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All the services that I rely upon on my Android phone are free 3rd party apps. Firefox, Banking, Authentication, Calendar So if the "Epic Phone" had the abilit
by fxtentacle 5y ago
All the services that I rely upon on my Android phone are free 3rd party apps. Firefox, Banking, Authentication, Calendar
So if the "Epic Phone" had the ability to install and run APKs, that'd be good enough.
- nradov 5y agoThose APKs will only work on devices with licensed Google Play services. And that platform changes so rapidly that it's effectively impossible for a competitor to build compatible APIs without infringing on Google's IP.
- JackGreyhat 5y agoI have an android phone without google play enabled or installed. Not even a replacement framework such as MicroG or whatever. Works fine. Check how f-doid apps are running, or what it requires. No google license, api, nothing.