2mo ago

Several phone brands rumored to be planning a major shift away from Android

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2mo ago

Several phone brands rumored to be planning a major shift away from Android

www.phonearena.com /news/several-phone-brands-rumored-to-be-planning-a-major-shift-away-from-android_id170038

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Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, and OnePlus, are exploring the possibility of developing versions of the Android operating system that do not rely on Google Mobile Services (GMS).
Clickbait title. They're rumored to fork Android which will still just be Android without the Google suite.
- Huawei has already produced an OS which is not a fork of Android.
  
  Meh, that is just changing one tech giant for another. Both spy on you completely. It is not like either will be better for the consumer.
  
  Well... At least they claim to.
Phones will still use android, but manufacturers are looking to de-google android so it's not as heavily reliant on google services.
A example is the removal of the required Google play store.
Laptop manufacturers are also looking to move away from windows to a linux bases operating system.
TBH this is the best news I have heard all week.
- I'd be great with that. I don't want Google on my phone.
  Also I'm looking for a new laptop in the coming years and there's no way I'm putting Windows on it. I've been poking around and there are actually a lot of options for Linux laptops now!
  I'm very happy.
  
  This comment sounds like an Ad. Or some AI bs canned response.
- Its not about Google services, its because the US government may prohibit foreign manufacturers from using Android.
  
  Don't sleep on Google Services.
  If you're not an iPhone user, those "services" are what keeps Google from killing Android entirely. Waaaayyyy too much data collection to just brush your shoulders off over.
- Chromebooks have entered the chat
Shift away from ~~Android~~ Google
Problem is, we'll be getting even worse spyware with the backing of the Chinese government.
- Call me what you will, but I would prefer my data goes to china over the current administration.
  
  How about nobody gets your data 🐸
  
  Lol, so you were fine with Google spying with all the prior administrations back to 2000...
  There is some strong evidence that Google was created with strong ties to the NSA... During the Clinton administration. You were OK with that?
  That would be saying you were OK with the creation of this spying behemoth because it was under an admin you agreed with.
  I'm not OK with it, regardless of which admin it was. It's not a good thing, and at a minimum violates the spirit of law.
Just for the record, every single company that is selling a phone in China (this includes Samsung) is already running a degoogled fork of android
- and companies would just give up trying to design a separate app for the Chinese market
  I'm not so sure about that. Some of these brands (and their sub-brands) enjoy significant market share outside of China. I suspect it would be in their financial interests to continue to maintain "global" versions.
Lineage OS maybe?
Good. Been looking for a reason to not use a smartphone. I'd rather piss glass than use iOS

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