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Breaking: Google is easing up on Android's new sideloading restrictions! (www.androidauthority.com)
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Google: "Based on this feedback and our ongoing conversations with the community, we are building a new advanced flow that allows experienced users to accept the risks of installing software that isn't verified. We are designing this flow specifically to resist coercion, ensuring that users aren't tricked into bypassing these safety checks while under pressure from a scammer. It will also include clear warnings to ensure users fully understand the risks involved, but ultimately, it puts the choice in their hands."

Thank god. I would've ditched Android for good if this went through, and while it sounds like it would be annoying for casual users to enable unverified apps, at least we can still install them.

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[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 38 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] Fmstrat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Fmstrat@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

So the question becomes when, not if, a Linux phone reaches parity with AOSP-based phones.

[–] Fmstrat@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Android basically is a Linux phone, it's a distro(ish).

It has a Linux kernel and a Linux-based OS wrapped around it. And just like you can compile FreeCAD for Debian or Arch, you can compile Fossify for Google Android, GrapheneOS, or LineageOS.

"Linux" phones in the sense you mean won't be a "Debian" or "Arch", they'll be something else, just like Android.