Re:A list of all Android permissions
by jorgecastillo on Monday October 03, 2016 @11:27AM
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I learned programming with JRuby SL4A on my smartphone. I can't imagine anyone doing this today. Gingerbread is without a doubt my favorite Android version. You had so much freedom back then!
Android is still the (mainstream) mobile operating system which gives you the most freedom. What are you going to use instead? iOS?
This is not a hostile limitation - it's a backwards-incompatible API change that the ecosystem hasn't fully adapted to.
Re:A list of all Android permissions
by dredmorbius on Monday October 03, 2016 @06:44AM
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Quite honestly: nothing within the "mobile" ecosystem.
A laptop running Linux. The mobile world isn't ready for non-trivial use. May never be, though I'm watching Ubuntu's progress.
Agreed then. I'm a developer and I can't see myself developing on a mobile phone operating system anytime soon. But I still like my Android phone for taking notes, pictures, syncing PDFs and reading my mails.
It's just two different use cases and different security/freedom tradeoffs. Not sure if I'd call Android a general purpose operating system.
This is why I absolutely won't consider any Android devices in future. The hardware's been admirable, particularly with a folio-style case and bluetooth keyboard. Great battery life. The display is limited, but the best as can be hoped for.
But the limitations on what I as a user can do drive me bloody bananas.
It's a very short drive, and an entirely uninteresting challenge.
Google, Samsung, and Logitech specifically have fucked this up hard and irretrievably.