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Re:Android Developer Verification by foxes on Monday March 30, 2026 @10:16PM (#47582009)
What? So you dont value freedom at all? Theres other alternatives too.. graphene, lineage
Re:Android Developer Verification by m4rtink on Monday March 30, 2026 @10:38PM (#47582134)
Sailfish OS - they even run a device preorder right now.
Re:Android Developer Verification by anonzzzies on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @02:17AM (#47583400)
But is it open? Seems not; parts are closed so is that not just more of the same?
Re:Android Developer Verification by fsflover on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @04:22AM (#47584246)
postmarketOS, Mobian, PureOS are open.
Re:Android Developer Verification by m4rtink on Wednesday April 01, 2026 @03:46PM (#47605632)
Yeah, some bits (parts of the GUI & some of the default apps) are still closed.

But I think there is a good chance they will finally open those now - never really made any sense to keep them closed and preventing the community from contributing. Rumors had it it was due to non-cooperative investors.

Not Jolla is finally independent again, so at least in theory they can finally do the right thing. :)

Re:Android Developer Verification by matheusmoreira on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @05:48AM (#47584900)
GrapheneOS is Android's last hope. They're making great progress with deals with smartphone manufacturers. However, the threat of remote attestation looms eternal. I have essential apps that I cannot afford to lose and if they refuse to work on a non-Google phone the usefulness of GrapheneOS is severely degraded.
Re:Android Developer Verification by fc417fc802 on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @07:51AM (#47586001)
If attestation ever became ubiquitous the difference between iOS and Android would cease to exist for me. I'd need a black box that lived in a desk drawer for interfacing with specific services and otherwise I'd cart around a camera in my pocket that happened to double as a linux tablet.
Re:Android Developer Verification by linuxmobile on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @06:09AM (#47585085)
No, the solution is having a linux micro-computer. You buy an iPhone shitphone to do banking and whatnot, and never touch it, then just do everything you need off a retroconsole since it runs literally 120% of the other apps a phone would.