I looked into this for myself but I was told a lot of what has already been said here and decided to go with a pixel + graphene OS .

I’m probably sticking with this type of setup until there’s a proper Linux phone that can be easily used as a daily driver.

I think the key is patience. One day I think we’ll have something that will be able to daily drive Linux that won’t feel like you’re using the alpha release of android.

For music:

https://www.f-droid.org/packages/it.vfsfitvnm.vimusic/

Or

https://www.f-droid.org/packages/com.anandnet.harmonymusic/

There’s also alternatives for YouTube like newpipe & libretube etc

My answer is boring. Almost nothing. I feel like I finally have things dialed in. Except maybe my desktop experience. But beyond that the most i see myself doing is making some upgrades to my PC like a larger nvme drive since i edit with resolve on a 500GB nvme & if you’ve worked with clips in resolve on Linux you know how huge the files can be. One project can be 50 GBs.

IMO it’s not that Debian isn’t good for gaming. It’s that it’s not good for gaming IF you want to just install Debian and start gaming right away. There’s going to be a bit of downloading/installing, & configuring first.

If Debian is too far back of a starting point for you then I’d either go with a gaming distro where many things will already come installed and possibly (idk for sure because I’ve not used any gaming distros) configured for you to where you mostly just need to sign in and download your games.

Using this now on a pixel 7. Highly recommended. It’s been a pleasure to use. No complaints yet.