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"The operating system has all the functional capabilities of an Android operating system but none of its hidden features that send users' private data to Google

by esolyt 14y ago

"The operating system has all the functional capabilities of an Android operating system but none of its hidden features that send users' private data to Google headquarters," Just to be clear, a completely open source operating system is found to be secretly sending private data to Google servers, and it also takes a lot of effort to change that?

rjzzleep 14y ago
not sure what you're trying to say, but the devices you buy in store are only BASED on android. theyre not AOSP, and they never will be. on top of that all the gapps are not free at all. I have a custom rom, but I wouldn't be one bit surprised if google got access to most of the things I used on the phone, which is why i try not to use all my passwords on the device.
- esolyt 14y ago
  Gapps (Google Apps) are just a bunch of closed-source and non-free applications. They are not a part of the operating system and they are not required for the operating system to work. Just like you can use Ubuntu without Ubuntu One, you can use Android without Google Apps. Unless you absolutely need a Google app like Gmail, it won't be an issue. Even then, you can use the browser (which is open source) to go to gmail.com etc. As for the manufacturer ROMs, they are not Android. They are Android-based operating systems and they have their own names such as TouchWiz, Sense etc. This article is specifically talking about the Android operating system, which means it is referring to AOSP rather than, say, Touchwiz.
  - neya 14y ago
    >They are Android-based operating systems and they have their own names such as TouchWiz, Sense etc. Small correction: They (TouchWiz, Sense) are not Operating systems, rather, (proprietary) User interfaces.
akldfgj 14y ago
There are no such hidden features, but there are pre-installed Google-connected applications in most (all?) retail phones.

by esolyt 14y ago

rjzzleep 14y ago

not sure what you're trying to say, but the devices you buy in store are only BASED on android. theyre not AOSP, and they never will be. on top of that all the gapps are not free at all. I have a custom rom, but I wouldn't be one bit surprised if google got access to most of the things I used on the phone, which is why i try not to use all my passwords on the device.

esolyt 14y ago
Gapps (Google Apps) are just a bunch of closed-source and non-free applications. They are not a part of the operating system and they are not required for the operating system to work. Just like you can use Ubuntu without Ubuntu One, you can use Android without Google Apps. Unless you absolutely need a Google app like Gmail, it won't be an issue. Even then, you can use the browser (which is open source) to go to gmail.com etc. As for the manufacturer ROMs, they are not Android. They are Android-based operating systems and they have their own names such as TouchWiz, Sense etc. This article is specifically talking about the Android operating system, which means it is referring to AOSP rather than, say, Touchwiz.
- neya 14y ago
  >They are Android-based operating systems and they have their own names such as TouchWiz, Sense etc. Small correction: They (TouchWiz, Sense) are not Operating systems, rather, (proprietary) User interfaces.

akldfgj 14y ago

There are no such hidden features, but there are pre-installed Google-connected applications in most (all?) retail phones.