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Re:FreeDroidWarn by userbinator on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @12:48AM (#45099251)
The alternative is older versions of Android, from before these hostile changes. The propaganda that it's "unsafe" is just that, propaganda. Perhaps Google will realise once enough of the population refuses to put on the noose.
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Re:FreeDroidWarn by russnes on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @02:29AM (#45099741)
the majority of the population will happily put on the noose and they will join in on pressuring you to do it too. Don't kid yourself. However, a successful resistance movement only requires like 3% of the population or something
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Re:FreeDroidWarn by zx8080 on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @12:52AM (#45099269)
It's totally unfeasable for those using stock deviced. Refusing to upgrade takes lots of attention even from experienced users like developers. Regular user just doesn't have any chance to avoid accidentally clicking or intentionally accepting the annoying permanent notification to upgrade OS.
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Re:FreeDroidWarn by userbinator on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @01:02AM (#45099309)
It's the norm for the huge number of users with devices where there is no newer upgrade available from the original manufacturer. Back when Android was great(tm) there were far more of those than today.
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Re:FreeDroidWarn by saidinesh5 on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @12:52AM (#45099275)
The problem is not the propaganda, it is the businesses restricting the freedom and choices of users because of this propaganda.

So many apps even refuse to be installed on older versions of iOS/Android.

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Re:FreeDroidWarn by userbinator on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @01:52AM (#45099553)
So many apps even refuse to be installed on older versions of iOS/Android.

That's because they see older versions of Android decrease in usage so they think it's fine to lock them out and potentially lose customers[1], but they're not going to do that to the majority of them.

If the majority stops falling for the propaganda and "upgrading" to a worse experience, other businesses will follow.

[1] I have told businesses that changes to their site have made me no longer want to do business with them, and seen responses ranging from complete dismissal to quick reversion.

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Re:FreeDroidWarn by BlueTemplar on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @08:02AM (#45101963)
Yet another reason to dump iOS/Android : planned obsolescence of this form.
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Re:FreeDroidWarn by PeterStuer on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @01:33AM (#45099452)
The bank app, mandatory updated to the latest version, does not run on old android.
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