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2. Isolation.

Android has 3 ways to isolate and disable apps.

A: User profiles. Only nice to use on GrapheneOS, but they need barely and storage space and offer the strongest isolation. All data is separately encrypted too.

B: The #PrivateSpace. A new feature which allows having a separate nested profile within the main one. You can enable it in the settings, enable auto-lock when turning off the screen, add other restrictions. You can toggle it on and off in the app drawer.

3/8

Microsoft teams chat is good, but it could use some improvements

My favorite messaging app: microsoft teams chat

It's my preferred messaging app for the following reasons:

1. Non-Google Login

On Android, using a chat system independent of Google enhances privacy and security. Logging into Google Chat automatically connects the account to all other Google apps, creating cybersecurity risks. Teams Chat avoids this issue, giving users more control.

Google should offer an option to log in to Google Chat without affecting other apps.

2. Comprehensive Edit Button

Teams Chat allows users to edit any message—text, photos, or files—at any time, ensuring complete control over their digital footprint.

Google Chat, while offering anytime text edits, only allows photos to be removed, not reattached. Teams’ flexibility ensures better content management.

Why Not Telegram?

Telegram limits message edits to 48 hours in private chats, while Teams allows unlimited edits. Additionally, Microsoft, as a U.S.-based company with a proven 40-year track record, feels more trustworthy for communication with family and friends.

Feature Requests for Teams Chat

1. Improved Voice Messaging:

I switched from Google Chat to Teams partly because Google lacked voice messaging. Though Google recently added it, managing multiple Google accounts remains cumbersome. Android’s "Private Space" is a step forward but only works in the default user profile.

Microsoft teams chat needs to tweak their voice message button though so that we can tap once to record and tap once to stop. The "hold to record" button is so finicky that it doesn't work. I press and hold and it release itself cutting voice messages to just a few seconds. Google Chat got voice messages right when they recently added voice messages for all users. You can tap once to record (no holding and pressing required) and tap once to stop, and we get a nice transcript as well. It'd be nice for privacy if the voice messages played out of the earpiece by default, instead of the speaker, for both Google Chat and Teams Chat.

Google Chat feature requests:

Allow app-specific logins (give us the option to not auto populate all other Google apps with a checkbox to not do so upon login)

An *option* to enter passwords for account switching. The current way is ok for some, but many want improved security with regards to the account switcher.

Enable private spaces in secondary user accounts. While private space works on the default user, for those of us with a 2-user setup still can't use private space in our alt user space.

Microsoft Teams Chat remains the best fit for my needs—prioritizing privacy, security, and flexibility, but I hope they, and Google, make improvements to better compete with each other to give users the best options for communication, cloud access, comprehensive edit buttons, voice messages, and privacy.

#microsoftteams
#msteams
#microsoftteamschat
#msteamschat
#teamschat
#googlechat
#privatespace
#android
#microsoft
#communication
#family
#friends
#memes
#telegram
#android15
#pixel8
#pixel9
#pixel9pro
#pixelfold
#pixel9profold
#ourdigitalfootprint
#editbutton
#digitalfootprint
#cybersecurity
#privacy
#chat
#people

On Android 15, the "Default payment app" setting screen reveals the presence of payment applications installed inside the Private Space (here, Google Pay via the sandboxed Google Play Services of @GrapheneOS). The Private Space was locked and hidden when I took the screenshot.

Diese Woche wird #Android15 erscheinen, was laut @GrapheneOS zügig für unterstützte Geräte portiert werden soll. 👀 Besonders freue ich mich auf #PrivateSpace-Feature, mit dem sich Apps sich ohne Umstände in einen, von den normalen Profildaten und Apps getrennten Bereich installieren lassen: source.android.com/docs/securi
Dies dürfte Helferlein wie #Shelter und #Insular auf aktuellen Geräten überflüssig machen.

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draft - Will private space be allowed on multiple users? - search topic

google.com/search?q=Will+priva

Or better worded:

Will Android 15 private space be able to be set up on multiple users?

For example, if I have a userA+userB setup, where I generally avoid logging into userB when in userA and vice versa, it would be nice to use private space to login to userB from userA in the private space, but it'd also be nice to be able to setup private space with userA when I'm logged into userB.

draft hashtags -

#privatespace
#androidprivatespace
#multipleusers
#android15privatespace
#pixel9
#pixel9pro
#pixel9fold
#pixelfold
#pixel8
#pixel8pro
#pixel9profold
#android15
#googlepixel
#stockandroid
#google
#communication
#tensorg2
#tensorg4
#tensorg3
#pixel9proxl
#gemini
#geminilive
#camera
#photos
#googlephotos
#googleone
#pixeldeals

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the linux version of chrome is essentialy private space for chromeOS, because its essentially a version of the chrome browser that's *not* tied to the operating system itself.

this was not the case with lacros, which, while allowing multiple chrome profiles, was still tied to the os.

and that is why, i think, google should legitimately make and maybe market something more like *that* as a "thing".

it's better than lacros.

#lacros
#beyondlacros
#privatespace
#chromeOS
#chromebook
#chromedebian

installing linux version of chrome browser on chromeOS via the terminal

1:

"wget dl.google.com/linux/direct/goo" (without the quotes)

2:

sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

3. Fix Dependencies: If you encounter any dependency issues, use the following command:

sudo apt-get -f install

#linuxchromebrowser
#chromedebian
#debianchrome
#chromebook
#linuxchromeonchromebook

this is essentially android 15 private space but for chromeos (a separate partition inside of a single user space, in addition to the actual multiple user profiles which are better but sometimes you need access to a separate user space while inside of a single user space)

so i could add the hashtag

#privatespacechromebook

obviously actual user profiles are better than private space, but sometimes you need to access one of those user profiles inside of a single user space

#privatespace
#android15
#android15privatespace

for example, my premium gemini account is attached to userB. I have a dual google umbrella account setup

google umbrella account A

and

google umbrella account B

I actively avoid mixing the data between the two umbrella accounts

that's why multiple users makes the most sense

however,

gemini advanced is attached to google umbrella account B, and i'd like to access it when signed into google umbrella account A.

So, with the linux version of chrome, i'll install a white list extension, (i guess except for all the ones that are manifest V2, ...i don't see many manifest v3 ones.

can someone please make a whitelist extension for chrome browser thats on manifest v3.

installing linux version of chrome browser on chromeOS via the terminal

1:

"wget dl.google.com/linux/direct/goo" (without the quotes)

2:

sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

3. Fix Dependencies: If you encounter any dependency issues, use the following command:

sudo apt-get -f install

#linuxchromebrowser
#chromedebian
#debianchrome
#chromebook
#linuxchromeonchromebook

this is essentially android 15 private space but for chromeos (a separate partition inside of a single user space, in addition to the actual multiple user profiles which are better but sometimes you need access to a separate user space while inside of a single user space)

so i could add the hashtag

#privatespacechromebook

obviously actual user profiles are better than private space, but sometimes you need to access one of those user profiles inside of a single user space

#privatespace
#android15
#android15privatespace

for example, my premium gemini account is attached to userB.