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[–] 29 points 1 year ago (18 children)

Everyone is suggesting LineageOS, but my big questions are:

  • Won't ROMs/forks be affected too if this becomes mainstream? Google closed Android's source (probably exactly for this)
  • Should I just try going full Linux phone?
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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Few weeks ago google started messing with aosp. I don't really remember what they did but I think it was either delaying security patches or something to do with firmware. The point is that they can lock apks while pointing at Roms to call the privacy users, then few years later, kill Aosp and we are done

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

    They are withholding device trees and driver binaries for Pixel phones in addition to releasing security patches when they see fit.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (12 children)

    This is only affecting roms that are Google approved and have Google play services installed meaning that going to a custom rom will fix this but also that any device currently supported by GPS will be affected. Therefore even old unsupported devices which are no longer receiving updates from their manufacturer will be locked down without the user's choice

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

    Google "certified" is the proper terminology. But no, it will affect the entire Android ecosystem, because people won't develop FOSS apps for the <1% of users on uncertified devices.

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

    even old unsupported devices which are no longer receiving updates from their manufacturer will be locked down without the user’s choice

    Source?

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

    The lockdown is not in android itself but in Google services so if the device is on a new enough android version (not very new like marshmallow) the lockdown will apply. If the lockdown were in android itself it would affect(effect? Idk) all roms

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

    Either we're having two different conversations, or I completely don't understand what you're saying.

    How would GPS services affect a roms ability to sideload 3rd party apps, and 3rd party app stores?

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

    GPS is usually decoded to global positioning system, which all phones use. Your usage of the acronym for something else is needlessly confusing. You could avoid the confusion by decoding the acronym yourself: ... Google Play services (GPS)...

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    This is what you wrote:

    This is only affecting roms that are Google approved and have Google play services installed...

    What I'm saying is your connect would have been less confusing of you flagged that you were using an acronym oddly:

    This is only affecting roms that are Google approved and have Google play services (GPS) installed...

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