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• GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  AOSP has been neutered as much as Google has been able to. This was the reasonable next step.

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  • Fmstrat@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    True, but what I’m saying is there is an open model. If another community of devs wan’t a “Linux-based mobile OS”, they can fork AOSP like Graphene did. IE complain about Google, not Android.

    Graphene works. No tracking, tons of FOSS and commercial apps, it just lacks some banking apps. One gap, vs all that exist between now and another Linux phone.

    LineageOS is another option for other phones, also far ahead of other Linux ideas.

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    • GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yes, but you can expect almost no useful updates from AOSP anymore, which means it’s up to groups like those who develop GrapheneOS to keep up with what people expect while Android ostensibly keeps advancing, and they only support one hardware line.

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      • Fmstrat@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Yes, but in 12 months a Linux phone won’t even be close to where even 4 versions ago Android is. As long as Graphene (or Lineage, or Fairphone, plenty of models) keeps the security updates covered, there are good options out there.

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