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[+] 16 points 4 months ago (1 child)
  • [–] 16 points 4 months ago

    Donations to postmarket os surge!

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    So what's the strategy after September? Do I need to jailbreak to be able to install my .apk's?

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago

    My moto was dying so I got a new one. If they release a Linux that works for this phone I'm going to jump right in. If not I'll wait patiently for whatever they're cooking up with a Linux distro in it. Better if it's native and not on fucking Google shitware.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    What level of android enforced this bullshit? Is it android it's self, play services, play store? I could run Linux or alternative android based operating systems on my phone. I don't even use the play store, pretty much everything I use is from fdroid, plus a few direct APK downloads like steamlink. Valve are based and actually let you download the APK files directly from them. Why do so many others make it difficult or impossible to obtain them?

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    It's only on devices running Google Shit Services. In other words, if you're on an AOSP device with no Google Apps installed, you're fine.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    They are currently installed but I don't really want them for anything. Might be time to install another OS on my phone. I haven't even logged into a Google account on it. I don't need them.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Then I would see if your phone supports lineage OS since it doesn't come with Google Play Services and Google Apps by default.

    I haven't had a phone with Google Apps or Google Play services on it since 2019 and it works perfectly well.

    Actually, I'd say it even works better, because then you don't have all that spyware draining your battery and taking up system resources. So, I can make do with a cheap phone and get good performance out of it.

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