Re:What does “AOSP Android” mean? Can you use it?
by franga2000 on Sunday June 19, 2022 @03:51AM
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What do telcos have to do with any of this? The only piece of software that has anything to do with my telco is running on the SIM. They do not and, as far as I know, can not load software on my device, let alone control something OS-level like software updates
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Re:What does “AOSP Android” mean? Can you use it?
by awelxtr on Sunday June 19, 2022 @04:34AM
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In the US carriers do affect the update process for carrier locked phones. I'm sure there are other places where similar practices take place.
Re:What does “AOSP Android” mean? Can you use it?
by franga2000 on Sunday June 19, 2022 @08:12AM
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huh, I've never seen something like that in the EU, except on early Samsung and HTC smartphones. These days you get completely standard Android even when buying on contract
Re:What does “AOSP Android” mean? Can you use it?
by awelxtr on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @01:17AM
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I have. One of my previous phones was Vodaphone-unlocked so I could use it with my carrier BUT it displayed the vodaphone logo on boot/shutdown
Re:What does “AOSP Android” mean? Can you use it?
by reshlo on Sunday June 19, 2022 @04:36AM
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> When you'll get Android updates
> Update schedules vary by device, manufacturer, and mobile carrier.
> If you have a Pixel phone, learn when you’ll get updates.
> If you have another Android device, contact your manufacturer or carrier for info.[1]
Re:What does “AOSP Android” mean? Can you use it?
by proce55ing on Sunday June 19, 2022 @04:34AM
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A lot of US carriers provide the OS updates with branding and junkware rather than the device manufacturer.
Also for others concerned about privacy, your carrier can push applets onto the SIM card itself which can do a lot. Malicious actors in the past have exploited devices via applets such as Simjacker and WIBattack