▲ 55 ▼ Samsung Galaxy update removes Android recovery menu tools, including sideloading (9to5google.com) submitted 8 months ago by rssbot@lemmy.bestiver.se [M, B] to c/hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se 12 comments fedilink hide all child comments Comments
[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago (5 children) Like people to develop them or do they already exist? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] pigeonofparadise@lemmy.org 2 points 8 months ago (4 children) The exist but they kinda suck. Needs more demand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 point 8 months ago (3 children) Kind of like a field of dreams thing... You need something viable for there to be demand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] pigeonofparadise@lemmy.org 0 points 8 months ago (2 children) There are options, but locking a person into an ecosystem is more profitable. Pinephone is a good option, but it won’t work in all countries. Ultimately, someone needs to gut android for anything salvageable, shove it into Linux, and provide a compatibility layer for android apps. But, mass support won’t be there. Like, TikTok won’t build an app for Linux. It needs mainstream apps to work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ICastFist@programming.dev 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Android is already Linux, btw permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] pigeonofparadise@lemmy.org 0 points 8 months ago Ehhhhhhhhhh not exactly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pigeonofparadise@lemmy.org 2 points 8 months ago (4 children) The exist but they kinda suck. Needs more demand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 point 8 months ago (3 children) Kind of like a field of dreams thing... You need something viable for there to be demand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] pigeonofparadise@lemmy.org 0 points 8 months ago (2 children) There are options, but locking a person into an ecosystem is more profitable. Pinephone is a good option, but it won’t work in all countries. Ultimately, someone needs to gut android for anything salvageable, shove it into Linux, and provide a compatibility layer for android apps. But, mass support won’t be there. Like, TikTok won’t build an app for Linux. It needs mainstream apps to work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ICastFist@programming.dev 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Android is already Linux, btw permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] pigeonofparadise@lemmy.org 0 points 8 months ago Ehhhhhhhhhh not exactly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 point 8 months ago (3 children) Kind of like a field of dreams thing... You need something viable for there to be demand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] pigeonofparadise@lemmy.org 0 points 8 months ago (2 children) There are options, but locking a person into an ecosystem is more profitable. Pinephone is a good option, but it won’t work in all countries. Ultimately, someone needs to gut android for anything salvageable, shove it into Linux, and provide a compatibility layer for android apps. But, mass support won’t be there. Like, TikTok won’t build an app for Linux. It needs mainstream apps to work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ICastFist@programming.dev 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Android is already Linux, btw permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] pigeonofparadise@lemmy.org 0 points 8 months ago Ehhhhhhhhhh not exactly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pigeonofparadise@lemmy.org 0 points 8 months ago (2 children) There are options, but locking a person into an ecosystem is more profitable. Pinephone is a good option, but it won’t work in all countries. Ultimately, someone needs to gut android for anything salvageable, shove it into Linux, and provide a compatibility layer for android apps. But, mass support won’t be there. Like, TikTok won’t build an app for Linux. It needs mainstream apps to work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ICastFist@programming.dev 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Android is already Linux, btw permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] pigeonofparadise@lemmy.org 0 points 8 months ago Ehhhhhhhhhh not exactly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Android is already Linux, btw permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] pigeonofparadise@lemmy.org 0 points 8 months ago Ehhhhhhhhhh not exactly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pigeonofparadise@lemmy.org 0 points 8 months ago Ehhhhhhhhhh not exactly permalink fedilink source parent