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Is Google going to make Android a nightmare? (arachnoid.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The discussion I stumbled upon, about this SSH app for Android, is really worrying. Will Google really manage to make it impossible to root your phone?

But there's more to this, it's more complicated. In the Big Picture, Google has every incentive to make these changes — they lead to more security, and they're aligned with Google's corporate goals as well.

When talking to users, Google will emphasize control over hackers.

When talking to stockholders, Google will emphasize control over users.

Edit: I disagree with "they lead to more security". That's not "security", let's not turn words upside-down.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

With Ubuntu Touch, we offer a truly unique mobile experience - a viable alternative to Android and iOS. We provide a free and open-source GNU/Linux-based mobile operating system.

Commercial maintainers

(Companies like Volla, FXP and Fairphone offer compatible Ubuntu Phones as part of their business. Their reputation rests on preventing any major problems and taking a long view. Some devices can even be bought with Ubuntu Touch already installed!

https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Does it run android apps?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Not really, no. I used Ubuntu Touch for about a year a few years ago and the method for running Android apps is essentially to run an emulator layer on the phone (anBox), which in practice is nearly unusable. It may have improved somewhat since then but I suspect you're still going to need a relatively beefy phone at minimum to run whatever solutions there are at a decent speed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Not natively, but with help of containers. I found two projects and to be honest I don't know much about them yet, as I still use Android for device warranty reasons. (But I am eager to try as soon as the warranty expires.)

Anbox (discontinued since this year):

Waydroid took over and looks promising. https://waydro.id/

Of course you could also run Android emulators, but such container applications like Waydrois are more efficient.