Most already do. This is the 1st we have been hearing for a while. Consistently since the Pixel 4a

I have used cheaper budget and midrange phones. To date I have never experienced this issue ever.

This is the 1st I have been hearing since the Pixel 4a. Let’s not justify google.

Have you considered using a podcast player which can play local files?

They are specifically built with annotations and notes and should help better in this regard. I can’t give specific recommendation but you can find a good one on fdroid by searching and using some.

Android has added app archival feature for app stores starting with Android 15. Currently unobtanium does not do it since the developer has not implemented the api and necessary features to support it.

Smart launcher does auto app classification based on categories.

You absolutely can.

This is 1st time hearing about ZigBee and Z-wave. How would they work with existing electronics?

They would need to double the costs to accommodate both 2.4GHz and 5Ghz bands if they choose the latter for backwards compatibility with electronics.

I read your smart-plug bit. But, even that’s not necessary to achieve most of it since its built-in modern day washing machines.

I made that comment to highlight to others and for information purpose like yours was as a reply to “why would it connect to WiFi?” .

All the things that you mentioned are already possible and have been since a decade or before.

• It can tell you it’s done, so you notice the notification after a couple hours instead of finding musky clothes a day or two later

There’s an estimate and a timer and the machine let’s you know when its done. This is a 2014 model to say the age.

• It can tell you it’s time to do the self-cleaning cycle

This is also something that is already automated and the machine does itself and can do manually if you ask.

• If you’re doing something unusual, like washing reusable diapers which need extra rinse cycles, you can upload a custom program for that to the washer

You can add extra Rinse cycles for specific clothes and have custom programs too.

• Even more unusual, someone had stacked units and was too short to reach the buttons on the washer, so they liked to start it via the app instead of getting a stool

The controls being an inconvenience I can give you that. But, barring that its not stone age you would think it to be.

Fully automatic machines without WiFi work fine and don’t need any software updates to begin with.

George Orwell in 1984.

This is diluting the Foss moment more than others. GPL and AGPL are more than sufficient in my opinion.

Judging from your name. I would say yes.

Feel free to share. Would love to check your music.

I use one because it had one in the box. Otherwise, I would’ve purchased one since the back is prone to scratches and degradation. It also adds a level of protection to the phone.

Beta does and unlike nightly doesn’t update every night.

There’s also Fennec on fdroid if you need something stable with about:config support.

For those use Universal Android Debloater Or Canta with shizuku from android to install for the current user.

You were shadowbanned for watching youtube in a web browser with adblock? Sounds excessive.

I use FairEmail. I have most of emails downloaded on device and those which aren’t can be searched from the server.

You can contact the dev by filling an online request form. Maybe, he can help with your search issue.

If you care about these things best would be to use a chat application like Jami which won’t end up like WhatsApp.