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Is it? With the Android Open Source Project you can create your own completely Google-free Android distribution that you can install on quite a lot of devices.
by foepys 4y ago
Is it? With the Android Open Source Project you can create your own completely Google-free Android distribution that you can install on quite a lot of devices.
Not that I like Google, I actually actively dislike it and hate all the anti-competitive things they did (with Android, too), but let's stay with the facts here.
- lancesells 4y ago> Project you can create your own completely Google-free Android distribution that you can install on quite a lot of devices This is like saying you can eat for free for the rest of your life by just starting a farm. Sure, it's possible but it's out of the reach of most the population.
- foepys 4y agoYou can download one right now, for free at lineageos.org. So I don't get your point
- esskay 4y agoThe problem is you're still using Android. You can paint it up however you like, it's still Android, and for many iOS users thats still an instant nope.
- bentcorner 4y agoEven with an AOSP rom, can't the same thing happen here? "Nearby Share" seem to require Google Play store functionality: https://support.google.com/files/answer/10514188?hl=en#zippy=%2Chow-nearby-share-handles-your-data https://support.google.com/files/answer/10514188?hl=en#zippy... I suppose the alternative AOSP rom wouldn't even have "Nearby Share" as a feature? I suppose in that case you could use some other protocol/service that wasn't bound to Google (maybe Briar?).