Description: Free Software, Music, Chinese Chess
Free Software, Music, Chinese Chess
I recently migrated from a phone with with Android 8 to one with Android 13. I learned some interesting things about recent Android in the process and some related workarounds that I would like to share.
I did get a new phone for security updates only, Android 8 with no updates from Huawei for 12+ months was asking for a replacement more and more every day. I had both phones, old and new, at hand working and charged. The plan was to get the new phone set up with contacts, messaging (Signal + Telegram), banking, two-factor apps (Google Authenticator), and a few small tools, all while only uploading the bare minimum to the Google cloud, and so that the new phone would roughly feel like the old one except with