This is dystopian.
this post was submitted on 26 Aug 2025
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This will be the last straw for me. I will be looking for Android OS alternatives.
Isn't this like 90% of the reason people prefer android over apple?
I doubt most people care that much. I do, but I don't know anyone else who does.
But even if I were to lose this, I would not even consider switching to apple (but I would consider switching to something more open).
It is, yeah. It's like 100% of the reason for me. I'm gonna buy an iPhone later this year most likely.
Understandable, if youre gonna eat straight up dog shit it might as well be gourmet dogshit
Yup.
2026 - year of the Linux Phone :D
Please let this be a nightmare...
Great i guess it is time to root my phone, and run a custom rom. I haven't had to do that in years because android finally got good.
If you use the term "sideloading" you already lost the battle before you finished your sentence
Because of using Shelter, this will make my phone practically unusable.
This is fucking ridiculous
I need an OS for phone which is completely controlled by community.
GrapheneOS for Pixel
How does it compare with LineageOS? What are the pros and cons in your opinion?
They are very different.
GrapheneOS' whole thing is security and privacy. It's big on sandboxing apps and browser sessions. Google Play and most Android features are opt-in (Google Play Services are also sandboxed). Just check their features.
LineageOS doesn't have most of the above. It's mostly just a regular barebones Android distribution without all the vendor bloat, and a great alternative if you just want more control and less BS (if you've used a Samsung device you will know what I mean - absolutely horrible distribution imo).
LineageOS also significantly regresses security compared to barebones AOSP.
- Userdebug builds
- No locked bootloader or verified boot
- Incomplete backports of patches
As would I, but where exactly are we going comrade?
I think Android on my Samsung 25 Ultra is already blocking Kolab Now for being private. EPSTEIN FILES.
I guess it's time to buy a linux phone
Support for this will grow, I hope. Linux on PC has been really easy for the past 10 or so years, but phones often have locked bootloaders. There's not that much support for different models either, feels like a work in progress. I hope someone just starts up a volunteer organisation that can provide pre-installed free software. Not just one centralised company, but multiple outlets.
I honestly wish for the responsible people to die. A natural, painless death, but let it be quick. All of silicon valley is so evil it would be deemed unrealistic for a movie villain. They are selling out our freedoms and planet for what? They are already stinking rich.
They are sexually aroused when they torture both individuals and society at large.
I wish I could accuse you of exaggerating. But I am not sure it is an exaggeration.
Everything is about sex. Sex is about power.
Only for toxic people.
I agree. One should strive to evolve beyond the tyranny of our amygdalas.
@raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world @themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Plus, on the bright side, it'd slow climate change rates by a pretty considerable rate, if not reversing to pre-Industrial Revolution global temperatures (seriously). But maybe I'm being too optimistic here.
It would definitely help.
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