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montebicyclelo ◴[17 May 25 20:07 UTC] No.44016633[source]▶

> I really didn't want to root the phone, but nothing else did what I needed

Shame that rooting is such a pain, and risks bricking the device. (Apparently Google's introduction of an anti-rollback bootloader this month has caused a few people's devices to get bricked when they tried to root.)

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hparadiz ◴[17 May 25 23:14 UTC] No.44017707[source]▶

>>44016633 #

Seriously. Why is using your own pocket computer so hostile to user intent these days?

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1. goodpoint ◴[18 May 25 11:44 UTC] No.44020602[source]▶

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The hardware is owned by the user but the OS is essentially owned by Google or Apple. The user is a tenant or a cow to be milked.

The main goals is preventing a spread of "google play" alternatives with paid apps.

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