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swaptr··on Google Fit APIs get shut down in 2025, might break fitness devices
I used a degoogled phone for over 3 years (but mind you it was mostly through the pandemic).

1. Maps was the biggest challenge imo. Post pandemic, I needed to use maps and the alternatives were not great. It started off with MicroG and then I had no choice but to flash the google services.

2. Some payment apps do not work without google play services. There is a workaround by flashing Magisk but they would occasionally throw errors.

3. SD Card is the biggest life saver. You need to take backups of your data frequently and also keep emergency ROMs and custom firmware ready.

4. Some of your favorite apps may use Google on device APIs and may not work (this was the case with one of the food delivery service here).

5. For most of the custom ROMs you will not get updates. This means if there is a new version, you have to reflash the new version yourself. Since security updates are usually bundled with the ROM, every 3-4 months you may need to flash the updates.

6. If your device isn't well supported and you're only grabbing ROMs from random folks on the internet, there's a security gamble baked right in.

If youre a minimalist user, then you should be good for the most part.

swaptr··on Google Fit APIs get shut down in 2025, might break fitness devices
Maps is the only service that keeps me tied to Google. I am not good with directions so its a lot of help to me and I really havent found any reliable alternatives to it.
swaptr··on Don't Just Say "Hello" in Chat
https://dontasktoask.com/
swaptr··on Ask HN: How important is Single Sign-On (SSO) for an application?
Interesting. How do you analyze if a SSO implementation is good or not?
swaptr··on Launch HN: Creo (YC W24) – Build internal tools with NextJS and AI
You didnt factor the cost/time it will still take a dev to familiarize with Creo and quite possibly the NextJS/React ecosystem.
swaptr··on Postgres as queue
I think it is a great idea if scaling is not an issue. I have been using Postgres backend on my side projects with celery and it works really well. Really handy if you wish to start off quick and on scale all you need to do is replace the backend/broker.
swaptr··on Show HN: Modern Moodle learning platform open-source alternative
- Easy onboarding of new users. On Canvas, instructors add students by email to the course, and the students get an invite in the email.

And that is.. bad? Because it does sound tedious for the teacher. Also how do you feel about importing CSVs?

swaptr··on How to compete with Patreon
not on the lightning network
swaptr··on Ask HN: Looking for a dataset about startups/companies that have pivoted
Although this will benefit my work, I'm disappointed to find only three results for it. :( I attempted searching through the YC directory, but it seems that the only way I can make any headway is by making a drastic assumption that any company which has altered its name may have completely shifted to a new concept. A rather extreme generalization indeed. :( Also there seem to be no public datasets available for this.
swaptr··on Show HN: Fossfox – paid opportunities for open-source devs
The website looks amazing! Good job man!
swaptr··on A Comprehensive FIFA World Cup 2022 dataset with detailed statistics
Hello everyone, I recently scraped data from the FBref website and published it as a Kaggle dataset. This dataset contains comprehensive player and team statistics from the FIFA World Cup 2022. Any comments/improvements are more than welcome.
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