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Fossify – A suite of open-source, ad-free apps

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441 points jalict | 4 comments | 17 Jun 25 07:32 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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solstice ◴[17 Jun 25 12:58 UTC] No.44298598[source]▶
I use them and like them. One thing to be aware of with the dialer (that might not be unique to Fossify): when dialing the number of an emergency service (like 112 in Germany), there is no indication in the app's UI that something is happening and it looks as if the call failed and you will be back looking at the dial pad, even though the call will eventually be connected. The reason is that these types of calls get handled by something deeper in the Android system and will show up neither in the "calling" UI of the dialer nor in the list of calls.
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komali2 ◴[17 Jun 25 13:25 UTC] No.44298923[source]▶
My phone crashing when I dialed 911 after a car accident was the reason I stopped messing around with android roots and custom roms and whatnot. When it comes to my phone being a phone, I need it to Just Work(tm)!
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1. justinrubek ◴[17 Jun 25 14:22 UTC] No.44299614[source]▶
My personal motivation for doing these things is precisely because the device doesn't just work™ out of the box. If it was sufficient at its job, such hacks would not be required. It's because it isn't that they are reached for.

Yes, the current trade-off seems to be that stuff like that can break. That isn't the desired state, but it is what was prescribed by the manufacturer who seemingly has an interest in making the device less functional than it could be.

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2. ryanmcbride ◴[17 Jun 25 14:53 UTC] No.44300006[source]▶
your phone can't dial 911 out of the box? I find that kind of hard to believe.
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3. senkora ◴[17 Jun 25 14:58 UTC] No.44300057[source]▶
It was a thing with Google Pixels a few years ago: https://www.vice.com/en/article/google-pixel-bug-prevented-u...
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4. Tijdreiziger ◴[17 Jun 25 15:08 UTC] No.44300155{3}[source]▶
I remember reading a comment that it was really a VoLTE (Voice over LTE) problem.

VoLTE in general seemed to be quite complicated, what with both phones and carriers needing the correct configuration. IIRC they were working on more standardization to prevent these kinds of issues.