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Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 53 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Great. This could be just the boost that free android needs. Graphene and eos can brace for a few new customers i guess

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I've been using graphene for a few months, but this latest news was what reminded me to start a monthly donation to the project. Hopefully Googles shenanigans push more people towards funding alternatives as well

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    I've gotta get a new phone soon (ol Pixel 3 is getting long in the tooth) and this is what I'm looking at too. I highly prefer the "default" Android UI, and the ability to install programs of my own choosing — but fuck Google, imagine getting locked out of your phone just because Google randomly unpersoned you.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Graphene developers seem enthusiastic to all the bullshit that Google comes up with, and on security/privacy tradeoff they seem to usually choose security. Case in point, the mandatory battery update.

    CalyxOS seems to choose privacy first, but that project folded recently.

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