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Re:Android 12 forces you to choose a default browser unless ... by GekkePrutser on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @11:07AM (#30686255)
If you could click one button on a website and override your entire OS, malware makers would have a field day with it.

Such things sound cool but are untenable in the real world. Microsoft used to have downloadable binaries on websites (ActiveX) and that showed what a stupid idea it was :) There's a reason internet explorer has such a bad name.

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Re:Android 12 forces you to choose a default browser unless ... by beardog on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @11:29AM (#30686523)
You have to grant webUSB permission and enable OEM unlocking on your Pixel, but GrapheneOS can be installed from a website: https://grapheneos.org/install/web

It is arguably easier than installing windows on a laptop (if you were someone who had done neither before), since it is just a few buttons to press.

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