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> There actually ARE other choices - like Librem, PinePhone, etc. The trade offs pretty much rules out the alternatives for most people. I need just a few apps
by mrweasel 4y ago
> There actually ARE other choices - like Librem, PinePhone, etc.
The trade offs pretty much rules out the alternatives for most people. I need just a few apps, but they are for payment and government stuff, so they are only ever going to be available in the official app stores. For others it's going to be messaging apps, social media or something local, like an app for the supermarket. If those apps are not available, then the point of a smartphone goes away. At least of me.
- BlargMcLarg 4y agoNot just you. Loads of countries are pushing further digitalization and pseudo-require a smartphone to not make things a complete hassle. If you're lucky, their APKs are distributed outside the playstore and you get to manually update everything once a month. The whole thing is making people dependent on the common app stores. Not actually dependent, but practically.