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I have to disagree with the statement that AOSP is not functionally complete. I'm using it on a Nexus handset with F-Droid and I'm really pleased at how easy it

I have to disagree with the statement that AOSP is not functionally complete. I'm using it on a Nexus handset with F-Droid and I'm really pleased at how easy it was to switch over. I was rooting my phone anyway and this started as an experiment. I had the ROM and the separately packaged Google Apps package (Google Play Services, etc...) and thought I'd try skipping the extra Google stuff to see how it worked. Haven't looked back since. Some of the replacement apps are functionally superior to the Google versions, though I concede these are not as user-friendly for non-technical users. Nothing against Google really, I have a GMail account as a secondary email and I like the default Google search on the Firefox browser. I just don't need any more than that and so reject the added complexity of flashing all the Google stuff on top of AOSP.

bad_user 13y ago
I did the same thing with an older Galaxy S that I have lying around. I installed CyanogenMod on it without Google's services. Have been installing apps from F-Droid. I use Apollo, VLC, K-9 Mail, OsmAnd and Firefox. At some point I also installed some apps from Amazon's App Store, but I then realized that I don't really need any of that crap. People saying that AOSP is not usable don't know what they are talking about. That said, I'm also planning to get a phone with Firefox OS and I think it has a bright future, just because it is based on web standards. I really like the approach taken by Firefox OS and Chrome OS.
- pcx 13y ago
  > People saying that AOSP is not usable don't know what they are talking about. The Linux kernel is usable. Why don't you just start from scratch with the kernel? When I say AOSP is not usable for normal folks, I mean it's not comparable to the existing solutions we have for computers.
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bad_user 13y ago

I did the same thing with an older Galaxy S that I have lying around. I installed CyanogenMod on it without Google's services. Have been installing apps from F-Droid. I use Apollo, VLC, K-9 Mail, OsmAnd and Firefox. At some point I also installed some apps from Amazon's App Store, but I then realized that I don't really need any of that crap. People saying that AOSP is not usable don't know what they are talking about. That said, I'm also planning to get a phone with Firefox OS and I think it has a bright future, just because it is based on web standards. I really like the approach taken by Firefox OS and Chrome OS.

pcx 13y ago
> People saying that AOSP is not usable don't know what they are talking about. The Linux kernel is usable. Why don't you just start from scratch with the kernel? When I say AOSP is not usable for normal folks, I mean it's not comparable to the existing solutions we have for computers.
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