Issac Dowling
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Making My Proprietary Watch FOSS (Using Gadgetbridge)
Gadgetbridge lets you use proprietary earphones, watches, and other things, _without_ needing to use their proprietary companion apps, by reverse engineering the protocols that they use, and reimplementing them with a more private and open source app. Originally, I thought WearOS, and a more powerful and standalone watch was better, but I came to realise that a simpler watch lead to being more useful and more FOSS-friendly.
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00:00 Intro
00:30 Why not a real FOSS watch (Pinetime)
02:19 What is Gadgetbridge?
03:33 Watches that work with it
06:07 How it works
08:52 I encourage you try this
11:18 Outro
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Відео

How (and why) would I dual-boot Android?
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Android (relatively) recently got support for a new way of dealing with ROMs called GSIs, and a way to properly dual-boot without any external software (DSUs). Should you do this youself? (probably not) Is it really interesting with real-world usecases? (definitely) Join on Patreon if you'd like to support (or UA-cam Memberships if you'd prefer): www.patreon.com/Issacdowling My Discord Server: ...
Use Your Linux PC For Game Streaming (like Parsec)
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Game streaming (as in, playing the game remotely, not regular live streaming) has been around for a long time, and Parsec now has most of Gamer's mindshare when discussing the software to get this done. However, Sunshine is a free and open source alternative, which - when used in conjunction with Moonlight - can let you get the Parsec experience on Linux. Join on Patreon if you'd like to suppor...
What I've learned about VR on Linux
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Using SteamVR on Linux is actually a pretty nice experience, but there are a few things that you should know about to fix little issues and make sure you're going into things with the right expectations in regards to compatibility and usability. Join on Patreon if you'd like to support (or UA-cam Memberships if you'd prefer): www.patreon.com/Issacdowling My Discord Server: discord.com/invite/rm...
Turning a Switch into a Steam Deck / Linux Mini PC
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Nintendo does not approve of, and is not associated with, this project. Running Steam / Native Linux programs on a switch. Join on Patreon if you'd like to support (or UA-cam Memberships if you'd prefer): www.patreon.com/Issacdowling My Discord Server: discord.com/invite/rmQX5984g8 00:00 Intro 00:15 Nintendo doesn't endorse this 00:52 What distro and why? 01:14 What's included? 02:35 Sleep mode...
AR Glasses just aren't for me (Xreal Air / Linux)
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The Xreal (or Nreal when they were first released) Airs are built excellently, have amazing displays, and _sound_ like a really good idea. That's exactly why I bought them and thought that I'd love to use them often. There ended up being more issues than I expected, and I ended up getting rid of them. Join on Patreon if you'd like to support (or UA-cam Memberships if you'd prefer): www.patreon....
Stop Using USB Drives (use these instead)
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USB Flash drives can be convenient, but they're not as reliable, fast, or cheap as some other methods (Using Localsend, a NAS, or at least following some extra precautions when using USB Drives). Join on Patreon if you'd like to support (or UA-cam Memberships if you'd prefer): www.patreon.com/Issacdowling My Discord Server: discord.com/invite/rmQX5984g8
My DIY Alexa Just Got WAY Faster
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Join on Patreon if you'd like to support (or UA-cam Memberships if you'd prefer): www.patreon.com/Issacdowling gitlab.com/issacdowling/blueberry-micro My Discord Server: discord.com/invite/rmQX5984g8 00:00 Intro 00:29 TTS 3x faster 02:52 Music Support (Mopidy) 04:25 What I think of Golang 07:38 Everything is faster now (concurrency / rearchitecting) 10:36 What else? (I want suggestions for Web ...
Linux does what BSDoesn't (and that's alright)
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Linux already isn't the most popular OS, but it's just about popular enough to now be usable by many regular people. The various BSD distributions _are_ used by some people as their desktop OS... so how does it compare from the perspective of a Linux user? Join on Patreon if you'd like to support (or UA-cam Memberships if you'd prefer): www.patreon.com/Issacdowling My Discord Server: discord.co...
Becoming More Independent Online (how I did it)
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In this video, I cover the different ways that I became more independent online, and the thought process involved in each of the decisions for each of the platforms I had to set up. Join on Patreon if you'd like to support (or UA-cam Memberships if you'd prefer): www.patreon.com/Issacdowling My Discord Server: discord.com/invite/rmQX5984g8
I Made a Voice Assistant (again)
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After a whole year of no updates, a lot has changed with the DIY, Open Source voice assistant. I thought that I'd update you on my from-scratch rewrite of it. You can find it below. Join on Patreon if you'd like to support (or UA-cam Memberships if you'd prefer): www.patreon.com/Issacdowling The project: gitlab.com/issacdowling/blueberry-micro My Discord Server: discord.com/invite/rmQX5984g8 00...
Reverse-Engineered Software Is Everywhere
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Reverse engineered software isn't just for emulators, and isn't just relegated to tiny little uses or research settings. It's super important to the way I use technology, and the same is probably the case - in one way or another - for you. Join on Patreon if you'd like to support (or UA-cam Memberships if you'd prefer): www.patreon.com/Issacdowling My Discord Server: discord.com/invite/rmQX5984...
Let's Get Accessible!
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Let's Get Accessible!
We NEED the Open Source Community
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We NEED the Open Source Community
Where Do Your Apps Come From?
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Where Do Your Apps Come From?
Linux on my laptop is a nightmare
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Linux on my laptop is a nightmare
My Promise To You... (1000 Subscribers)
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My Promise To You... (1000 Subscribers)
You Can Run AI On (Almost) ANYTHING
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You Can Run AI On (Almost) ANYTHING
I Had To Use a DECADE OLD GPU
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I Had To Use a DECADE OLD GPU
Comprehensive ALVR Setup For ANY Device
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Comprehensive ALVR Setup For ANY Device
Don't OVERPAY When Making A Website
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Don't OVERPAY When Making A Website
NEVER Waste Time Reinstalling Again...
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NEVER Waste Time Reinstalling Again...
Your Phone Can('t) REPLACE Your PC
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Your Phone Can('t) REPLACE Your PC
Are Apple's IDEAS for VR Even Good?
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Are Apple's IDEAS for VR Even Good?
OpenAI Deceived Us (running REALLY Open AIs)
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OpenAI Deceived Us (running REALLY Open AIs)
The Galaxy Fold Is AWESOME, but the software...
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The Galaxy Fold Is AWESOME, but the software...
Online Security is SUPER Important
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Online Security is SUPER Important
This took forever, but was worth it.
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This took forever, but was worth it.
BEFORE You Go Abroad...
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BEFORE You Go Abroad...
Could The Quest 2 FINALLY Be Dethroned?
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Could The Quest 2 FINALLY Be Dethroned?

