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Android's sideloading limits are its most anti-consumer move

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522 points josephcsible | 3 comments | 13 Oct 25 15:24 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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itg ◴[13 Oct 25 16:13 UTC] No.45570037[source]▶
Installing any app I want outside the Play Store was the primary reason I decided to go with Android, despite most of the people I know using iPhones. If I can't do this anymore, I may as well switch and be able to use iMessage and FaceTime with them.
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63stack ◴[13 Oct 25 16:29 UTC] No.45570265[source]▶
Same, I'm tempted to call android just a shittier iPhone now
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Aachen ◴[13 Oct 25 17:37 UTC] No.45571133[source]▶
What part of cheaper, better, and open source is shittier exactly?
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pkulak ◴[13 Oct 25 18:04 UTC] No.45571473[source]▶
> What part of cheaper

The iPhone 17 is the same price as the Pixel 10

> better

But the iPhone 17 has better hardware features, like UWB, better cameras, and a _far_ faster CPU.

> open source

Only if you install Graphene, and then never install anything that requires Google Play Services, which is basically every commercial app.

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1. terminalshort ◴[13 Oct 25 20:22 UTC] No.45572930[source]▶
In terms of cameras, my pixel takes way better pictures than any iphone, and people I know with iphones (which is basically everyone) admit it.
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2. krabizzwainch ◴[13 Oct 25 20:30 UTC] No.45573017[source]▶
Mine was better until Google kept forcing AI sharpening and making things look worse.
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3. terminalshort ◴[13 Oct 25 20:52 UTC] No.45573222[source]▶
Which pixel do you have? I have the 9, and I don't seem to have that problem.