Recent content by MikeNovember

Hi, Betterbird is a fork of Thunderbird, based on its code, with different GUI. Betterbird is available, as an example, for Linux distros. However, on Android, Thunderbird is based on K9 Mail code (both have merged) and its GUI is very different of the usual Thunderbird GUI on Linux, Windows...

Hi, Open the settings, list of applications, and check if "Play Store" and "Google Play Services" apps are there; if they are there and disabled, you just need to activate them and update them. If they are not available, there were not included in your smartphone ROM, or they have been deleted...

Hi, There are two aspects on security: - intrinsic: security is correctly managed, with apps running in Selinux sandboxes; main risk is to install a malevolent app, from Play Store, from an alternative store, from an apk; however, security can be still improved, this is what is done with...

Hi, I have used a computer for the first time in 1975; it had ferromagnetic tores RAM and was programmed with paper punched cards. Since then, I have used different kinds of computers: - mainframes, - Digital VAX and Micro Vax computers with VMS, - Apple ][ with DOS 3.3, Prodos, CPC, - PCs...

Hi, I have written a small guide, 19 pages, 336 kB, explaining how to enhance your smartphone security, privacy and anonymity. I have written this guide with LibreOffice, offering more functionalities than the forum message editor, and exported it to PDF. The guide is attached to this post...