▲ 146 ▼ Rumour: Google intends to discontinue the Android Open Source Project – OSnews (www.osnews.com) submitted 1 year ago by LWD@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world 34 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Rancor_Tangerine@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (10 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Feitan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (3 children) Lineage os and graphene os are both based on AOSP, no ? How to expect these projects to survive if AOSP becomes closed source ? What worries me the most is the support for our phone. Constructor provides bad to average support for new android versions. Meanwhile, these projects can last for a long time. I have a one plus 7 pro and it is running on YAAP, receives OTA security updates every month and all the major versions of Android. Killing AOSP will lead to killing long term support of our phone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Where, exactly, do you think the source code will go for aosp? It'll just get forked. See ZFS and openzfs, or Solaris, and illumos. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Feitan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago You are right that it will continue, I was too dramatic. However the big advantage of AOSP is to have a solid common base. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply) [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children) I think iOS is better than stock Android because Apple is not in ad business so it has better privacy protections. Its locked ecosystem sucks but privacy wise it's better. I went with GrapheneOS because it's fairly large user base means that it will last longer than other, less used mods. But in the end it will only survive for as long as Google let's it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] Rancor_Tangerine@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 0 points 1 year ago (3 children) Electronic Frontier Foundation doesn't agree with you: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/04/apples-apptrackingtransparency-upending-mobile-phone-tracking "Looking ahead, the mobile operating system market is essentially a duopoly, and Google controls the larger part of the -opoly. While Apple pushes through new privacy measures like ATT, Google has left its own Ad ID alone. Of the two, Apple is undoubtedly doing more to rein in the privacy abuses of advertising technology. Nearly every criticism that can be made about the state of privacy on iOS goes double for Android. Your move, Google." I trust EFF more then I trust you, sorry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] Rancor_Tangerine@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) As I said, I'm using Graphene OS. I think you're confused about it the same way you're confused about what EFF is and who is fighting Apple and why. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] Feitan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (3 children) Lineage os and graphene os are both based on AOSP, no ? How to expect these projects to survive if AOSP becomes closed source ? What worries me the most is the support for our phone. Constructor provides bad to average support for new android versions. Meanwhile, these projects can last for a long time. I have a one plus 7 pro and it is running on YAAP, receives OTA security updates every month and all the major versions of Android. Killing AOSP will lead to killing long term support of our phone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Where, exactly, do you think the source code will go for aosp? It'll just get forked. See ZFS and openzfs, or Solaris, and illumos. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Feitan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago You are right that it will continue, I was too dramatic. However the big advantage of AOSP is to have a solid common base. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply)
[–] HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Where, exactly, do you think the source code will go for aosp? It'll just get forked. See ZFS and openzfs, or Solaris, and illumos. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Feitan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago You are right that it will continue, I was too dramatic. However the big advantage of AOSP is to have a solid common base. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Feitan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago You are right that it will continue, I was too dramatic. However the big advantage of AOSP is to have a solid common base. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children) I think iOS is better than stock Android because Apple is not in ad business so it has better privacy protections. Its locked ecosystem sucks but privacy wise it's better. I went with GrapheneOS because it's fairly large user base means that it will last longer than other, less used mods. But in the end it will only survive for as long as Google let's it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] Rancor_Tangerine@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 0 points 1 year ago (3 children) Electronic Frontier Foundation doesn't agree with you: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/04/apples-apptrackingtransparency-upending-mobile-phone-tracking "Looking ahead, the mobile operating system market is essentially a duopoly, and Google controls the larger part of the -opoly. While Apple pushes through new privacy measures like ATT, Google has left its own Ad ID alone. Of the two, Apple is undoubtedly doing more to rein in the privacy abuses of advertising technology. Nearly every criticism that can be made about the state of privacy on iOS goes double for Android. Your move, Google." I trust EFF more then I trust you, sorry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] Rancor_Tangerine@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) As I said, I'm using Graphene OS. I think you're confused about it the same way you're confused about what EFF is and who is fighting Apple and why. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[+] Rancor_Tangerine@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 0 points 1 year ago (3 children) Electronic Frontier Foundation doesn't agree with you: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/04/apples-apptrackingtransparency-upending-mobile-phone-tracking "Looking ahead, the mobile operating system market is essentially a duopoly, and Google controls the larger part of the -opoly. While Apple pushes through new privacy measures like ATT, Google has left its own Ad ID alone. Of the two, Apple is undoubtedly doing more to rein in the privacy abuses of advertising technology. Nearly every criticism that can be made about the state of privacy on iOS goes double for Android. Your move, Google." I trust EFF more then I trust you, sorry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] Rancor_Tangerine@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) As I said, I'm using Graphene OS. I think you're confused about it the same way you're confused about what EFF is and who is fighting Apple and why. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 0 points 1 year ago (3 children) Electronic Frontier Foundation doesn't agree with you: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/04/apples-apptrackingtransparency-upending-mobile-phone-tracking "Looking ahead, the mobile operating system market is essentially a duopoly, and Google controls the larger part of the -opoly. While Apple pushes through new privacy measures like ATT, Google has left its own Ad ID alone. Of the two, Apple is undoubtedly doing more to rein in the privacy abuses of advertising technology. Nearly every criticism that can be made about the state of privacy on iOS goes double for Android. Your move, Google." I trust EFF more then I trust you, sorry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] Rancor_Tangerine@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) As I said, I'm using Graphene OS. I think you're confused about it the same way you're confused about what EFF is and who is fighting Apple and why. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[+] Rancor_Tangerine@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) As I said, I'm using Graphene OS. I think you're confused about it the same way you're confused about what EFF is and who is fighting Apple and why. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) As I said, I'm using Graphene OS. I think you're confused about it the same way you're confused about what EFF is and who is fighting Apple and why. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)