For years Android people were yapping about how it’s open source, open platform and the competitors are not. So why not just fork it and keep on? Isn’t that the strongest point of being open source?
There’s already a bunch of forks, GrapheneOS and LineageOS being two of the most popular.
Trouble is, this affects the app ecosystem. The overwhelming majority of applications are only available through the Play Store. Sure, there are alternatives like F-Droid, but your bank isn’t offering its app through F-Droid.
Theres a high likelyhood your bank still allows access through a web browser. I think a lot of people forget that browser shortcuts that you can add to your home are a thing that makes a lot of apps partially if not fully redundant.
Fork Android?
For years Android people were yapping about how it’s open source, open platform and the competitors are not. So why not just fork it and keep on? Isn’t that the strongest point of being open source?
There’s already a bunch of forks, GrapheneOS and LineageOS being two of the most popular.
Trouble is, this affects the app ecosystem. The overwhelming majority of applications are only available through the Play Store. Sure, there are alternatives like F-Droid, but your bank isn’t offering its app through F-Droid.
Theres a high likelyhood your bank still allows access through a web browser. I think a lot of people forget that browser shortcuts that you can add to your home are a thing that makes a lot of apps partially if not fully redundant.
Or actual bank locations and ATMs.
This is why I use user agent spoofer extensions in firefox, I don’t have to deal with “you’re on a phone so here’s half the functionality” bullshit