From daf73af79354bfe36d4532438aceacd2a866e362 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Runge Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 00:10:43 +0200 Subject: posts/*: Moving all posts to year-based ordering. --- ...-longevity-of-a-htc-one-s-using-cyanogenmod.rst | 427 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 427 insertions(+) create mode 100644 posts/2016/201604-extended-longevity-of-a-htc-one-s-using-cyanogenmod.rst (limited to 'posts/2016/201604-extended-longevity-of-a-htc-one-s-using-cyanogenmod.rst') diff --git a/posts/2016/201604-extended-longevity-of-a-htc-one-s-using-cyanogenmod.rst b/posts/2016/201604-extended-longevity-of-a-htc-one-s-using-cyanogenmod.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2d7531a --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/2016/201604-extended-longevity-of-a-htc-one-s-using-cyanogenmod.rst @@ -0,0 +1,427 @@ +.. title: Extended longevity of a HTC One S using Cyanogenmod +.. date: 2016-04-02 20:00 UTC+02:00 +.. modified: 2016-04-03 20:00 UTC+02:00 +.. tags: cyanogenmod, android, apps, f-droid, guardian project, tor, htc one s +.. category: mobile +.. slug: extended-longevity-of-a-htc-one-s-using-cyanogenmod +.. authors: David Runge +.. summary: Or howto setup Cyanogenmod on a HTC One S and live with F-Droid happily ever after + +The mobile +__________ +| I own a quite old - at least by today's standards of planned obsolescence for every consumer device - |htc_one_s| (2012), that won't be receiving any more Android upgrades (|htc_one_s_last_update|: version 4.0.4) or support by its manufacturer directly or any distributor for that matter. +| It's quite a nice, small and lightweight phone, that by now has seen the world and besides a self-administered chassis change hasn't yielded any serious problems. +| The phone doesn't have much RAM or much space. Neither does it have a microSD card slot, |abbr_nfc| or other fancy new stuff that people seem to need. +| + +CyanogenMod +___________ +| The alternative firmware for some mobile devices |cyanogenmod| is available for free and offers a community driven development branch of the Android kernel, without the Google and mobile vendor bloat. +| Have a look: Maybe your phone is amongst the |cyanogenmod_supported_devices|? +| Not all vendors allow flashing other firmwares though. Some prevent this completely (watch |28c3_doctorow| for an in-depth comment on this), others let you do it by voiding your warranty, yet others just let you do it, because they are awesome. +| All |cyanogenmod| capable devices have development codenames. For the |htc_one_s| this is "|cyanogenmod_ville|". +| Each device offers a |cyanogenmod_ville_release_channel| (with stable releases) and a |cyanogenmod_ville_development_channel| (with nightly builds for the adventurous and daring). +| An |cyanogenmod_ville_install| explains how to get |cyanogenmod| on your device. +| + +F-Droid +_______ +| |f-droid| is an alternative app store to |google_play|. It only offers |free_software|. This is pretty awesome. +| Some useful apps I like, use or have used: + +* |f-droid_afwall| - Control network traffic +* |f-droid_antennapod| - Advanced podcast manager and player +* |f-droid_ardroid| - Remote control for |ardour| +* |f-droid_cadroid| - Certificate importer +* |f-droid_connectbot| - |abbr_ssh| and local shell client +* |f-droid_conversations| - |abbr_xmpp| client +* |f-droid_davdroid| - Contacts and Calendar sync +* |f-droid_droidshows| - TV series browser and tracker +* |f-droid_f-droid| - Application manager +* |f-droid_firefox| - Web browser +* |f-droid_irssi_connectbot| - Specialised |abbr_ssh| Client +* |f-droid_k-9_mail| - Full-featured email client +* |f-droid_kontalk| - Community-driven messaging +* |f-droid_kore| - Remote control