Apple's reaction to protests: AirDrop is now limited to 10 minutes

Re:Apple's reaction to protests: AirDrop is now limited to 1... by foepys on Monday November 28, 2022 @03:16PM (#33778925)

Is it? With the Android Open Source Project you can create your own completely Google-free Android distribution that you can install on quite a lot of devices.

Not that I like Google, I actually actively dislike it and hate all the anti-competitive things they did (with Android, too), but let's stay with the facts here.

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Re:Apple's reaction to protests: AirDrop is now limited to 1... by lancesells on Monday November 28, 2022 @03:43PM (#33779312)

> Project you can create your own completely Google-free Android distribution that you can install on quite a lot of devices

This is like saying you can eat for free for the rest of your life by just starting a farm. Sure, it's possible but it's out of the reach of most the population.

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Re:Apple's reaction to protests: AirDrop is now limited to 1... by foepys on Monday November 28, 2022 @09:10PM (#33782799)

You can download one right now, for free at lineageos.org. So I don't get your point

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Re:Apple's reaction to protests: AirDrop is now limited to 1... by esskay on Monday November 28, 2022 @04:28PM (#33779976)

The problem is you're still using Android. You can paint it up however you like, it's still Android, and for many iOS users thats still an instant nope.

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Re:Apple's reaction to protests: AirDrop is now limited to 1... by bentcorner on Monday November 28, 2022 @04:49PM (#33780315)

Even with an AOSP rom, can't the same thing happen here? "Nearby Share" seem to require Google Play store functionality: https://support.google.com/files/answer/10514188?hl=en#zippy...

I suppose the alternative AOSP rom wouldn't even have "Nearby Share" as a feature? I suppose in that case you could use some other protocol/service that wasn't bound to Google (maybe Briar?).

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