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Android is a proprietary OS filled with spyware. Linux kernel is irrelevant.

• solardev 4y ago
  Is that true even if you compile AOSP from source? (not being sarcastic here, just never looked into this)
  • idle_zealot 4y ago
    You lose the spyware if you use AOSP (except any that’s baked into your OEM’s kernel blobs), but you also lose a lot of functionality. You can regain some by using a community-maintained AOSP-based OS like Lineage, but chances are that a bunch of device-specific hardware/software features will still be missing.
    • solardev 4y ago
      I see, thank you for the explanation!
    • chopin 4y ago
      I am writing this from a Fairphone 4 with e/OS installed (AOSP based) and don't miss anything so far.
      • chopin 4y ago
        To add: my wife has a Samsung and can't add a shortcut for locking the phone on the lock screen (needed to enforce PIN) which the Fairphone enables.