LaunchesKayaks comments on Gmail users warned to opt out of new feature

That isnt how it works. We may have preferred others if they had been better, we were not given that option. I would prefer if windows phones existed as an alternative but they had very limited third party support.

Consumers couldnt take a phone where all their apps would not work.

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[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

Growing an ecosystem takes time. I've been using open source software since 1980s. Now I can use open source on tablets and phones. All my apps work because they're open source.

The ecosystem would be now even better if more people would have put their choices that way. They didn't. That was a choice, whether they realized it or not.

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[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago

Yes and no. I support foss and am trying slowly to move myself. I would love a linux phone but supports are not in place to have a similar experience. Banking apps and app availability and feature parity are barriers. Consumers would move to something new if it filled their needs, see blackberry to iphone.

I hate microsoft so I dont care that they lost but they didnt give it enough time to build for sure, but you had huge apps like snapchat saying they wouldn't build for their phone. This is limiting exposure.

The fact is moving out of tbe established duopoly is more akin to choosing not to have a device then it is choosing a competitor, it may aswell be a palm pilot you move to in some instances.

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[–] halfsak@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (5 children)

There's no guide since everyone's use case is different, and 100% is only obtainable if you avoid all tech. GrapheneOS or buy an iPhone are the best options. I went the grapheneos route, but I still use google play services as I found its the safest way to still get apps for now, and the disconnect from google is still much more than using stock android. I moved email to proton, maps I use OsmAnd.

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[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Oh nice. Can you still install banking/credit card apps with Graphene? I've heard it can be a pain in the ass to get around

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[–] halfsak@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I don't use any banking apps, but from what I've seen on forums it can be hit or miss depending on the bank. I only use their webpages. If my bank required an app, I'd find a different bank.

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[–] Imaginary_Stand4909@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 11 months ago

Unfortunately it comes down to luck, you can check this crowd-sourced list to see if your banking app works. Users report whether or not they had (sandboxed) play services installed and what settings they toggled.