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Re:Google to stop giving Android license for upcoming phones... by zozbot234 on Monday December 16, 2019 @04:09AM (#21801786)
The real obstacle to degoogled mobile OS's is not software (AOSP exists, pmOS will become usable soon, etc. etc.) but access to online services of all sorts. Google Play is a focal point for distributing the official "app" for your online service of choice. But if a whole country goes Google-free this can definitely change.
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Re:Google to stop giving Android license for upcoming phones... by knolax on Monday December 16, 2019 @06:27AM (#21802309)
In practice, without access to Google Play people just use third party app stores like F-Droid or just download the apk from the web like on a normal computer. It really doesn't seem like that much of a loss for Turkey.
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