This is not going to change anything. Google decided to become a bully and they’ll succeed.
It’s all a result of hardware manufacturers not bothering to create a common open source Android fork and keep giving more power to Google. Now even Samsung cannot operate their App Store without every single app in their store signed by Google.
How about we forget about Android and start using postmarketOS instead?
As a fellow postmarketOS user, it’s not fully ready for prime time, though it surely works.
If you need banking apps (not just bank in your browser), native popular messenger apps (Waydroid is there, but it’s way from perfect) and stuff like such, postmarketOS and mobile Linux in general are still not ready for you.
If you want to explore the alternative and ready to make some sacrifices in a quest for independence, you should absolutely give it a spin. Many well-supported devices (Pixel 3a, Pocophone F1 etc. etc.) are old and extremely cheap to buy on the secondhand market, and will offer you a decent experience.
I bought Fairphone 6 and I will install postmarketOS on it in due time.
Because we need to start embracing it now, or we will never get it rolling.
Indeed! Trying to move my stuff to my Pixel and use it more, even if some wrinkles are there.
Please note Fairphone 6 is not properly supported yet, but the effort is there.
