I am really hoping that PostmarketOS will become more viable.
I’ve been trying to get rid of all American service provider (dropped netflix, duolingo); smartphones are more difficult though because they need to work.
fuzzywombat@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
What a disappointing week. I was looking to replace my five year old iPhone with an android phone and now I’m just stumped. Pixel 10 looked pretty good but then this sudden verification requirement news hit. Both platform are now equally crap. The hell with both of these shitty companies. Maybe I’ll go full retro and get a dumb phone instead.
Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Squizzy@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Get a pixel secondhand and put an android fork on it. Its what I will likely do because I am sick of Google in my life and dont want to pay through the nose for a glossy shit that doesnt even have a file manager from apple.
wavebeam@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
iOS/iPad OS has had a file manager for years? It’s not great, and heavily restricted, but it for sure exists.
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
That’s kind of the point though. Apple’s file manager portrays a “flat” filesystem, where all of your data is laid out neatly on the table - so to speak - and the actual locations of those directories within the system are buried inside vague and protected locations “for security”. Android file managers embrace a more traditional Unix-like filesystem hierarchy.
Squizzy@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
In what way is it restricted? I dont do much but being able to explore to find my files is necessary.