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I’ll admit I didn’t read it. I fell into the typical trap of reacting only to the headline. Doesn’t change the fact that recent releases have been rather underwhelming while feeling increasingly resource hungry. Every new release seems more sluggish for very little improvement in my experience.

How about taking your time and releasing it when it’s ready? Stop picking dates right after the last release and just make something good again.

I’ve used WhatsApp on unlocked bootloaders for years. What isn’t working?

Sorry to hear about that. I’ve been using Neo for a while and never had issues like that. Might be because your Android version is a bit older maybe. Hopefully it works on your future devices then.

Also maybe report the bug to the developer in whichever way they use for this project.

That sucks. But I think this is specifically about their open source licensing.

Thanks for that. Looks like I’ll be keeping an eye out for replacements just in case.

This seems great and all, but if you’re on Windows this doesn’t seem viable. Not really a one size fits all solution like Bitwarden is for many people who use multiple OSs.

Got any links to the bitwarden drama? I missed it.

This seems to be the reply on another thread from the person running the site.

Which is perfectly fair. I just tend to be stingy about paying for apps when there’s a free one that does what I need.

Nothing wrong with paying for something that’s worth it, though.

I’ve heard of Swift Backup but never tried it because I think it was paid or automatic backups were a paid feature or something. But for my simple needs Neo Backup has been perfect.

Hope it works for you, since other comments also mentioned Titanium having issues and being unmaintained.

Last time I used Titanium Bckup it was losing compatibility and I moved on to Neo Backup. Did Titanium get updated again ad some point or something?

I’m sure most distros don’t have sounds on by default and whatever sounds there are can easily be disabled.

Try Linux Mint. It’s a very solid starting point for beginners.

Mostly my reasons for avoiding Fedora as well. But if someone else ends up on Linux due to Fedora then it’s still better than Windows.

I might not like it but it might, sadly, be perfect for someone else.

I’m not a fan of Fedora either, but it’s still linux. Always better than Windows, unless you have some very serious reason for disliking it that much.

I will pirate anything from them that looks even remotely interesting. But I’ve never given them a cent and I sure as hell never will.

Linux Mint has already been suggested. I recommend the XFCE edition and adding the Chicago95 theme for a pretty close Windows95/98 look. That should be a reasonable starting point.

Yeah, I have no experience with that side of the series except that it’s less arcade-y than Horizon.

This is a fair point, but these companies have enough money that they could set aside a small team that just tries new things. Whether the games succeed or fail shouldn’t matter. It should be a testing ground for finding new things to base a new IP around or just add to existing series or something.

The team should be allowed to take their time and just make something they’re passionate about and players should be able to get involved. Feedback should be taken seriously and used to improve what the team puts out.

I know this is an absolute pipe dream, but I wish companies would do this for the sake of keeping the business moving forward if not for the players.