I’m in the same boat. It feels like they either use Android or they end up re-implementing half of Android, probably at early Android quality. Bonus points bec

I’m in the same boat. It feels like they either use Android or they end up re-implementing half of Android, probably at early Android quality. Bonus points because then they get to re-implement Spotify integrations et al instead of using an existing APK. I don’t really care that it runs Android, but it seems like it runs on Android _and_ locks you out of said OS which I don’t love. By all means, build on Android, but then let people use Android. Let me slap a SIM in it and make calls, or install a stupid clock face or something. I’d say the same thing of most appliances. I don’t care what OS it’s built on, but I want access to that OS as much as possible. Eg I liked that Bluecoat devices have a custom SSH shell for managing them, but you can drop into a regular bash shell with the root password. Can’t say that I used it, but it was reassuring to know that I could get vi or something if their shell fell apart.