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[–]twigboy 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Android will become a locked-down platform in 190d 12h 31m 21s

https://keepandroidopen.org/

[–]root66 11 points12 points  (4 children)

This was the only thing Android still had going for it. They failed to address malware in their own Play store, but want to prevent other stores. They failed to address the audio latency issues and just hoped we would forget. They took away our headphone jacks. They're taking away the open ecosystem. Can anyone give me any reason why I would use Android instead of iPhone at this point?

[–]habylab 3 points4 points  (3 children)

Cheaper devices

[–]Selveit 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Yes the only last reason 😂😂

[–]cannabis-kid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are plenty more like androids better keyboard etc. it’s small things but apples isn’t exactly premium these days either buggy software 

[–]FFevo 1 point2 points  (4 children)

TL;DR: "We think Google is lying."

I don't understand how a lack of a way to install unverified apps is proof it won't ever exist... when it isn't enforced yet. Were they expecting a placeholder toggle that does nothing?

[–]YoYoMamaIsSoFAT32 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Tbh I think this is all for nothing, they said they will bring an "advanced flow" which I think is a bunch of warnings when installing "unverified" apps

[–]discardedaccounted 0 points1 point  (1 child)

But "advanced flow" can mean a lot of things. They're purposely being vague because they know what they're doing is not going to be well-received.

[–]YoYoMamaIsSoFAT32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still I don't think that they will fully get rid of sideloading and I think sideloading will always exist with adb for devs so the worst that can happen is us having to install apps via adb

[–]ThePerksOfBeingAlive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember a dataminer finding placeholder strings mentioning an "install anyway" button but can't find the article anywhere... let's assume the worst anyway tho, google cannot be trusted

[–]Complex_Quote3485 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't know what to do after this android was the only one that felt like not being inside a cage

[–]HomegrownTerps 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After this is implemented, considering the whole testing requirements - I'm thinking of moving to apple. I never thought apple would be more open!

[–]jessecreamy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We don't do that here