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If you are asking the question, “What websites can I watch free movies online on?” , I found one that has thousands of free movies, series and shows for you to enjoy. Even better, you can access it on both desktop and mobiile devices. While there are many active websites on the World Wide Web offering free movie streaming and downloads, the problem is that many of them are illegal in nature.
They are often websites offering free unauthorized downloads and streaming of movies, which means that the original content creators get no revenue from the activities of those websites. In my books, that isn’t a good thing.
What if you could find one that offers 100% free access – no signup fewes, no subscription fees, no hidden fees – to movies, series, and other shows? What if there is a website (and mobile app) like that developed in partnership with movie and TV producers, so you can watch free movies online? 100% legal. You never have to worry that you might be breaking the law.
In 2019, nvivoTV was launched by Envivo Communications, a leading Cloud Service Provider in Africa, in partnership with Nigerian and African movie producers. The platform offers free premium-quality video content to its users.
We are talking about free on-demand video streaming of content from leading content providers from around the world. That includes movies from Nollywood and Bollywood. I haven’t checked yet, but perhaps you will find movies from Ghana, Kenya and South Africa there too.
nvivo Lets You Watch Free Movies Online
I downloaded the app and took it for a spin to see what the experience is like. The app’s homepage has a featured section, nvivoTV Originals (offering exclusive nvivo content that you won’t find elsewhere) section, Bollywood Juju section, Top Trending Shows, and Quickies (no; not those kind of quickies; get your mind out of the gutter).
To answer the question on your mind, Quickies are short documentaries and shows. Are you happy now? It does not offer any adult content.
The nvivoTV app lets you select video quality, which is great for limiting how much data you consume. Options include Auto, 720p, 480p, and 240p. It also lets you select a playback speed, similar to what obtains on YouTube. Options include Normal, 1.25x, 1.5x, and 2x.
I am able to watch Quickies and Bollywood Juju videos without signing in, but nvivoTV Originals require a sign in. If you are tired of creating another user account whose login details you will quickly forget, thankfully, the option to sign in with Facebook and Google are there.
A Commendable Industry Initiative
What is really interesting about nvivoTV app is that it is developed and run in partnership with TV and movie producers. It is an industry collaboration that benefits everyone. It is good to see the movie industry embrace the Internet as a distribution channel and come up with this. As mentioned before, there are shows and movies that are created specifically for nvivoTV alone.
Download Nvivo TV App To Watch Free Movies Online
Nvivo is available as a website and as a mobile app for both Android phone and iPhone users. It was launched in November 2019. As at the time of writing this article, the Android app had less than 10,000 installs.
That number is small, considering what nvivo offers, and I have wondered why it isn’t being talked about and downloaded more than it has been.
To start watching free movies online via the nvivoTV app, you can download for Android phones and tablets HERE . iPhone and iPad users can download the app HERE .
Author:Mister Mobility
Digital Skills and Communication Coach | Mobile Phone Connoisseur since 2001 | Tech Blogging since 2004
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Nick at The Linux Experiment takes an /e/ smartphone for a spin in an attempt to see what using Android without Google is like. His conclusion is that the experience blew him away.
Using an Android smartphone or iPhone means that large chunks of user data is synchronised and milked for advertising purposes. It is a large amount of data. Both platforms milk your private data, but Android is the greater culprit, because Google depends on your data for its massive advertising empire.
Samsung Galaxy S7 is one of the refurbished smartphones with /e/OS
For context, iOS syncs 6MB of your private data per day, while Android OS syncs 12MB. Both mobile operating systems are always-on, always-syncing private data.
The idea of using Android without Google is based on the premise that most of the data syncing that google does happens through Google Mobile Services and apps. So, if you can get your hands on an Android smartphone that has those Goofle components removed, you are pretty much shielded from most of the data mining.
The /e/ Foundation has been working on this for a while and has had its deGoogled Android available and shipping. Nick got to use it on a Samsung Galaxy S9+ and shares his experience.
What Is Is Like Using Android Without Google: The /e/ OS Experience
Nick says /e/ OS has all the bells and whistles from Android and, visually, is very inspired by iOS. He says it is “a very pleasant system to use”, though many bits look like a dated version of Android. He also notes that the pre-installed apps do not provide a coherent user experience, because they are a collection from different developers.
Of course, there are a few minor bugs present in the operating system, but that it is the only OS that is completely deGoogled such that there is absolutely no Google left in it. Nick also notes that if you want to use Gmail on /e/ OS, you can, with a few tweaks.
Nick says he likes the experience so much that he is tempted to pay for the review device, which was sent in by the /e/ Foundation, instead of returning it.
Using Android Without Google: The /e/ Project User Review
Nick’s review is available on Invidious , as well as on YouTube. The YouTube video is embedded below.
I am a great fan of the idea of using a de-Googled smartphone. That is, a smartphone that does not invade the user’s privacy the way Google does. Yes; I am solidly behind the idea of using Android without Google. I would prefer to even use a de-Googled non-Android smartphone, which is why I was such a great advocate and fan of Windows Phone and later Windows 10 Mobile. However, Microsoft’s mobile OS is a thing of the past and we have only two widely avaible smartphone options now – Android OS and iOS.
The /e/ Project is an interesting attempt to provide a software that gives everyday users freedom from Google’s constant tracking and privacy invasions, without denying them access to many of the other apps they love. I have followed the /e/ Project for a while and already have an /e/ account set up from about a year ago. I am yet to get my hands on an /e/ smartphone though, as it has to be shipped in.
Seeing as the current crop of Huawei smartphones do not ship with Google Mobile Services and apps (such as Play Store, Gmail, Google Calendar, Youtube, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Voice, Google Hangouts, Android Auto), I wondered if they do not qualify as deGoogled Android devices.
It is certain that those Google-free Huawei smartphones do not sync and siphon as much user data back to Google the way regular Android smartphones do. This is because all the core Google services and apps are absent. However, there are still bits and pieces of Google code in Android AOSP. /e/ OS gets rid of those. I intend to get my hands on one of these Google-free Huawei phones soon, same way I intend to pick up an /e/ smartphone as well.
What are your thoughts on the /e/ Foundation, /e/ OS, and the idea of using Android without Google in general? Is this something you can use as a primary driver, or would you rather stay in Google’s matrix and keep on living with all the privacy issues?
Author:Mister Mobility
Digital Skills and Communication Coach | Mobile Phone Connoisseur since 2001 | Tech Blogging since 2004
