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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by cecexacjrgec on Friday September 18, 2026 @06:08PM (#49760895)
> Many people bought Pixels due to this and it wasn't fulfilled.

Did they though? Or is this just conjecture? Because, honestly, Pixels are not even available worldwide so a few AOSP enthusiasts dropping off and going to Graphene hardly seems concerning for the mighty G.

AOSP reference was a tagline for a few nerds that still wanted the Nexus devices of yore, but it was clear from day one that Google wanted their Pixel phones to be their iPhones.

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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by teekert on Saturday September 19, 2026 @01:45AM (#49763678)
I did
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by cecexacjrgec on Saturday September 19, 2026 @04:02AM (#49764407)
> a few AOSP enthusiasts dropping off

> I did

Precisely my point.

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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by LoganDark on Saturday September 19, 2026 @06:39AM (#49765291)
This is literally gaslighting; using someone's opinion as proof that nobody else holds it.
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by izacus on Saturday September 19, 2026 @07:06AM (#49765485)
No, this isn't what gaslighting is or means.
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by LoganDark on Saturday September 19, 2026 @07:11AM (#49765515)
Saying that holding a particular opinion makes you irrelevant is not gaslighting? It's not nice to respond to a frustrated developer by saying they don't exist. It feels comparable to saying someone's concerns are not real, which does amount to gaslighting to me.
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by fluidcruft on Saturday September 19, 2026 @09:41AM (#49766540)
Gaslighting is making a person question the validity of their own true memories.
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by NetMageSCW on Saturday September 19, 2026 @02:40PM (#49769091)
No one says graphene os doesn’t exist, or the developers don’t exist, just that their opinions don’t matter because they are a miniscule fraction of the market. 2% of active devices drives no decisions at Google.
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by exjejfjeifj on Saturday September 19, 2026 @12:24PM (#49767840)
It quite literally isn’t.
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by grapheneos on Saturday September 19, 2026 @01:26PM (#49768443)
Android's official documented listed Pixels as the Android Open Source Project reference devices until the release of Android 16. It also promised 5-7 years of support from launch.

Pixels are sold in 33 countries across North America, Europe, Asia and Oceania. A substantial portion of the Pixel userbase is using other operating systems. 400k to 600k active GrapheneOS users on Pixels is a significant amount based on how many Pixels are sold. It's only one of the alternate operating systems people are using. It's not only a few users as you're claiming.

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