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @kommentator1157
    @kommentator1157 13 годин тому

    Besides ALVR, have you ever tries WiVRN?

  • @DocHoliday88-k4d
    @DocHoliday88-k4d 2 дні тому

    Ok zoomer

  • @soldjer21
    @soldjer21 4 дні тому

    very well said, I was considering changing over to Graphene but not sure if I want to spend a ton of time setting this up. I am concerned about privacy, wondering if IOS is more private platform since our info is not for sale, and Apple says we are not the product.

  • @jeddyboy100
    @jeddyboy100 4 дні тому

    How do I fix the black screen

  • @mayferus
    @mayferus 5 днів тому

    Personally I does not work, I might be a moron but I tried everything and ether steam vr does not launch or launches but braks (OK might be steam fault) but then when I eventually get it working I cannot figer out how to get my quest 3 to communicate trought adb even re enabling access in developer option does not work so when I finally get it to install (on windows by the way) it then just does not want to connect anymore .... so now I'm at this point where I tried Debian, linux mint and even Ubuntu and ether it breaks or just does nothing at all ...

  • @lacasadebarbudo6949
    @lacasadebarbudo6949 13 днів тому

    Steam on switch doesn't work well, but you can still play PC games if they are free drm like GOG games by using wine + box64, since Switch V2 and OLED are more efficient than V1 and Lite, you can emulate on V2 and OLED PC Games like Metal Gear Solid 5, Metal Gear Rising, Just Cause 2, Dark Souls 2 and some other videogames at 30 fps, on V1 and Lite you still can emulate some PC games like Warcraft 3 or Age of Empires, also you can run native Diablo 1, Morrowind, Counter Strike Source, Half Life 1, 2 and expansions, box64 still updating and it's getting better and better so yes, Nintendo Switch can be some kind of semi-steam deck arm

  • @kjullthedemon
    @kjullthedemon 16 днів тому

    I built my computer in 2018 with Intel & Nvidia. It's starting to show its age, so I plan on upgrading. I think my benchmark will be when Linux figures VR out, or when it dies. Cause then I can buy a headset with my new computer. I already use Linux, and have been for 4 years, so I've largely stayed out of anything to do with VR. I hope it becomes viable on Linux someday, better soon than later. But I'm more loyal to the open source revolution that's currently happening, than a glorified motion sickness machine.

