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> only Google's offering is allowed to update or install apps in the background Not anymore, since Android 12 (2021). https://www.xda-developers.com/android-1

• xethos 3y ago
  You're right! I thought I'd heard something about that, but couldn't quite remember :) From your linked article though: > in response to mounting pressure from Epic Games and government regulators Just because it came out before the judgement doesn't mean it wasn't because of the court case. And frankly, needing to be sued to do the not-a-monopoly thing isn't exactly a great look. Maybe I'm just grouchy because I'll never get to use it though - BlackBerry stopped making handsets, so I'm using either the last great physical keyboard (subjective, but true IMO) while being "stuck" on Android 8.1, or GNU+Linux à la Pinephone Pro.