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  • pkjqpg1h@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
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    16 days ago

    Use Custom ROMs with MicroG

    Here is active and good custom ROMs

    LineageOS (many devices) e/os (many devices) crDroid (many devices) GrapheneOS (only pixel)

  • LedgeDrop@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    16 days ago

    So, I guess this means that f-droid can only be installed via Google Play. /s

    I’m getting flashbacks to using Internet Explorer to install Firefox.

    edit: made sarcasm more obvious.

  • John Richard@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    16 days ago

    Time to finally move to GrapheneOS. Hope they finish polishing it, including things like automated backups. I’m going to donate to them. They have consistently proved themselves to be a legitimate project.

  • picnic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    14 days ago

    Partly because of this, I moved to graphene.

    Fuck google, simply. And I did like them 15-20 years ago. How far have they fallen…

  • themurphy@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    16 days ago

    This is only fuel on the EU open source initiatives.

    But I’m pretty sure Google wont get away with locking down EU customers anyway, as this is clearly a breach of the DMA.

    • Zak@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      16 days ago

      this is clearly a breach of the DMA

      Is it? I think the DMA should have been written so that it is, but Apple does essentially the same thing and EU regulators don’t seem to be claiming that it’s a violation.

    • brucethemoose@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      16 days ago

      They could clam a web app is the “alternative” I guess.

      They’ll shut that down too. Somehow. For “security” I’m sure, even as the Play Store is infested with scam apps.

      • themurphy@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        16 days ago

        They mandate 3rd party app stores. I think we are passed that.

        Google is just power grapping what they can towards everyone else to make up for lost profit.

      • pkjqpg1h@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
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        16 days ago

        Play Store is infested with scam apps

        Last time when I checked most of the apps was scam