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Re:Apple’s M1 silicon is all about platform control by w0utert on Monday November 23, 2020 @09:49AM (#25187252)
>> Google allows third-party app stores and most of the source code for Android is out there in the open.

Is that true though? I though pretty much all of the Google services and vendor-specific skins and OS modifications are just as closed as iOS? Last time I heard vanilla AOSP is pretty much unusable because besides the core OS functions everything is grossly outdated? Is anyone using Android phones without any of the Google services?

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Re:Apple’s M1 silicon is all about platform control by dingaling on Monday November 23, 2020 @10:22AM (#25187625)
> Is anyone using Android phones without any of the Google services?

Yes I have a couple of phones running LineageOS without GApps. The apps are installed through FDroid or direct from the vendor ( e.g. WhatsApp.apk from their website, which also manages its own updates ).

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Re:Apple’s M1 silicon is all about platform control by d3nj4l on Monday November 23, 2020 @10:04AM (#25187413)
I'll play the part and mention microG, an alternative which supplies many of the Google services that are required by a ton of apps these days. Fair warning, though. Installing microG on a lot of popular phones is non-trivial.
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