If you have an android that you ever want to degoogle but cant find a custom rom for, uad-ng is a good tool. it disables the google apps from your user on android, then you can also install a firewall for anything not safe to remove to stop the apps talking to google servers. thats what i did on my nokia 3.4 with its locked bootloader.

Yeah I have a Sound Blaster X3 too (bought myself) and that is set up with the 6-channel cable for true surround. BUT Spotify and TIDAL do not support 5.1 SACD formats so I have to use Acoustic Engine for the fake surround. Apparently Apple Music is the only music streaming service with true Atmos/5.1 support.

I was already thinking about trying Fairphone with Murena /e/OS exactly because I don't want any AI on my communication device. For now, I've turned off all AI possible and turned on "Process data only on device" on my Galaxy S24.

They should lower the price but make clothing in the shops, like they've had in previous games, actually cost money. (Unless it's required for a mission)