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Apple is bad. Google (Android) is bad. So what is the solution here for the common non-tech savvy smartphone user?
by vv_ 2y ago
Apple is bad. Google (Android) is bad.
So what is the solution here for the common non-tech savvy smartphone user?
- NotPractical 2y agoI would say that custom Android-based ROMs like GrapheneOS are the solution, but Google is actively sabotaging those with the Play Integrity API so I don't know if they will be usable by the average person in the long-term (unless Google is legally compelled to stop this). So honestly I think that legislation such as what's happening in the EU is the only solution. This includes investigating Google as well as Apple. I'm not a huge fan of legislation in general but the current state of mobile computing is depressingly bad right now. > However, I find it a bit of a stretch to claim that having iMessage access on a smartwatch is essential for being a functional member of society. Btw I agree here. Perhaps the EU is being a little too overbearing in some aspects, but most of it is good. I think in this case Pebble is trying to take advantage of the existing interoperability provisions, which are a general framework allowing devs to request access to certain functions. However the EU has said that they want to target smartwatches in particular which sounds like misplaced priority to me...
- vv_ 2y ago> which sounds like misplaced priority to me Agreed.