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Google Removes App That Helps People Boycott Pro-Israel Companies (www.newsweek.com)
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Google Removes App That Helps People Boycott Pro-Israel Companies::NoThanks was temporarily suspended from the Google Play app store due to a line in its description speaking about Israel.

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[–] 26 points 2 years ago (6 children)

I need to get off Android after this. OnePlus 6 is so close to being ready on PostMarketOS (conventional Linux for smartphones) but I don't think I can wait for it anymore.

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    You can always install F-Droid and side-load .apk on Android. Apple censors anything remotely negative about China, among other concerning positions. Neither mobile company is good, so why ditch Android entirely?

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    PostMarketOS is an alternative to Android that has nothing to do with Apple.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    What all hardware does it run on? In a stable way, that is.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I don’t think they implied that they would switch to Apple. They just want off android so bad they can’t wait for the new Linux mobile OS

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    I love fdroid. I would sell it to the average user on the fact that the apps are adfree.

    As another user said, iOS allegedly has more privacy protections. Another issue I have with Google is they might use DRM to prevent modifying webpages. Which adblocking and other tracker blocking software need to do.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago*

    I'd love to try an alternative for at least the store. It's absolutely impossible to find and app worthwhile on there. Like, it's insane. It's all just bullshit that is paid, or gaming their system (just like Google.com is becoming like, actually.)

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I’m an iPhone user and I really enjoy my iPhone, but understand that Apple is perfect either. If you like side-loading apps you can forget about that on the iPhone. Additionally, there’s plenty of censorship when it comes to China because Apple won’t lose its precious revenue it gets in that Asian market. Personally, I don’t like Google because I don’t believe the make any real attempts to protect your privacy, but understand that Apple isn’t perfect either.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    This is a fair point. Apple definitely has better privacy protection than Android. To me, this was the second most important difference (the first would be Android is more open source even though the version that gets to your phone isn't really that open).

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