Re:Apple's best product is now privacy
by smileysteve on Friday September 14, 2018 @12:49PM
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Android itself is "open", but if you want to do much with it, you want it with Google Apps.
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If by 'to do much with it' you mean asking the weather by voice, then yes. Otherwise, F-Droid provides open-source alternatives for many apps, and then many apps from Google Play Market actually work fine without Google Play Services.