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In my mind, the minute locked bootloaders became the norm for android, and firmware source files became unavailable for devs, android became a closed-shut syste
by salvagedcircuit 7y ago
In my mind, the minute locked bootloaders became the norm for android, and firmware source files became unavailable for devs, android became a closed-shut system. There used to be an entire ecosystem of mods and custom roms, which now have mostly dried up. The number of hoops needed to jump through to actually make an android phone your own in 2020 is completely absurd.
- scarface74 7y agoAndroid’s “openness” has always been bullshit. From day one what made Android Android to most non Chinese consumers was the proprietary bits that Google included and the drivers were always closed source.