Are you using a Pi Hole or any tool that blocks ads though the DNS?
Pretty much the only thing you can do nowadays with root is install tweaks that hide the fact that you have root from other apps lol.
While it is true that you can install those modules to hide it, I wouldn't say they are the only reason to stick rooting lol, a lot of apps work way better with root permissions, Battery Guru, FKM and AdAway are 3 good examples that I can think of right away.
With root?
Having a superior backup and restore method, Swiftbackup rooted is way better than Google's solution.
Hassle free ad-less YouTube (and YT music) the root apps (Magisk or KSU) come with a way to auto update, so, from the user side I just hit update and I am good to go, no need to waste time patching the apks myself.
I can replace the Google news from the side/left menu with whatever app I like, in my case, the Feeder app.
I can go on, but you just asked for 3.
I moved to Android for the 1st time ever in 2020 from an iPhone 6s.
The device I decided to go with is a Poco F2 Pro which lost official support years ago, it has decent hardware and even the battery still holds up (with a good custom ROM, I still achieve 8 hrs of SOT).
It just took me about a year, or perhaps less to move to the custom ROM scene, and for me I can't ever go back to stock Android ever, even when it is a big step regarding iOS features (except for LS customization) the amount of stuff you can do with rooted android device is no joke.
My only regret is that I was never in the prime days of rooting... At least Telegram communities are super active, not that it is better... But personally I prefer it to discord lol.
I was in the prime days of jailbreaking though, too bad that they seem to be doing worse nowadays.
Short answer: yes.
Medium answer: yes because I want to not use Sync for Reddit to get into anime, Plex/Kodi/Stremio/Real Debrid/Arr stack, and handhelds communities.
I could care less about trending shit and reels reposting... But that is the downside of exponential growth I guess.
Only the Bitwarden back-end uses proprietary code
So this was what it changed then?
I also self-host Vaultwarden because it is stupidly simple...
In my environment alone they will be loosing upwards of 3,500 dollars yearly, 700,000 if I can convince my boss to dump them for the company as well.
And move to what?
Do you know if I need to reconfigure my folders?
I guess if the transition is not smooth there is still time for them to adapt something until the very end...
On another hand, it seems like we all deposited all our eggs in one basket huh?
I really can't think of many Synching replacements... Even when I know there are a few.
Do people really use VLC to listen to music?
I can take that argument but also, how is that people is that unaware of how to do these kinds of process, many of those people study or work in something that relates with tech, are you telling me it is just because they didn't learn of use it in their earlier days?
Also, it is way easier to pirate nowadays than before, that evolved too you know?
I'd say the biggest culprit is laziness... Or entitlement.
It would be a real shame that they moved onto the next big thing while the Steam Deck is not even widely available.
Article by the Visual Capitalist, based on data by UK market research firm Pelham Smithers
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/video-game-industry-revenues-by-platform/
It kinda sucks that my favorite format, handheld is so low compared with the other hardware (yeah, I'm not considering mobile as handheld lol).
3 hours in the background seems a lot to me.
I started the app clean and configured it from the start (it was a pain in the ass because I migrated my settings from Sync for Reddit lol) and the issue still remains, having this huge background usage prevents my phone from going to deep sleep properly which lends to a bigger battery drain.
EDIT: BTW the issue is gone when I set the app to restricted battery mode instead of optimized... But I'd rather keep it in optimized as it closes less often in the background, that is how I had it with Sync for Reddit, which on average its active background was several minutes only.
EDIT 2:
This is the process that Battery Guru/BBS says shows
job/io.syncapps.lemmy_sync/androidx.work.impl.background.systemjob.SystemJobService#9188
This is the app called Franco Kernel Manager, one of the best kernel managers that are out there... Even when it was outdated (which I think that's the cause it got booted from the PlayStore?).
I used it to check the process of my phone and monitor the active and idle drain mostly, I paid for it a long time ago, but now it just fails to check the licence and it doesn't let me use it fully... I think there must be a cracked APK over there...
EDIT:
Fortunately the app is back in the store and hopefully that update version comes soon enough!
Jump Ultimate Stars was a very popular game (overall in Japan) thanks to its big roaster, game mechanics and combos potential.
Maybe it went under the radar from some people because it never got out of Japan... but many people got it from different ways... (It also helped that the DS is retrocompatible).
Currently it is possible to play this again thanks to Wiimmfi (yeah, shocking Nintendo ending official servers right guys?).
Anyway our discord is getting pretty active as of lately, and the server not needing to patch the ROMs (you can play with original hardware) and some emulators like MelonDS being able to interact with original hardware makes it widely easier to play this day.
Here I share some YouTube accounts where you can see how we play this game:
If you want to give it a go be sure to join us in the Discord, or perhaps you are not interested in playing with others, if that is the case you can enjoy the main campaign as many folks find it very good too and talk about it there!
Fuck my prior preparation day with the Chromecast with Google TV before the hotel checking....
I don't travel too often so my Chromecast needed some tweaking (AKA updating system and apps etc), I like to take it as a travel companion and found out this shitty frame around the TV.
It is the first time it happened to me, I can see this being annoying for frequent travelers.
Fuck my prior preparation day with the Chromecast with Google TV before the hotel checking....
I don't travel too often so my Chromecast needed some tweaking (AKA updating system and apps etc), I like to take it as a travel companion and found out this shitty frame around the TV.
It is the first time it happened to me, I can see this being annoying for frequent travelers.
Fair, but I still want something on the left.