  • @mr-tiki
    @mr-tiki 17 днів тому

    I now have a particular desire to buy a watch x) just for configuring and testing the watch and Gadgetbridge

  • @Winnetou17
    @Winnetou17 18 днів тому

    Minor nitpick: if it's not some quirky joke, please let the text on screen stay (much) longer. I both hate missing things, and having to pause and go back for some trivial thing. Several times per video. It is just a really bad experience to need so much interaction for no good reason. Annoying and streessful. P.S.: UA-cam says 10 comments, shows only 2, but going to to Sort By and choosing Newest First I can see all of them. What a time to be alive! YTs competitors can't come soon enough, the censorship is getting more and more severe. Writing a nice, detailed comment of 10+ sentences to only be silently hidden away is really killing it.

  • @robdavis8556
    @robdavis8556 18 днів тому

    I loved my pebble time. Not considered anything on market for years but this does make me want to look into it again. Especially at that cost 😅

  • @seventymx
    @seventymx 19 днів тому

    Been using scp a lot, similar but a lot nerdier; and is also cross platform 👌

  • @seventymx
    @seventymx 19 днів тому

    Very cool, really like this ... had no interest in buying a smartwatch, but this really makes me think about getting a compatible watch.

  • @robatfreedomhouse
    @robatfreedomhouse 19 днів тому

    Was using Gadgetbridge for a good while with my Xiaomi fitness tracker - perfectly worked. Was a little of a pain to set up my model, but now I upgraded my phone I haven't got around to setting it up again 😂

  • @cprn.
    @cprn. 19 днів тому

    Wasn't Huawei proven to have data stealing capabilities on hardware level like 10 years ago? AFAIK, 5 years later it resulted in ban in a number of countries, and I doubt it got any better because more countries joined since then. I don't think any software solution can protect you from that, can it? Even if they're using it solely for espionage, it's still too shady for me.

    • @jacinabox
      @jacinabox 19 днів тому

      if its not connecting to a network directly, and it's only connection to the outside world is gadgetbridge, there isn't realistically any means for the hardware level data stealing capabilities to work.

    • @issacdowling
      @issacdowling 19 днів тому

      You've got to consider the hardware involved. This watch has no way of communicating besides Bluetooh, and that Bluetooth connection is to an open-source piece of software only implementing what's necessary to get the useful data in/out of the watch, and with no possibility of touching the internet. I treat this the same as I would any other piece of proprietary tech, and I understand that there's some mystery around what Huawei can do, but I do not believe it would be rational to be overly concerned about this setup.

    • @cprn.
      @cprn. 19 днів тому

      Can't be 100% sure what happens when it gets near any Huawei phone, even briefly on the street, but... Fair enough. I've been called paranoid in the past.

    • @inevespace
      @inevespace 19 днів тому

      Lol, Intel and amd has this capability even earlier. Do you think who huawei copies.

    • @cprn.
      @cprn. 19 днів тому

      @@inevespace If you're talking about remote management in the BIOS (e.g. vPro), that's software that can be easily disabled, and comes only with enterprise level chips. If you mean the news from like a week ago - sure, maybe - but then, it came from Huawei "IT experts", so it kind of looks like FUD news due to further China bans issued this year.

  • @nerdvision3587
    @nerdvision3587 23 дні тому

    My Quest 2 and Quest 3 have been an endless shit show and dumpster fire, and that's with them working standalone or connected through Quest Link and SideQuest to my computer running *Windows*. Windows itself is crap sabotaged by Microsoft so Microsoft can bring back that functionality and then market that as new features.

  • @Qiaoster
    @Qiaoster 24 дні тому

    any idea if there's a solution for virtual desktop?

    • @issacdowling
      @issacdowling 24 дні тому

      Updated video for all of this is coming soon, but generally you'll want to be looking at either WiVRn (nicer, more FOSS, less compatible) or ALVR (still nice, but less FOSS since it relies on SteamVR, but SteamVR means it's more compatible)

    • @Qiaoster
      @Qiaoster 24 дні тому

      @@issacdowling nice, looking forward to the new vid

  • @CaffeinePyroxene
    @CaffeinePyroxene 27 днів тому

    I have a pixel 7 and I was messing with developer settings when I came across GSI and there was an image there and not knowing anything, I tried it and it booted into an AOSP very stock android-y OS. I used it for like an hour messing around and everything worked but then i clicked restart from the notification and it booted back into my normal OS. Hmm, that was pretty interesting that I tried something that I didn't have a clue about AND it was all random

  • @hawkdeathpawp6021
    @hawkdeathpawp6021 28 днів тому

    what phone do you have?

