They can’t even handle the apps on their store…
If they end up blocking f-droid I’m bombing them
I’d go Lineage / Graphene (?) next year
So say you want to move to one of these other OS’s graphene or whatever. Do those work with modern banking apps? Pretty much the only reason they haven’t done The switch so far is because Bank of America would tell me to fuck right off as far as I know
This a massive overreach and so stupid when nowadays apple even relaxed their limitations a little, I heard that iOS users don’t need to jailbreak anymore to use outside apps. What will be the point of android?
The android dream is over. It was fun while it lasted. My next phone will be linux
I don’t know anything about jailbreaking android phones yet, but are there resources for getting into doing this to my current android and taking responsibility for security myself?
Can we still load custom roms? It’s been a while since my last install of Lineage OS.
If that’s not an option either, well, Linux phones I’m coming!
Use alternative ROMs while that’s still an option.
So Android is pointless now?
No, really. If I’m gonna be dragged kicking and screaming into the walled garden, why would I go with Google’s joke of an ecosystem instead of much nicer and better integrated Apple garden?I might as well start carrying one of those weird branded ultra-tiny laptops from AliExpress and some used, older iPhone for the 2 apps I need.
Fuck it. Throw out the baby, the bathwater, the bathtub, the whole damn thing. Fuuuuck it.i have a feeling that google largely gave up on making a decent phone for a while, all they want is your data, plus to put thier AI into everything to offset the cost of using AI.
To be fair, they never cared about making a decent phone. They have always just wanted your data. They are a marketing company and you are the product up for sale.
Can we have mainstream Linux phones now. Fairphone is nice
I thought the EU said that Google and apple have to permit other app stores? If that is the case they’d have to allow side loading in effect.
As long as the developer of the app store undergoes registration
For your security we’re going to block your access to FOSS and apps that let you avoid our ads. This is totally not a business decision. Pinky swear.
and avoid our datamining capabilities, and the intrusive AI we keep pushing on unwanted customers. we knew thier android core app(spyware) was the first step. they probably want that to permanantly installed into everyones phone.
for the greater good
This good is gonna be so great after we lose everything to the worst of us.
How can that be legal?
Because Apple does it
Fuck.
they saw how apple is profitable from being completely walled in garden.
Wasn’t it made illegal on Europe?
