‘Time for Linux phones’: Android protests against major Google app change in September grow as developers warn ‘your phone is about to stop being yours’
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Android is about to become less open, and users aren't happy.
  • datendefekt@feddit.orgEnglish
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    23 hours ago

    No, it wasn’t ever. It always belonged to Google who benevolently open sourced parts of it and retains control.

    Safetynet and PlayIntegrity are under Google’s control. The PlayStore is Google’s. All of the APIs are Google’s! Hardware blobs are closed and belong to the manufacturer.

    Just because some of the stuff shows up on GitHub doesn’t make it an open platform.

    • Zak@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      18 hours ago

      Android was out for at least five years before Safetynet was a thing. I’m surprised people weren’t louder in their objections to that then.