Google’s Android, the world’s most widely used mobile operating system, started life as open-source software. In its quest for ever-greater profits, the tech giant has been gradually eroding Android’s open-source capacity over the last decade.

Google’s Android, the world’s most widely used mobile operating system, started life as open-source software. In its quest for ever-greater profits, the tech giant has been gradually eroding Android’s open-source nature over the last decade.

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  • ArtixCory@lemmy.mlEnglish
    171·
    15 days ago

    And thus highlights the hypocrisy of their “let’s all be friends” messaging around getting Apple to adopt RCS; Google holds the keys to integrating RCS in messaging apps on Android. Last I heard they only granted access to Samsung.

    I’d be willing to excuse a mobile OS for being partially or completely proprietary if it was good. But neither Android nor iOS are.

    • macaw_dean_settle@lemmy.world
      42·
      15 days ago

      I have been “using” a Pinephone for quite awhile now. However, since it runs Linux, it doesn’t actually work. I have invested many hours and even basic shit like calling does not work 100% of the time, let alone more “complicated” things like a working email client. It just isn’t worth it. I will stick with my Windows 10 Mobile phones for now.

  • irotsoma@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    7·
    15 days ago

    …worse for users. Better for them…in the shirt term. That’s the real issue. Short term Profit overrules everything in modern corporations.

  • eleitl@lemmy.zip
    6·
    15 days ago

    I’m on GrapheneOS on tablet/phone for time being, but I’m fine going back to a dumphone and a Linux or BSD tablet or convertible.

    • appropriateghost@lemmy.ml
      3·
      15 days ago

      If in the future i’m ever forced to drop smart phones because of further proprietary/removal of open source option then i’m definitely going this route.

      have a dumb phone and just rely on a good laptop.

      On second thought… maybe this is the way.

  • Ardens@lemmy.ml
    4·
    15 days ago

    No wonder. A shame that people didn’t want to support neither Firefox OS or other free Mobile OS…