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Samsung Galaxy update removes Android recovery menu tools, including sideloading (9to5google.com)
submitted 8 months ago by [M, B] to c/hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
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[–] 24 points 8 months ago (9 children)

Well, without sideloading android is wildly inferior to iOS. Hopefully this pushes people to Linux phones, and then we can get some decent phones.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    Like people to develop them or do they already exist?

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    The exist but they kinda suck. Needs more demand.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (3 children)

    Kind of like a field of dreams thing...

    You need something viable for there to be demand.

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  • [–] 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.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Wake me up when we have cheap ass (US$300 and under) linux phones.

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    • [–] 11 points 8 months ago

    This is a crime and you are the victim.

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    [–] 2 points 8 months ago*

    For anyone wondering: this is about sideloading system updates, not apps. So don't get your knickers in a twist. (That kind of fuckery will arrive through Google, if they get their will.)

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