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Re:Android 12 forces you to choose a default browser unless ... by ravenstine on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @01:35PM (#30688294)
Am I the only one who is less likely to pay Google for anything when they pull hi-jinks like this? The more that they change how things work, the more that I want to disable updates and use libre software alternatives. If they were just cool and didn't try to prevent me from having things my way, I'd probably have paid them for a premium app experience.
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Re:Android 12 forces you to choose a default browser unless ... by gameswithgo on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @01:49PM (#30688488)
What are you going to do though? Apple forces you to use their web browser, any apparently 3rd part web browsers are using apple's actual browser as a plug in.

There are no viable options for smart phones that are not fascist.

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Re:Android 12 forces you to choose a default browser unless ... by coffeecat on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @02:17PM (#30688886)
PinePhone + mainline Linux. Obtaining freedom isn't easy - it requires hard work and sacrifice - but it's absolutely possible.
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