  • @kyledupont7711
    @kyledupont7711 28 днів тому

    Ok bro o finally went thru all the crazy stuff and got safeboot and nvidia drivers registered. It works and connects i can even see the steam vr home room moving as i move the headset, but i get a black display, the driver seems good in alvr, tried hevc and 254 and other settings, restarted did evything i can think of. Im on fedora with nvidia card the setup works on windows but i cant get display to the headset

  • @adfjasjhf
    @adfjasjhf 28 днів тому

    In the past I've used something called MultiROM on my OnePlus One. It was a true multi boot solution so let's say you could test a new Custom ROM and decide if you like it or not and then make it your primary ROM. Truly an amazing work and there was quite a lot of support on it for OnePlus One. I have also seen something called DualBootPatcher for e.g. OnePlus 5 but I never used that. Gosh I miss those days. It was really awesome to have the ability to do it so easily back then :)

  • @thetheater7610
    @thetheater7610 Місяць тому

    The best way to turn a switch into a steamdeck is by selling the switch bro

  • @johnk6757
    @johnk6757 Місяць тому

    usb drives are for booting.. wish there were alternatives but I just bought another 3 pack to ensure I have them laying around when needed

  • @robdavis8556
    @robdavis8556 Місяць тому

    What about Oculus windows apps on Linux? Will I be able to play Lone Echo?

  • @vladislavkaras491
    @vladislavkaras491 Місяць тому

    That some good thoughts to consider, and reasons to own a VPN (either your own or a bought one) with a different geographical location. Thanks for the video!

  • @vladislavkaras491
    @vladislavkaras491 Місяць тому

    Huh... I knew about custom ROMs, but did not know about dual booting! Thanks for the video!

  • @nilesn9787
    @nilesn9787 Місяць тому

    I guess now that Windows won't operate some of the older VR headsets.Maybe linux should step up to the plate.

  • @Skuiggy
    @Skuiggy Місяць тому

    You have put a lot of effort in this video but The video shit i can only see your head i wanted to see the phone i so skiped video and still your head and now video is over

  • @thelakeman2538
    @thelakeman2538 Місяць тому

    13:50 that's more or less what I do with my daily driver phone too (it's a 5 year old realme device, because it still works just fine with a headphone jack and micro sd slot, I also have another xiaomi device running lineage os), but I never locked the bootloader (because unlocking it was a pain and I don't care about widevine drm), you can achieve a lot with just adb, applications like the universal android debloater, a third party launcher and a designated dns that blocks ads and trackers.

  • @zaki_fl
    @zaki_fl Місяць тому

    wishing you all the best with the db rot on *oma

  • @yagamirex
    @yagamirex Місяць тому

    Great video and excellent explanation. I haven't seen any other new youtuber with such good confidence. Keep 'em coming.

  • @MegaManNeo
    @MegaManNeo Місяць тому

    Interesting stuff. My daily driver still is a S20 which for sure has plenty of support from the community. Maybe when I replace the device someday this could be a fun toy since I actually like Dex and Casting is useful but prefer AOSP overall.

  • @tigersusyt
    @tigersusyt Місяць тому

    So uhh i have a huawei

  • @TalesGrimm
    @TalesGrimm Місяць тому

    This was really cool to see! I didn't know the Android modding scene was still thriving like this. I dropped out around the same time people started pushing sysless root.

  • @ashwinjadhav818
    @ashwinjadhav818 Місяць тому

    6:30 I am not a phone expert about fingerprint sensor stuff, but that data is probably saved not on the internal storage, but a secure chip on the motherboard, which well both os have access to, so when you open one os, it rewrites that and hence it shows error on the other os

    • @issacdowling
      @issacdowling Місяць тому

      This nearly sounds plausible, but you're able to have fingerprints saved on both OS's at once, it's just upon initial installation that they break, which is why I assumed it was some weird security trip thing

  • @miku
    @miku Місяць тому

    this shirt gotta be a promotional gift xD

  • @miku
    @miku Місяць тому

    Is there any specific reason why someone would get a laptop form Microsoft? I didn't even know they make any

