I highly doubt AOSP can’t mantain itself, and that manufacturers could build from it and do whatever.
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limerod@reddthat.com 1 month agoYou think other companies would provide sideloading like samsung, and oneplus? They would lock the OS hard and make it difficult to even unlock. Making android more closed than before.
Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
lordbritishbusiness@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It’d probably take some sort of Linux Foundation style arrangement with manufacturers supporting a neutral team built from Google’s Android division.
Ghoelian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Well then why aren’t they doing so now? They’re already maintaining their own forks of android, should be pretty trivial to do.
limerod@reddthat.com 1 month ago
They need to maintain compatibility with play services to access apps on play store.
Also, starting with OnUI 8 and oxygenOS 16 bootloader unlocking is no longer supported. So, its a moot point. The hardening has already started.
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
allowing 3rd party app installs is not required for play services
limerod@reddthat.com 1 month ago
I never said it was. Not sure what you mean.