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minus-squaremiss_brainfart@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year ago What users often do not realize is that almost all such notifications travel over Google and Apple’s servers. So on the Android side, is an app safe from this if it doesn’t rely on Firebase Cloud Messaging?
minus-squareTheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.mlMlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down4·edit-21 year agoYes. Consider blocking Firebase domains in HOSTS file, which you can do in NetGuard or Invizible Pro, which you can supply your HOSTS file. Not sure if Hagezi or such community made HOSTS rulesets carry Firebase domains in their anti-Google/BigTech part of domains. There are no client side tools on Apple to accomplish this, unlike on any Android, no matter $50 or $5000.
minus-squaremiss_brainfart@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI use DivestOS, so Google Play Services and all that comes along with it isn’t there in the first place
minus-squaresabreW4K3@lemmy.tflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIs there a method to see which apps are using Firebase?
minus-squareTheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.mlMlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down4·1 year agoThese are in progressing order of complexity. Exodus database shows the “bad” domains an app connects to. Warden on F-Droid does a similar but more comprehensive job for any installed app packages. App Manager shows activities, services, receivers and providers apps utilise or have in a comprehensive manner.
minus-squaremiss_brainfart@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoUnifiedPush needs all the support we can give it
So on the Android side, is an app safe from this if it doesn’t rely on Firebase Cloud Messaging?
Yes.
Consider blocking Firebase domains in HOSTS file, which you can do in NetGuard or Invizible Pro, which you can supply your HOSTS file.
Not sure if Hagezi or such community made HOSTS rulesets carry Firebase domains in their anti-Google/BigTech part of domains.
There are no client side tools on Apple to accomplish this, unlike on any Android, no matter $50 or $5000.
I use DivestOS, so Google Play Services and all that comes along with it isn’t there in the first place
Is there a method to see which apps are using Firebase?
These are in progressing order of complexity.
Thanks
correct
UnifiedPush needs all the support we can give it
agreed…