I don’t care if anyone has a Xiaomi, Oneplus, Samsung, etc. Each brand is using a modified version of Android, and they chose to be compatible with each other. But for example the “blue vs green bubble” drama is a thing specifically because of Apple locking their unsuspecting users into a closed ecosystem. And it sure isn’t Android’s fault for not being compatible with it.

The more power a company like this gains, the worse will it be for the whole industry.

  • belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org
    26·
    8 months ago

    Your phone privacy is owned by your isp and the OS maker. You arent doing the world any better being on android. Google is fucking awful too. Both are awful and should be broken up. They are way too large and powerful and only having 2 phone OSes in the world everyone runs made by 2 greeeeedy ass corporations is the problem neither of you can solve gloating about which evil corp you give money to to interact with modern society.

    • Luffy879@lemmy.ml
      5·
      8 months ago

      So i support Google by using an open source OS? Just because your phone uses Android dosent mean it has any Google services included. Since Android itself is open source, there are many Android OSs that dont include any Google Software.

      • slacktoid@lemmy.mlEnglish
        3·
        8 months ago

        Network effect. Same reason why you should use firefox (or alts) as much as possible over chromium (or alts).

    • Shambles@beehaw.org
      4·
      8 months ago

      This was exactly my point, I’m not lining up for an iPhone or an android. The lack of choice is what drives me to buy apple because when the time comes for a new phone it’s one or the other and I prefer the experience on iPhone. Really I would rather not give my money to either but there are no viable alternatives. I would not criticize anyone for buying android or apple, it’s a matter of what kind of shit sandwich do you want to eat, and it’s terrible.

    • BCsven@lemmy.ca
      3·
      8 months ago

      Install GrapheneOS , it is degoogled, and security focused. if you want play store it runs inside a sandbox so Google isn’t in all your biz. Also has Mic and Camera shutoff options for the paranoid types.

    • OKaybin@fedia.io
      1·
      8 months ago

      bro, the are android ROMs… there are ROMs whose entire thing is privacy and removing anything google. Saying they’re equal is making a bad faith argument “Apple and Google are evil so Android is evil” 😩

      Android is much more open than Apple ever will be. They aren’t even in the same universe.