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Re:Keep Android Open by liendolucas on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @07:37AM (#45745451)
Yes, agree 100%. It's not only Android the problem. It's the cartelization between them and hardware manufacturers. But then that means that we will be doomed to the current duopoly between Google and Apple.

The very first step I believe needs to be taken is to pass strict laws to allow devices to be reflashed with whatever we want. Until we do not have that in place we will always be stucked like this. Once people can truly install from scratch whatever they want then the game should change completely.

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Re:Keep Android Open by chrisweekly on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @08:20AM (#45745853)
Good point about hardware duopoly, and laws (along lines of "right to repair", right?). Nit: "Until we do not have that in place" - double negative
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Re:Keep Android Open by dorfsmay on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @09:37AM (#45746672)
Agreed.

So many good working devices go to waste because no longer supported by Google and the hardware manufacturers. They have good cameras, good wifi etc... we should be able to reflash them and install whatever OS we want on them.

It's becoming more and more difficult to install even Lineage on a lot of 6 or 7 year old hardware.

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