    • @issacdowling
      @issacdowling Місяць тому

      Though I wouldn't get another in the future, due to lack of repairability, the appeal is that they're like the Macbooks of the Windows (or Linux) world. Built well, good screen, good keyboard, good trackpad

  • @nittani.
    @nittani. Місяць тому

    Checc out axyl os

  • @nittani.
    @nittani. Місяць тому

    Ggs man i do the same stuff

  • @DamnIt-kf3ho
    @DamnIt-kf3ho Місяць тому

    14:06 i also removed all Samsung apps and replaced them. (Also Google s). My one is pretty different

  • @thefatcat-hd6ze
    @thefatcat-hd6ze Місяць тому

    I remember the good times when I used to flash random cool OS on my only phone, always got into a boot loop, got scared sh1tless, solved it somehow, did it again a month later😂

  • @kng1433-g4x
    @kng1433-g4x Місяць тому

    This is dope.

  • @Randy-nb6fw
    @Randy-nb6fw Місяць тому

    this is really cool but for every and any reason you would want to do this, a second phone would be more convenient in my opinion. ive messed arround with GSI's in the past and they seem very hit or miss. a phone that supports official lineage is a nice luxury.

  • @Wraient
    @Wraient Місяць тому

    Gamer nexus

  • @comosaycomosah
    @comosaycomosah Місяць тому

    very cool i been wanting to use custom roms on afew phones but just havent got to it lol time...and hardware i need to get somew newish stuff

  • @123pb
    @123pb Місяць тому

    Dude is weird, took 20 minutes to describe a 5 minute issue

  • @rajmajumdar5253
    @rajmajumdar5253 Місяць тому

    I didn't you can dualboot Android!!!

  • @bakermrad1541
    @bakermrad1541 Місяць тому

    I am an app developer and this sounds like a dream to me. I have an old phone that I'm not using, so I'll attempt to do this on it soon. Thank you so much for the info.

  • @lefakeofficieldemoimeme9610
    @lefakeofficieldemoimeme9610 Місяць тому

    I'm the dev of LineageOS for Lenovo Tab M10HD 2nd Gen and i can say if you port your rom correctly it works far better than stock and gsi... It just takes some time :)

    • @Scarf32
      @Scarf32 Місяць тому

      The one with the telegram channel?

    • @vista6009
      @vista6009 Місяць тому

      Could You Try To Make One For The Blackview Tab 18? you can Decline by not Even replying Or You Can Accept By Repling "Ok"!

    • @ElectricBoy2023
      @ElectricBoy2023 Місяць тому

      @@vista6009 Hello. Electric here. The LineageOS team won't port your ideas unless you wait. If you want to, compile the build yourself.

    • @edgelordtv
      @edgelordtv Місяць тому

      Any tutorials or sources to do that? I am interested to bring support for my own phone since it stopped receiving feature updates.

    • @dumbuz
      @dumbuz Місяць тому

      @@ElectricBoy2023 Where do you start to learn to do that?

  • @vidal9747
    @vidal9747 Місяць тому

    The dream would be having a real linux distro that was totally functional in the phone. I know android is technically a Linux distro. But I would like it to be more free like the PC version

    • @alexlexo59
      @alexlexo59 Місяць тому

      power managment is really bad and super difficult to implement but you've got stuff like the project renegade which runs windows 11 on android phones on bare metal and the is also postmarket os a linux based distro and also armbian

    • @Spiderfffun
      @Spiderfffun Місяць тому

      @@alexlexo59 along with postmarket theres ubuntu touch and sailfish os

    • @thelakeman2538
      @thelakeman2538 Місяць тому

      Ubuntu touch is probably the best option if you wanna run a mobile linux os. But if it's just running a linux distro off your phone, you can already do that using termux, since you can interact with android kernel using a terminal the same way you can do so with the linux kernel (just no root privileges) and termux provides many of the packages to get you started, even allowing you to install distros inside it. Getting x server working and displaying output can be finicky in this method (you need to use a remote desktop protocol like vnc), and I don't believe you can run a wayland session. There's also a project trying to do x86 emulation (Limbo x86), never tried it though.

    • @xninja2369
      @xninja2369 Місяць тому

      ​@@thelakeman2538 Bruh Running linux in TerMux is much better as ubuntu touch isn't available in most device + many things like camara or gps don't work ..

  • @w4hid
    @w4hid Місяць тому

    my dumbass thought this was young steve from gamer nexus suddenly watching the thumbnail..