It’s an interesting trick because it makes me ponder: why would google do this?

Pre-compiling on the server means spending compute resources that are not free on something that was free before. In other words: cost. Why would google incur a cost on something that is non-user marketable or even perceptible? Were there really that many users complaining about how long it took to install x random app? Would google do this out of the kindness of their hearts?

So here’s my best theory of why they’re doing this: **Automatic installing of apps / ads on the background. **

here’s why I think that:

• Google has a history of trying this in-between state of app/website with “instant apps”. Instant apps were never really “instant” though and they never really took off.

• There are already several full screen ads for dopaming-hacking games that are partially interactive. It wouldn’t take much to jump into a “pass the first level to skip the ad” kind of mechanic instead of “watch 20 seconds of this video to skip the ad” The limiting factor is how quickly does the ad install on your device.

• Xiaomi and other Chinese companies have demonstrated how lucrative auto-installed crapware is. If one assumes that the concept generates revenue, imagine the following pitch:

• For $20 we’ll highlight your app on the play store

• For $200 we’ll show 20 full screen ads on 1000 users

• For $2000 we’ll pre-install the app on 1000 users from May 1st to June 1st

I mean… Those are the source of the problem in other countries. Take the addictive active compound away and people will stop using it

I’m so happy vapes are illegal in Norway

No they don’t need internet. You can keep it isolated from the net

And FM radio!

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Okay so you want “actual linux and open source” AND it also needs to work on more than 1% of the phones?

It’s like the people who complain about phones not having a SD card but they never buy the phones that actually do support them

There are phones you can buy that run Linux in our open source check out the pinephone

So why not use Ubuntu Touch?

Shhh, look over here instead ✨ different colours

There’s no ublock in those extensions Nor a n ad blocker

I stand corrected

This looks like a project from an L3 who got promoted and immediately left the team afterwards.

With “Google” it’s always like one great Design/UI team putting out a recommendation and then have several other teams in the company disregard that recommendation. Barely any cohesion.

We don’t really own anything

These are pocket computer computers that turn into paperweights the moment our feudal lord Google decides to

Can’t use banking nor government apps there (non us)