Re: Browser lockup and other various subjects...

On 4/30/25 7:43 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:

AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:

Got this new Pixel tablet toy with Android 15. It won't let me sideload my
 old Groundhog newsreader so I'm stuck with this PhoNews which is a PITA
 when reading. I can't find any other Usenet readers (not downloaders) in
 the Play Store. Wonder if anybody knows of any? I'm not sure if I'm ready
 for sideloading from outside the store for security reasons but will listen
 to all suggestions...

 Can't you sideload that particular app/APK or can't you sideload at
all?

When I try to sideload the Groundhog apk it first gives me a virus warning.
 When I say go ahead anyway it then says the app won't run on this device. I
 guess I wasn't all that surprised since Groundhog stopped transmitting
 around Android 9 and this Pixel is running Android 15. In my older toys
 (and current Galaxy S10+ phone) I can use Groundhog for reading and just
 switch to PhoNews for replies. (PhoNews requires each post read to be
 downloaded separately, A 3 to 5 second wait EACH, thus my annoyance.) But
 so far as I've said I've been unable to find an Android Groundhog/PhoNews
 replacement. Perhaps there's not enough old men left on Usenet to make to
 make development worthwhile...  8-O
For anyone contemplating a Pixel tablet I have only 2 complaints. No
 headphone hole and no SD slot. Otherwise it works great...