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Android will become a locked-down platform in 194 day (keepandroidopen.org)
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[-] Luminous5481@anarchist.nexus 44 points 18 hours ago

that's just it, they're targeting custom ROMs with this too. the number of security updates for AOSP is being cut by Google in order to make custom ROMs less secure, so that they can then close down the project while claiming it's to protect users. make no mistake, the end goal here is make everyone who uses Android have to do so on their terms.

it's why Linux phones being mainstream is an absolute priority.

[-] pkjqpg1h@lemmy.zip 4 points 17 hours ago

the number of security updates for AOSP is being cut by Google in order to make custom ROMs less secure

Please don't spread misinformation. Google didn't cut security updates. You can still get monthly security updates on Custom ROMs.

Also it's just on certified devices

Starting next year, Android will require all apps to be registered by verified developers in order to be installed by users on certified Android devices. source

[-] Feyd@programming.dev 25 points 17 hours ago

https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/27068-grapheneos-security-preview-releases

This is probably where they got the 3 month number. It is fuckery and they are making the lives of custom rom developers more difficult than they need to be.

[-] pkjqpg1h@lemmy.zip 7 points 16 hours ago

Here is a good information from LineageOS;

Over the last few years, AOSP has been shifting to a quarterly release cadence, meaning that new features and bug fixes are released every three months. link

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