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Just for the record, those are google services you talk about. Android itself is open source, and doesn't do any of those things.
by legacynl 10y ago
Just for the record, those are google services you talk about. Android itself is open source, and doesn't do any of those things.
- bluesilver07 10y agoFor practical purposes, does the difference really matter? Most consumer phones come with Google services on them. Building a usable ROM without Google services on them is not an easy task.
- h4waii 10y agoNot only is it an extremely easy task for someone who wants such a thing, it's already been done and is widely available pre-build for a plethora of devices with projects like LineageOS (risen from CyanogenMod), AOSP, CopperheadOS etc...
- scarface74 10y agoAnd if you choose non-Google Android, you don't get a lot of the features that make Android, Android. Google has been close sourcing huge chunks of Android over the years.