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Stock Android has nothing to do with it, the same Play Services exist on every Android phone on the (western) market.
by veeti 4y ago
Stock Android has nothing to do with it, the same Play Services exist on every Android phone on the (western) market.
- tmsbrg 4y agoAh good point. I didn't realise that. I need to look into MicroG again. Any Android running Play Services basically has a massive backdoor.
- SturgeonsLaw 4y agoGoogle controls the entire operating system, and in some cases the hardware, so it's a backdoor into the house they already own
- ashwagary 4y agoStock android has everything to do with it. Non-stock options allow you to remove Google Apps which include Play services.