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Can't you install stock Android on one? I'm an iPhone user and too lazy to switch now (plus I like iPhones) but Android is the more open platform so I'm assumin

• jwells89 3y ago
  There unfortunately is no such thing as stock Android… the closest that exists is the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) which is generally considered too bare-bones to be usable on its own and is missing a lot of the things that Android users might expect. While there are third party Android distros based on AOSP available, they typically only support devices that are a couple gens behind or older, which means they’re not usually an option for anybody buying a current gen device. I wish Android were more like Windows or Linux where the hardware is somewhat standardized, the OS is the same no matter what it’s installed on, and you could just wipe+reinstall “plain” Android like one does with a PC with Windows to clear away crapware, but that’s not what we got.
  • Semaphor 3y ago
    That might be the case for the apple-wannabes at Samsung, but for a lot of phones you can get custom roms for current gen phones. Pixel, OnePlus come to mind.
  • empyrrhicist 3y ago
    > like one does with a PC with Windows Maybe in the past, but these days the crapware is coming from inside the OS.
  • hnuser123456 3y ago
    AOSP is not too barebones for someone who is looking for a barebone OS for their mobile phone. Last I tried, it comes with a basic texting app, a basic phone app, a basic web browser, just no Google app store, no Chrome, no Google account synced messages, etc.