With the Pixel 7, Google started offering a free VPN, and the Pixel 8 offers much deeper integration that doesn't require...
  • Exec@pawb.socialEnglish
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    11 months ago

    So third-party VPN apps should be able to provide a connection without a persistent notification now, right?
    Right?

    • ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.deEnglish
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      11 months ago

      If they’re root, they already can. Like Google Play and other root/system apps that can install apps without the pop-up.

      It is an obvious double measure but it’s been around for a long time, and it’s not too insecure or annoying unless manufacturers install malware as system apps and/or disallow locking the boatloader (they do, sadly).