Rumour: Google intends to discontinue the Android Open Source Project – OSnews
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Soooo, that means that android is fucked but custom roms should be able to continue from android 15, not?
schrieb am 13. Juni 2025, 16:26 zuletzt editiert von lwd@lemm.eedeleted by creator
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Maybe but those 1% of buyers are multiplicators incentivizing others to buy the same phone.
schrieb am 14. Juni 2025, 07:49 zuletzt editiert vonYes, they incentivize another 0.001%. How is google going to survive this?
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This post did not contain any content.schrieb am 14. Juni 2025, 08:12 zuletzt editiert von
Of course they are. They always did. The entire ecosystem is so closely tied to google services that it's almost impossible to use the phone without them (if you want to use banking and security apps). For now the only alternative is iOS and I'm starting to doubt if mobile Linux will ever become usable.
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Yes, they incentivize another 0.001%. How is google going to survive this?
schrieb am 14. Juni 2025, 10:06 zuletzt editiert vonYes, they incentivize another 0.001%. How is google going to survive this?
Tech geeks acting as multiplication factors are the people who brought Apple from obscurity to mainstream.
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Yes, they incentivize another 0.001%. How is google going to survive this?
Tech geeks acting as multiplication factors are the people who brought Apple from obscurity to mainstream.
schrieb am 14. Juni 2025, 10:18 zuletzt editiert vonThat was 40 years ago. Any more recent examples?
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Full AOSP compatibility for Pixel devices is a huge reason to buy a Pixel instead of a 3rd party OEM. They're shooting themselves in the foot.
schrieb am 14. Juni 2025, 13:06 zuletzt editiert von vanilla_puddinfudge@infosec.pubYep. Thanks to this, I'm moving to IOS with a x64 handheld. I won't need a smartphone beyond calls and tethering so, why bother. Google can enjoy the fruits of their labor.
Which? Rn, a Steam Deck, but soon, something smaller and more palmable, still fishing for something good. I'd even take something pi-based.
Hard truth: With America going to shit, the EU needs a smartphone brand like...yesterday. Germans, get cooking!
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Of course they are. They always did. The entire ecosystem is so closely tied to google services that it's almost impossible to use the phone without them (if you want to use banking and security apps). For now the only alternative is iOS and I'm starting to doubt if mobile Linux will ever become usable.
schrieb am 14. Juni 2025, 13:17 zuletzt editiert voniOS isn't any better. I'm looking to OnePlus and maybe LineageOS. Hopefully GrapheneOS isn't dead.
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Yep. Thanks to this, I'm moving to IOS with a x64 handheld. I won't need a smartphone beyond calls and tethering so, why bother. Google can enjoy the fruits of their labor.
Which? Rn, a Steam Deck, but soon, something smaller and more palmable, still fishing for something good. I'd even take something pi-based.
Hard truth: With America going to shit, the EU needs a smartphone brand like...yesterday. Germans, get cooking!
schrieb am 14. Juni 2025, 13:32 zuletzt editiert von woelkchen@lemmy.worldthe EU needs a smartphone brand like…yesterday
Germans, get cooking!
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That was 40 years ago. Any more recent examples?
schrieb am 14. Juni 2025, 14:02 zuletzt editiert vonI don't agree with the other person but the closest example that I could find would be OnePlus. They had no physical shops, used word of mouth (influencers), had good marketing (flagship killer), and were relatively cheap. They quickly rose the ranks and became a mainstream brand.
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schrieb am 14. Juni 2025, 14:03 zuletzt editiert vonHow will Samsung/OnePlus use Android 17 and 18?
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iOS isn't any better. I'm looking to OnePlus and maybe LineageOS. Hopefully GrapheneOS isn't dead.
schrieb am 14. Juni 2025, 15:05 zuletzt editiert vonLineage os and graphene os are both based on AOSP, no ? How to expect these projects to survive if AOSP becomes closed source ?
What worries me the most is the support for our phone. Constructor provides bad to average support for new android versions. Meanwhile, these projects can last for a long time. I have a one plus 7 pro and it is running on YAAP, receives OTA security updates every month and all the major versions of Android. Killing AOSP will lead to killing long term support of our phone.
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Lineage os and graphene os are both based on AOSP, no ? How to expect these projects to survive if AOSP becomes closed source ?
