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Google gets to keep Chrome, judge rules in search antitrust case (www.theverge.com)
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[–] 104 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Google should lose control of Android. Maybe then we'll keep the ability to install any app we want.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    You think other companies would provide sideloading like samsung, and oneplus? They would lock the OS hard and make it difficult to even unlock. Making android more closed than before.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Well then why aren't they doing so now? They're already maintaining their own forks of android, should be pretty trivial to do.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago* (5 children)

    They need to maintain compatibility with play services to access apps on play store.

    Also, starting with OnUI 8 bootloader unlocking is no longer supported. On OxugenOS 16 its only allowed with restrictions. The hardening is already started.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    allowing 3rd party app installs is not required for play services

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I never said it was. Not sure what you mean.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (2 children)

    you said this:

    They need to maintain compatibility with play services to access apps on play store.

    but that does not explain why don't they already block installing 3rd party apps. they don't need to allows this to oeep access to the play store.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Samsung blocks installing apps outside Playstore if you enable their advanced blocker mode. Xiaomi also warns and shows a pop-up for 10-30s preventing it.

    Pixel's advanced protection mode does the same.

    Also, when i metioned that I was talking about OEMs forking android and making it harder to use per your needs. Which would mean modifying android which could mean failing some CTS tests for play services. Boot loader unlocking is already on the verge of being killed. Installing apps and other things you currently do on your android could be next if OEMs were allowed free reign.

    I received quite a few responses about apps when I wanted to Highlight the bootloader unlocking, custom ROMs, root, etc. I guess my comment was not too clear.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Which would mean modifying android which could mean failing some CTS tests for play services.

    they are already massively modifying android, not just on the UI but the system services too, and CTS tests pass because google approved their software.

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