If you’re that paranoid, the only thing that’s going to satisfy all of your requirements is a pen and paper.

But I don’t want to be Judge Judy and executioner.

Doesn’t make them any less paranoid and unwilling to explain their position.

Time for you to break out the pen and paper.

So other people can read it. Not everyone follows cross posts.

I don’t have the responsibility to show you why you are wrong

Oh but you do. You say Apple isn’t any better (or worse off) than Android when it comes to privacy. If that’s the case, you would then prove your claim with facts from reputable sources. Just saying something doesn’t make it true.

Edit: Nice to see the DeGoogled instance? Sub instance? Whatever didn’t remove my pigeon photo.

So other people can read it. Not everyone follows cross posts.

The downvotes say otherwise.

The onus is on you to provide Apple is worse for privacy than android.

Because you posted in two spots.

If you are this paranoid, you should be using pen/pencil and paper.

I would write a rebuttal to each point, but I don’t care enough to do so.

iPad.

Neither can OP

Sarcasm? Where?

It must be one of those things online like “OP never Google’s before asking a question.”

So was a question that can be solved by googling (or at least demonstrating that they did some research first).

I have no idea; I don’t have an android.

This was from 30 seconds of googling

https://www.openphone.com/blog/auto-reply-text-android/

What OS?

Time to switch to a different client.

Check out Signal; it works very well.

All depends on what services you’re looking to use in the USA.

Score one for the “walled garden”

So iOS was safe?

Yes; they’re using exploits to do so.

Until kids learn to change DNS servers.

Edit: Downvoting this doesn’t make it less true.

You’re not salty; the downvotes are.

Edit: salty, aren’t we.

If your own private phone cannot install the work apps then it’s up to your employer to ensure you have the tools you need for your work.

Tell me you don’t work in a non-union job in the USA without telling me you don’t work in a non-union job in the USA.

https://turnerwatson.com/2011/09/27/geek-rant-big-bang-theory-isnt-funny/

Now with paragraphs.

Do I misunderstand emby or does it just not seem like a good deal on the basis of it being an ongoing subscription?

I use the free version of emby and it’s really great. There was at least one feature that required payment to unlock.

I like emby already and when I tried using jellyfin, the core features that were on both it and the free version of emby worked far less reliably and the paid feature on emby that was free on Jellyfin, worked extremely unreliably.

Obviously resources and development had been spent to make something that worked very well and their paid feature probably would too.

I use emby to make it easier to cast media locally to my chromecast and to access media on my computer, from my phone in my bedroom, so for me, it’s a fancy file browser and media player.

The feature I wanted was to do with free to air tv streaming and I was thinking I’d be happy to pay for the Emby software to unlock this since they made good software that works. But here’s the thing, it’s FREE to air TV and yet they want me to pay, ongoing, in a perpetual arrangement to use it. I don’t get it.

I use it to play media, but the media is my media stored on my machines. I understand software development isn’t free, I was happy to pay ONCE, but why would I keep paying when they don’t actually produce the media I use it to play? That seemed unjustifiable.

Bye Felicia.

Arch people always carry both with them at all times.

Only to my lawyer after the police show up with a warrant.

Not your fault and thanks! Have a good one.

iCloud.

Local iTunes backups don’t work over a VPN. Those are your only two ways to get a system level backup.

Edit: Downvotes don’t make it any less true.

Stream live to YouTube?

Not open source but it lets you record from your phone to an offsite location.

Seconded on something like the Eufy. If it’s a closed loop system you have to be within wirless range to mess with it.