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[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

One day you'll wake up to the news that Graphene is ending support at a certain Android version because they can't get sources.

Your privacy depends on Google allowing Android to be open. It isn't anyone's decision but theirs.

It ain't today. Relax.

[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 days ago

Obviously Google can stop releasing upstream sources and they could also prevent bootloader unlocking on Pixels, which would limit GOS to legacy support, unless somebody can maintain an Android fork and also a sufficiently open and secure hardware base. Which is a major effort.

The alternative is to move to a mobile Linux or just Linux on a WLAN tablet or other portable device. With a MiFi router or a tethered phone.

If that is not an option, I will rise up from the comfort of my couch and go back to using Linux desktops. Which I never stopped doing.

If that's not an option, there are still books.