Micah Ilbery 🕳️ @micahilbery@mastodon.social

After 2 months of hard work, AppCenter now has @FlatpakApps@twitter.com support in Git master. Massive shoutouts to David Hewitt and others! https://github.com/elementary/appcenter/pull/971

Users have asked us about a dark style preference in elementary OS. In our latest story, Cassidy dives into the research and prior art around dark styles, plus shares how it could be achieved not only in elementary OS, but across desktops. https://buff.ly/2HnNaII

Hold on to your butts. Just got an order of coasters in and you’ll be able to get your own soon 😉

Detective Pikachu was good!

Here it is. It's time for a FreeDesktop dark style preference. Here's what that would entail, and why: https://medium.com/p/614f501ae4ca

A respondent of the User Interface Study I conducted pointed this out to me. It's a good, short read. :) http://www.cgpgrey.com/blog/dark-mode-as-accessibility-feature

The Akira dark mode is looking sexier every day 😍

Even if you’re “just a teenager,” you can make a big difference in open source software. Some of the smartest and most passionate folks I’ve worked with at elementary are younger than me. Don’t let anyone tell you you’re too young or inexperienced to make an impact!

Encryption must instead be the default in protocols like RCS and email. If you make the end user have to think, care, and act, you've already lost.

I don't have a problem with people liking big phones, I just think people who like small ones are EXTREMELY underserved in the current market.

I want a small flagship phone. Not a “5.5" is totally small!” phone, but a truly small phone that is fast, gets updates, and has a good camera. Like… a Pixel Mini. ~4.5" 2:1 OLED. Thinish bezels, but doesn't have to be edge to edge. Premium build.

Ever wanted to make your own app for elementary OS? It's pretty straightforward; we provide great resources, several ways for users to discover your app, and a no-nonsense path to monetization. https://buff.ly/2JsoUEe

Working on a Granite utility to get a contrasting foreground color. This is something I implemented in my Palette app, but could be more generally useful for app developers. *One* example is for headerbars, but there are a lot of other applications for it! https://github.com/elementary/granite/pull/284

A little sneak peek at the upcoming installer. 👀

RT @CassidyJames@twitter.com

@thelinuxEXP@twitter.com @reality_be_rent@twitter.com

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/CassidyJames/status/1123089276114063360

New month, new updates! Check out our latest blog post to see what's new in elementary OS https://buff.ly/2VaJ5QV

I do not need to flash Android Q beta on my brand new Pixel 3. I do not need to flash Android Q beta on my brand new Pixel 3. I do not need to flash Android Q beta on my brand new Pixel 3. I do not need to flash Android Q beta on my brand new Pixel 3. I do not need to flash Andro

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RT @jason_koebler@twitter.com

NEW: Apple lobbyists have been meeting with lawmakers in California to try to kill right to repair legislation. Using a disassembled iPhone, they are telling lawmakers that people who try to fix their own phones are likely to hurt themselves on the battery https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/wjvdb4/apple-is-telling-lawmakers-people-will-hurt-themselves-if-they-try-to-fix-iphones

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/jason_koebler/status/1123315796908945414

We're selling my wife's excellent-condition Pixel (128 GB, white/silver) on Swappa! Check it out if you're looking for an excellent phone. https://swappa.com/listing/view/LRSJ13615

We’re making elementary OS more accessible by default through an OS-wide effort to add and better expose features. Learn why, and how: https://buff.ly/2V4Gdk1