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Re:Termux: Linux Applications on Android by bitwize on Sunday November 19, 2023 @08:14PM (#38340830)
Only because it's built against a previous API version which later versions of Android deign to support for now. Eventually it will pop up a scary "This app was built for an earlier version of Android and may not work properly" box; a short time later it will stop working altogether.

Android should really just go the "curated app store" route like Apple.

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Re:Termux: Linux Applications on Android by matheusmoreira on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @06:57AM (#38362455)
> Android should really just go the "curated app store" route like Apple.

I'll buy an iPhone if Android goes down that path. If I must be in some walled garden, I'll choose the better kept garden.

Remote attestation is bad enough but breaking Termux will be the last straw for me.

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