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You can install F-Droid or microG if you prefer; you don't need to use GApps. Apart from that the other options you have, are (in random order): /e/, PureOS, K
by Fnoord 7y ago
You can install F-Droid or microG if you prefer; you don't need to use GApps.
Apart from that the other options you have, are (in random order): /e/, PureOS, KaiOS, SailfishOS, Ubuntu Touch, Plasma Mobile, postmarketOS, among others.
- ooboe 7y agoOr YALP, Aurora, or AuroraStore.
- yding 7y agoI looked at MicroG and saw this almost immediately: This is alpha-grade software and not yet ready for production use. Do not use if you don't know what you're doing. That's not going to be good enough for Huawei. Similarly, all of those alternative OSes aren't going to work if they're not binary, and more importantly API compatible with Android + GMS.
- sanxiyn 7y agoIf microG isn't good enough for Huawei, they can make it so. I mean, Huawei is a billion dollar corporation. I hope they do.
- Fnoord 7y ago> That's not going to be good enough for Huawei. The question is rather: given that it is FOSS is it good enough for them to extend the functionality on the short-term? > Similarly, all of those alternative OSes aren't going to work if they're not binary, and more importantly API compatible with Android + GMS. KaiOS has some compatibility (by design not fully compatible). SailfishOS has an Android emulator. Other OSes could also use one such as Anbox. /e/ and LineageOS are binary and API compatible with Android. GMS is an issue, but given that Google is under a magnifying glass concerning monopoly position related to Android in EU I have some hope that alternatives for GMS (or FOSS implementations) could happen.