You can still get some Android phones with relatively easily repaired hardware. And for innovative third party hardware your only option is still going to be Android.
I wish there were some way to effectively protest this decision they’ve made, but I can’t think of anything they’d actually care about unless nearly all developers objected.
Graphene is only supported on Pixels for now, but by their own FAQ this isn’t the plan forever. With Google blocking third party apps at their own discretion on Android, there will certainly be motivation to officially support more devices.
It’s so upsetting. Makes me want to start recommending iPhones (only partially out of spite).
Edit: you can downvote, but can you tell me what the difference is at this point?
You can still get some Android phones with relatively easily repaired hardware. And for innovative third party hardware your only option is still going to be Android.
I wish there were some way to effectively protest this decision they’ve made, but I can’t think of anything they’d actually care about unless nearly all developers objected.
I may have been a little hyperbolic but it’s still a huge selling point lost for the majority.
To add bootloader unlocking probably isn’t going anywhere soon so at least you have the option to run something like graphene on Android devices.
only works for pixels unfortunately.
Graphene is only supported on Pixels for now, but by their own FAQ this isn’t the plan forever. With Google blocking third party apps at their own discretion on Android, there will certainly be motivation to officially support more devices.