Comment on The Browser Wasn’t Enough, Google Wants To Control All Your Software

• mesamunefire@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  What I wouldn't give for a very simple linux phone. Not android based. That I can call/message from.

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  • toddestan@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    While pretty neat, I’d have a hard time even calling the WiPhone a phone if it doesn’t have a cellular modem. You’re entirely dependent on having a wifi connection. I suppose it could serve as a replacement for a landline, but that’s about it.

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    • mesamunefire@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yep! Its so close.

      Looks like they had plans for LTE. Dunno how hard it is to ser up. Probably very hard.

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• blitzen@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  No idea.

  Sent from my iPhone.

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  • paequ2@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Oh, thank god Apple lets users install whatever software they want—hey, wait a minute…

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    • blitzen@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The question wasn’t how to switch OSs without losing current capabilities, it was how to stop using Android. Switching OS is how.

      Losing side loading is something being lost either way.

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      • paequ2@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        The question wasn’t how to switch OSs without losing current capabilities

        This is exactly the question. The article is about Google taking away software freedom, forcing developers to dox themselves, and forcing users to only install software from Google’s approved list.

        Apple is already there. How would that help anyone?

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      • Euphoma@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Ios is bad. I’d rather have locked down android with the official terminal, rather than go back to using the iSh[1] app for terminal on ios

        [1] ish.app

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