Anybody out there know how to root really old #Android tablets in the year 2025 CE? I have a Dell Venue 3730 that is running KitKat (4.4.2) and that's the most modern thing it can run. I've been searching around the net for options and so much of it either (a) requires Windows (which I don't have) or (b) has died because of link rot, or (c) doesn't go back as far as Android 4.

I want to point this thing at a #homeassistant dashboard and make it like a remote console. But I can't get kiosk mode on something so old without rooting it (I think).

Also, the HTML that comes natively out of Lovelace is way too complex for #Chrome 32.0, which is what I have on the tablet. It just displays the HA logo and I never see more.

So I will need a simpler, possibly not websocket-based way, to load dashboards on HA, as well.

Any #mobile or #homeautomation folks have good pointers on how to do this?

https://www.europesays.com/uk/35862/ CMF Phone 2 Pro shows off its cameras in Nothing’s latest teaser #CheapAndroidPhones #CMF #Mobile #Nothing #Technology #UK #UnitedKingdom

The Web is Broken — Botnet Part 2

https://jan.wildeboer.net/2025/04/Web-is-Broken-Botnet-Part-2/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://jan.wildeboer.net/2025/04/Web-is-Broken-Botnet-Part-2/

New Android malware steals your credit cards for NFC relay attacks - A new malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform named 'SuperCard X' has emerged, targeting And... https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/supercard-x-android-malware-use-stolen-cards-in-nfc-relay-attacks/ #security #mobile

The Web is Broken — Botnet Part 2 via @kngl https://lobste.rs/s/hey790 #ai #mobile #security #web
https://jan.wildeboer.net/2025/04/Web-is-Broken-Botnet-Part-2/

Poor Kirk and Spock.

https://www.europesays.com/uk/32843/ Apple Urges Installation For All Users #Apple #iPhone #IphoneUpdate #LatestSoftware #Mobile #NewIphoneUpdate #Technology #UK #UnitedKingdom #UpdateNowWarning

Courts say the feds can't grep the entire phone system. Which will stop them from doing so for exactly zero minutes.

https://www.404media.co/judge-rules-blanket-search-of-cell-tower-data-unconstitutional/

After 5 years with #ReactNative, #Shopify's mobile team has shared a wealth of insights from their experience.

Learn what worked, what didn't, and what lies ahead!

Dive into their story on #InfoQ https://bit.ly/4jwFRhg

Apple a corrigé 2 zero-day exploitées pour attaquer les iPhone : patchez ! https://www.it-connect.fr/apple-a-corrige-2-zero-day-exploitees-pour-attaquer-les-iphone-patchez/ #Cybersécurité #Vulnérabilité #Mobile #Apple

Everyone knows your location, Part 2: try it yourself and share the results https://lobste.rs/s/gfwhrz #mobile #privacy
https://timsh.org/everyone-knows-your-location-part-2-try-it-yourself/

Back to #Wayland and input methods.

What's your favorite input method?

Cause for me it was the one on old #Nokia phones. I could type with my hands in my pockets! Handy in winter.

https://codeberg.org/dcz/stiwri

Tested with #cosmic and #GTK .

This is just the beginning. Actually useful stuff is coming in the future. #Mobile keyboards, #Chinese input is what it's for:

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/merge_requests/396

ETSI: Sensing capabilities of 6G networks will transform industries https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/etsi-sensing-capabilities-of-6g-networks-transform-industries/ #networks #connectivity #telecoms #mobile #6g #tech #news #technology

https://www.europesays.com/uk/24923/ Google’s new Pixel 9a has a selfie cam problem #Mobile #Technology #UK #UnitedKingdom

I’ve got the new Mudita Kompakt in hand! This sleek E Ink phone is pure minimalist magic

No doomscrolling. No chaos. Just calm.
Review coming soon!

Pre-orders = 27% OFF

https://www.europesays.com/uk/24399/ Japan orders Google to unwind deals with smartphone OEMs • The Register #Mobile #Technology #UK #UnitedKingdom

This post is the beginning of a thread of previous monthly #PureOS development reports:

https://mastodon.social/@janvlug/114171705309966990

I enjoyed reading all of them. It is great that the development can be followed in such a transparant way.

I could do with some advice.

I changed my mobile network provider. Ported my existing number. It works except the number the eSim came with shows up instead of my ported number when I make calls and send texts. I did i network reset and restarted the phone, but that did not fix the problem.

Any ideas or suggestions? Galaxy s23 phone. Thanks.

Company's Surveillance Tech Makes Immigrants 'Easy Pickings' https://lobste.rs/s/vcomeh #mobile #privacy #security
https://web.archive.org/web/20250415024529/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/technology/trump-immigration-tech-geo-group.html