What worries me the most is the support for our phone. Constructor provides bad to average support for new android versions. Meanwhile, these projects can last for a long time. I have a one plus 7 pro and it is running on YAAP, receives OTA security updates every month and all the major versions of Android. Killing AOSP will lead to killing long term support of our phone.
schrieb am 14. Juni 2025, 15:25 zuletzt editiert vonWhere, exactly, do you think the source code will go for aosp? It'll just get forked. See ZFS and openzfs, or Solaris, and illumos.
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I don't understand.
also I thought Apple builds upon BSD style licensed stuff, while Android is on Linux which is gpl?
schrieb am 14. Juni 2025, 15:29 zuletzt editiert vonThis myth needs to die. The only parts of BSD that Apple used for iOS/osx, were from bsd4.4 (released in like the 1990s). And even then it was only parts of the user space.
The kernel is a completely different beast.
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How will Samsung/OnePlus use Android 17 and 18?
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schrieb am 14. Juni 2025, 18:00 zuletzt editiert vonThat's not what I meant. Will the other OEMs have to pay Google for using Android 17 (since it's not open-source anymore) ?
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That's not what I meant. Will the other OEMs have to pay Google for using Android 17 (since it's not open-source anymore) ?
schrieb am 14. Juni 2025, 18:43 zuletzt editiert von lwd@lemm.eedeleted by creator
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This myth needs to die. The only parts of BSD that Apple used for iOS/osx, were from bsd4.4 (released in like the 1990s). And even then it was only parts of the user space.
The kernel is a completely different beast.
schrieb am 14. Juni 2025, 19:13 zuletzt editiert vonI specifically said BSD style license.
ChatGPT claims i the kennel started as a mix of the mach and FreeBSD kennels as base, improved by Apple. sadly I could but find any proper sourceare you seen to know that "The kernel is a completely different beast.", maybe you can shed some light
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iOS isn't any better. I'm looking to OnePlus and maybe LineageOS. Hopefully GrapheneOS isn't dead.
schrieb am 14. Juni 2025, 21:39 zuletzt editiert von exlisper@lemmy.curiana.netI think iOS is better than stock Android because Apple is not in ad business so it has better privacy protections. Its locked ecosystem sucks but privacy wise it's better.
I went with GrapheneOS because it's fairly large user base means that it will last longer than other, less used mods. But in the end it will only survive for as long as Google let's it.
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Lineage os and graphene os are both based on AOSP, no ? How to expect these projects to survive if AOSP becomes closed source ?
What worries me the most is the support for our phone. Constructor provides bad to average support for new android versions. Meanwhile, these projects can last for a long time. I have a one plus 7 pro and it is running on YAAP, receives OTA security updates every month and all the major versions of Android. Killing AOSP will lead to killing long term support of our phone.
schrieb am 14. Juni 2025, 21:52 zuletzt editiert vonHope and fairy farts mostly. I'm assuming they'll branch out from what they have now if Android chooses to do that. Ala MariaDB.
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I think iOS is better than stock Android because Apple is not in ad business so it has better privacy protections. Its locked ecosystem sucks but privacy wise it's better.
I went with GrapheneOS because it's fairly large user base means that it will last longer than other, less used mods. But in the end it will only survive for as long as Google let's it.
schrieb am 14. Juni 2025, 22:33 zuletzt editiert vonIt's not. iOS has just been awful for a long time and since it hasn't been downgraded in recent memory and some people take that as a positive thing.
iOS does not have better privacy protections. Privacy is more than putting the word Privacy in an ad. French Regulators fined Apple millions for illegal data collection AND they're still being sued by multiple orgs. In fact, you have no choice to opt out of the collection, only to opt out of it being used for personalization. Android has more granular controls over every permission. Until they really pull the plug GrapheneOS and others still count on Androids side as well.
Apple was cool before the iMac in '98. After that they've been drumming their products down. There is genuinely no advantage. "It just works" except it works less than my windows machine. "It's more Unix like" Windows has WSL now. "Muh Enclave Chip" TPM is better. Both collect your data.
Anyone who prefers or likes Apple products does it because of vibes and appearance rather than anything with technical.
I do want to add, Android beating iOS in privacy isn't a high mark. It doesn't mean Android is good with privacy.
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