It is an idiotic idea because it makes my xmpp client unusable. It should be up to a user to decide what should work on a device and how, not forcing some undocumented behaviour upon a user 'for his own good'

Is there ANY OS out there that doesn't allow apps to the internet by default?

Seriously, you throw around things like "sociopaths" for a pretty standard and expected user behaviour in all OSes out there?

Wait, why is this a controversial stand?

Is it really that bad to not wanting a random torch app to not use all your monthly data on God knows what?

Because you're throwing jabs at Android while literally every other OS in existence behaves the same way regarding network access.

This thread is in response to why we need a Linux OS, which is because they are all bad.

Android is infinitely better than anything you can come up with Linux OS on mobile. It is much easier to "fix" Android's "issues".

> than anything you can come up with Linux OS on mobile

I don't understand how you can generalize this far. Using a full desktop OS on mobile with all desktop apps is undoubtedly better.