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@unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de on discuss.tchncs.de Open parent

Not much longer im sure. I have no reason to believe that they will continue making it possible to un/relock the bootloader considering their push for google certified only android.

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@dlsloop@lemmy.zip on lemmy.zip Open parent

This is what I’m afraid of too. I could see apps like fdroid and the ability to install custom roms being taken away within the next year or two. I hope I’m wrong but I don’t have a good feeling. I need Linux phones to be a thing now more than ever.

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@unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de on discuss.tchncs.de Open parent

Wdym by “you could see” as if its not whats already announced to be happening. Fdroid will not cooperate with googles app verification process which means Fdroid will stop working on all google certified devices, meaning everything other than devices with custom ROMs. NewPipe also announced they wont get google verified meaning it will stop working too.

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@humble_boatsman@sh.itjust.works on sh.itjust.works Open parent

Is the “Nothing” phone product a custom ROM? Sorry if dumb question I’m a bit out of my element.

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@unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de · Mar 10

ROM basically is just another word for operating system so its about the software not the hardware. So only devices that allow you to install your own custom operating system (like a modified version of the original android that comes with it or even a proper linux OS) will allow you to install apps not certified by google. Most of the time people talk about custom roms they mean open source software that replaces the pre installed closed source software. Nothing phones are closed source so they are probably not on the “good” side here.

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