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Re: by matheusmoreira on Friday September 15, 2023 @08:13PM (#37530635)
Yeah. Android has become as hostile as Apple devices due to hardware remote attestation. Might as well buy an iPhone at this point. Only reason I didn't is I discovered the existence of Termux which turned into something of an Android killer app for me.
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Re: by WeylandYutani on Saturday September 16, 2023 @04:34AM (#37533037)
It's true that Google is unpredictable but as it stands Android still allows me to install apps outside of the approved store.
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Re: by selfhoster11 on Saturday September 16, 2023 @05:55AM (#37533430)
I bought an iPhone a year ago for this exact reason. Both are user-hostile platforms now, so I might as well pick one that respects my attention more and treats me more acceptably. In addition, it looks like a near-future version of iOS will allow sideloading, which would make iOS an overall better mobile OS than Android.

Sent from my iPhone (after 13 years of using Android)

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Re: by matheusmoreira on Saturday September 16, 2023 @11:08AM (#37535448)
Yeah. If iOS gets sideloading support, it could get a Termux equivalent. If that happens, I'm sold.
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