for |kodi| (XBMC) +* |f-droid_logical_defence| - Encyclopedia of logical fallacies +* |f-droid_mpdroid| - |mpd| (Music Player Daemon) client +* |f-droid_mupdf| - Lightweight document viewer +* |f-droid_owncloud| - Synchronization client +* |f-droid_owncloud_news| - News/feed reader +* |f-droid_owncloud_notes| - Client for ownCloud Notes App +* |f-droid_oandbackup| - Backup manager +* |f-droid_open_camera| - Camera App +* |f-droid_openkeychain| - Encrypt files and communications with OpenPGP +* |f-droid_opentasks| - Keep track of your list of goals +* |f-droid_openvpn_for_android| - |openvpn| without root +* |f-droid_openvpn_settings| - |abbr_vpn| settings +* |f-droid_osmand| - Offline/online maps and navigation +* |f-droid_orbot| - |tor_project| (anonymity) client +* |f-droid_orwall| - Force apps to use |tor_project| +* |f-droid_orweb| - Privacy-enhanced browser +* |f-droid_password_store| - Manage your passwords +* |f-droid_plumble| - Voice chat for |mumble| servers +* |f-droid_practice_hub| - Tools for musicians +* |f-droid_port_authority| - Port scanner +* |f-droid_quickdic| - Offline translation dictionary +* |f-droid_sms_backup| - Backup |abbr_sms| and call logs to |abbr_imap| +* |f-droid_silence| - Send encrypted text messages (SMS/MMS) +* |f-droid_satstat| - Signal Generator for tablets +* |f-droid_signal_generator| - Signal Generator for tablets +* |f-droid_snoopsnitch| - Check mobile network security +* |f-droid_syncthing| - File synchronization +* |f-droid_termux| - Terminal emulator with packages +* |f-droid_transportr| - Public Transport Companion +* |f-droid_tryton| - Enterprise resource management +* |f-droid_twidere| - Microblogging client +* |f-droid_vlc| - Media player +* |f-droid_weechat| - Internet relay chat +* |f-droid_world_weather| - View weather forecast + +Guardian Project +________________ +| The |guardian_project| offers a |guardian_project_repository| for |f-droid| with free/ libre Android applications that are being developed by a team of volunteers and are all evolving around the matter of strong encryption for communication. +| One of the more notable projects was to bring |tor_project| to Android. +| The |guardian_project| has more buns in the oven though. Some are directly available through |f-droid|, others only through their own |guardian_project_repository|. This is a collection of the currently available projects: + +* |guardian_project_chatsecure| - A free and open source messaging app that features |otr| encryption over |abbr_xmpp| +* |guardian_project_orbot| - A free |abbr_proxy| app that empowers other apps to use the internet more securely +* |guardian_project_camerav| - The easiest way to capture and share verifiable photos and video proof on a smartphone or tablet, all the while keeping it entirely secure and private +* |guardian_project_obscuracam| - A photo and video app for Android that keeps certain information private. +* |guardian_project_pixelknot| - An Android application that allows users to hide short text-based messages in photographs and share them across trusted channels. + +Conclusion +__________ +Yay! + +* I don't need to buy a new phone each year, because my battery got eaten by malicious apps that I can't disable. +* I can use an Android device without Google +* I can use an Android device without vendor bloat +* I can use an Android device as root and modify it the way I want it +* I can choose to only install free apps + +.. |otr| raw:: html + + OTR + +.. |kodi| raw:: html + + Kodi + +.. |mpd| raw:: html + + MPD + +.. |openvpn| raw:: html + + OpenVPN + +.. |mumble| raw:: html + + mumble + +.. |free_software| raw:: html + + free/libre software + +.. |tor_project| raw:: html + + Tor + +.. |guardian_project_pixelknot| raw:: html + + Pixelknot + +.. |guardian_project_obscuracam| raw:: html + + ObscuraCam + +.. |guardian_project_camerav| raw:: html + + CameraV + +.. |guardian_project_orbot| raw:: html + + Orbot + +.. |guardian_project_chatsecure| raw:: html + + ChatSecure + +.. |f-droid_conversations| raw:: html + + Conversations + +.. |f-droid_droidshows| raw:: html + + DroidShows + +.. |f-droid_kontalk| raw:: html + + Kontalk + +.. |f-droid_logical_defence| raw:: html + + Logical Defence + +.. |f-droid_mpdroid| raw:: html + + MPDroid + +.. |f-droid_mupdf| raw:: html + + MuPDF + +.. |f-droid_open_camera| raw:: html + + Open Camera + +.. |f-droid_port_authority| raw:: html + + Port Authority + +.. |f-droid_practice_hub| raw:: html + + Practice Hub + +.. |f-droid_quickdic| raw:: html + + QuickDic + +.. |f-droid_satstat| raw:: html + + SatStat + +.. |f-droid_signal_generator| raw:: html + + Signal Generator + +.. |f-droid_silence| raw:: html + + Silence + +.. |f-droid_world_weather| raw:: html + + World Weather + +.. |f-droid_snoopsnitch| raw:: html + + SnoopSnitch + +.. |f-droid_weechat| raw:: html + + Weechat + +.. |f-droid_vlc| raw:: html + + VLC + +.. |f-droid_transportr| raw:: html + + Transportr + +.. |f-droid_syncthing| raw:: html + + Syncthing + +.. |f-droid_twidere| raw:: html + + Twidere + +.. |f-droid_tryton| raw:: html + + Tryton + +.. |f-droid_sms_backup| raw:: html + + SMS Backup+ + +.. |f-droid_password_store| raw:: html + + Password Store + +.. |f-droid_orweb| raw:: html + + Orweb + +.. |f-droid_orwall| raw:: html + + orWall + +.. |f-droid_orbot| raw:: html + + Orbot + +.. |f-droid_osmand| raw:: html + + OsmAnd~ + +.. |f-droid_openvpn_for_android| raw:: html + + OpenVPN for Android + +.. |f-droid_openvpn_settings| raw:: html + + OpenVPN Settings + +.. |f-droid_oandbackup| raw:: html + + oandbackup + +.. |f-droid_owncloud_notes| raw:: html + + ownCloud Notes + +.. |f-droid_owncloud_news| raw:: html + + ownCloud News + +.. |f-droid_owncloud| raw:: html + + ownCloud + +.. |f-droid_openkeychain| raw:: html + + OpenKeychain + +.. |f-droid_k-9_mail| raw:: html + + K-9 Mail + +.. |guardian_project_repository| raw:: html + + repository + +.. |guardian_project| raw:: html + + Guardian Project + +.. |f-droid_irssi_connectbot| raw:: html + + Irssi ConnectBot + +.. |f-droid_connectbot| raw:: html + + ConnectBot + +.. |f-droid_firefox| raw:: html + + Firefox + +.. |f-droid_kore| raw:: html + + Kore + +.. |f-droid_f-droid| raw:: html + + F-Droid + +.. |f-droid_plumble| raw:: html + + Plumble + +.. |f-droid_termux| raw:: html + + Termux + +.. |ardour| raw:: html + + Ardour + +.. |f-droid_opentasks| raw:: html + + OpenTasks + +.. |f-droid_davdroid| raw:: html + + DAVdroid + +.. |f-droid_cadroid| raw:: html + + CAdroid + +.. |f-droid_ardroid| raw:: html + + Ardroid + +.. |f-droid_antennapod| raw:: html + + AntennaPod + +.. |f-droid_afwall| raw:: html + + AFWall+ + + +.. |cyanogenmod_ville_install| raw:: html + + install section + +.. |cyanogenmod_ville_development_channel| raw:: html + + development channel + +.. |cyanogenmod_ville_release_channel| raw:: html + + release channel + +.. |htc_one_s_last_update| raw:: html + + last update + +.. |htc_one_s| raw:: html + + HTC One S + +.. |cyanogenmod_ville| raw:: html + + ville + +.. |f-droid| raw:: html + + F-Droid + +.. |google_play| raw:: html + + Google Play + +.. |28c3_doctorow| raw:: html + + Cory Doctorow at 28C3 + +.. |cyanogenmod| raw:: html + + CyanogenMod + +.. |cyanogenmod_supported_devices| raw:: html + + supported devices + +.. |abbr_nfc| raw:: html + + NFC + +.. |abbr_ssh| raw:: html + + SSH + +.. |abbr_xmpp| raw:: html + + XMPP + +.. |abbr_vpn| raw:: html + + VPN + +.. |abbr_sms| raw:: html + + SMS + +.. |abbr_imap| raw:: html + + IMAP + +.. |abbr_proxy| raw:: html + + proxy + -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf