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The developer has compiled an unofficial build of LineageOS 19.0 on top of Android 12 for the GT-I9100 variant of the Galaxy S II. And despite being a very alpha work in progress, it shows a lot of promise. Most of the core hardware components, such as the Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and the audio output are functional. The cellular radio is working too, which means you could flash the ROM on the device and technically use it as a backup phone, provided your carrier has yet to phase out 3G completely. Last but not least, SELinux is set as enforced in the release.

See Samsung Galaxy S II gets a taste of Android 12

#technology #samsung #LineageOS #opensource

The Samsung Galaxy S II simply refuses to die. Released back in 2011, the smartphone has now received a port of Android 12. Read on!

Endlessh is an SSH tarpit that very slowly sends an endless, random SSH banner. It keeps SSH clients locked up for hours or even days at a time. The purpose is to put your real SSH server on another port and then let the script kiddies get stuck in this tarpit instead of bothering a real server.

See

SSH Honeypot in 4 Minutes – Trap Hackers in Your Server
by Wolfgang’s Channel on YouTube

#technology #hacking #security #SSH #Endlessh

The behaviour of sudo is configured in /etc/sudoers file and by default timeout of the sudo command is 15 minutes.

The /etc/sudoers file has a timestamp_timeout option responsible for reprompting the user for password after specific amount of time. The good news is that you can increase this number to a larger one (in minutes) by adding a string in the /etc/sudoers file. After that time sudo will ask for password again.

See How to Make sudo Remember the Password for Longer

#technology #linux #sudo #visudo

It can be annoying having to keep entering the sudo password. Here’s how you can deal with it.

Yes we can’t yet escape needing the correct OS to compile the code into binaries (Linux for Android, macOS for iOS) but technically one could start producing Android apps using just a cheap Raspberry Pi.

It goes to show that lack of finances does not inhibit one from being able to be creative and tap into a massive mobile ecosystem. These apps can scale according to screen size.

Yes there are excellent dedicated IDE’s for Android app development, but with something like Python, you learn a skill which you can basically compile for any platform, using the same code.

freeCodeCamp has a good 5-hour tutorial on YouTube showing how an app is built from scratch using Python with Kivy.

See How To Write Android Apps In Python? – AskPython

#technology #opensource #python #kivy #android

Want to build Android Apps in Python? More than 3 billion devices in this world run on android. That makes it one of the most or probably the most important

Apart from it really being the most advanced to date, I really like that the built-in battery lasts for a year before needing to be recharged, and health metrics are displayed on a 3.2-inch color LCD screen.

Withings is planning to launch the Body Scan scale in the second half of 2022 following FDA clearance. It will be priced at $299.95.

More info CES 2022: Withings Unveils New ‘Body Scan’ Smart Scale

#technology #health #Withings #smartscale #wellness

Withings today announced the launch of a new smart scale, the Body Scan, which is designed to track all kinds of health-related metrics. It monitors…