2026-02-26T15:07:54Z https://yabu.me Marek S. Ł. https://yabu.me/npub1s0mt95jn7clfg6v65tktcdn4q3tp28lzc75cntmwfk8ppzcnmnes4fpwxc https://m5l.eu/u/marek/s/avatar-ff8999a3b20360a58bc1da5859b98e8a.png https://m5l.eu/u/marek/s/avatar-ff8999a3b20360a58bc1da5859b98e8a.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8u2s3sf3khg7w06xq30nzayf4yqsfvrehd66z82v930jps0xjt2szyzpldvkj20mra9rfn23we0pkw5z9v9glutr6nzd0dexcuyytz0w0x9lq3lh I just configured a family member&#39;s #Android phone to connect with #selfhosting <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1rk6czmpvny876kqvc4aqseuku3zmnxlphyxs2940g6u59te5m2yq57hv4q" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Nextcloud 📱☁️💻</span> (<span class="italic">npub1rk6…hv4q</span>)</a></span>! Thanks to their first-party app and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1n5sa0ufdxmye9q8w5spn9y9tw0g0q9jktpyrgx9qev6w7nuwyevqxfrrhp" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>DAVx⁵ :android:🔄</span> (<span class="italic">npub1n5s…rrhp</span>)</a></span> the phone is independent from the Giant tech company: contacts, calendar, to-do, photo backup, everything works automagically.<br/><br/>The convenience of synchronisation between devices are the most common argument that I hear from friends why they are so invested in the respective walled gardens. But the same advantages can be obtained with old *well-tested* and open standards. Example: get an SMS with e-mail, add it to contacts and then have it autocomplete in <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hxz3d2nlnsjaelphupxqv7mfqhmrrxzc48lntlf0w8wt9fgw98yshyr8sj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hxz…r8sj</span>)</a></span> connecting to whichever mail provider your heart desires, thanks to the magic of CardDAV and IMAP. No need for Giant Mail :) 2026-02-22T15:41:11Z