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1173 points davikr | 7 comments | 12 Nov 25 17:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.204s | source | bottom
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CobrastanJorji ◴[12 Nov 25 21:24 UTC] No.45906945[source]▶
> Install your own apps, or even another operating system. Who are we to tell you how to use your computer?

From your mouth to Tim Cook's ear, friend.

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1. archon810 ◴[12 Nov 25 21:29 UTC] No.45907002[source]▶
And Sundar's too with the latest BS about Android sideloading.
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2. preisschild ◴[12 Nov 25 21:59 UTC] No.45907392[source]▶
Tbf at least Android is open source and AOSP itself doesnt have this limitation
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3. bnjms ◴[12 Nov 25 22:11 UTC] No.45907545[source]▶
Tbf I haven’t heard any news that Alphabet is requiring all sellers that paid off phones to be able to change to AOSP.
4. 0cf8612b2e1e ◴[12 Nov 25 22:12 UTC] No.45907550[source]▶
Sort of. Google has slowly migrated all essential services into closed source libraries they control.
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5. GeekyBear ◴[12 Nov 25 22:19 UTC] No.45907637[source]▶
Is Google going to require that device makers provide unlocked bootloaders?
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6. drnick1 ◴[12 Nov 25 22:22 UTC] No.45907679{3}[source]▶
This isn't quite true. My GrapheneOS phone isn't lacking any "essential service." The only issue is that some apps distributed through the Play Store (or an alternative frontend like Aurora) that depend on proprietary Google libraries won't work. But this is a problem that rests with the developers of the apps, not AOSP per se.
7. Larrikin ◴[12 Nov 25 23:29 UTC] No.45908406[source]▶
It may be too late, but its probably a good idea to to shift the language and start saying installing software on your own device. Google likes the term sideloading because it implies its a weird hack to not get all your software from their store.