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minus-square100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·2 days agoAOSP has become unusable over the years because Google bundles more and more core functions with its proprietary Google Play Services. Source: I’ve been around long enough to remember independent devs making versions such as Gingerbread or Marshmallow usable.
minus-squaredismay3915@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·2 days agoLineage, graphene, calyx are pretty good tho. Much better than the android that comes with today’s stock phones.
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoAnd yet most people install gApps. Because Android without Google Play Services doesn’t do everything you expect of your phone. This is intentional design to sell you on an “open” ecosystem that doesn’t work without Google.
minus-squarelongPuma@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoIs MicroG not a viable alternative? How about apps utilizing unified push notifications if Google play services is a concern?
minus-square100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoAll of them exist as long as Google wants. We should hammer this point into our heads.
AOSP has become unusable over the years because Google bundles more and more core functions with its proprietary Google Play Services.
Source: I’ve been around long enough to remember independent devs making versions such as Gingerbread or Marshmallow usable.
Lineage, graphene, calyx are pretty good tho. Much better than the android that comes with today’s stock phones.
And yet most people install gApps. Because Android without Google Play Services doesn’t do everything you expect of your phone. This is intentional design to sell you on an “open” ecosystem that doesn’t work without Google.
Is MicroG not a viable alternative? How about apps utilizing unified push notifications if Google play services is a concern?
All of them exist as long as Google wants. We should hammer this point into our heads.