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[–] twice_hatch@midwest.social 2 points 7 months ago

Buy my friends some real computers ig

[–] figjam@midwest.social 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I low key wish I could go back to a flip phone.

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[–] python@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Lucky patcher will handle it, I suppose

[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

Lucky Patcher still around?

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago
[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 7 months ago

Nokia still sell phones, better battery life too. Was curious about webOS or what ever it was that a few fairly low spec phones were using although not sure if that died off.

Realistically it would just become a device I have to have because of the stupid expectations of society, but I won't care about or respect it. Get the cheapest second hand one I can find and use until it breaks. Get a call/SMS only SIM, mine is PAYG but currently subbed to a monthly £4 bundle for unlimited minutes and texts.

[–] Xatolos@reddthat.com -1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Source for this ban claim?

I know there is a ban on not being able to install unsigned apps, but it won't limit apps to only Google Play apps.

Please, while the whole situation is BS, adding complete misinformation to the mix isn't going to help.

[–] 6nk06@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] Xatolos@reddthat.com -1 points 7 months ago (4 children)

It never fails to amuse me how confidently wrong some people can be when they don't even read what they link to.

Because, you know, if you did read that link, you'd know how wrong you were.

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[–] Fedditor385@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago

Probably just register as a hobby developer and in worst case scenario sign apps I build from source with my own key and install them on my own devices, in case the original developer is not registered. None of the information I give google is new, they know all of that probably long time ago, and I don't plan to distribute apps, just install them myself.

This seems like a macOS system where you can install apps from outside of Apple Store, but it still needs to be a registered developer. It's not THAT bad, as it may initially look like. Just remember the old Android Marketplace with tons of shady fart and flashlight apps.

But, I bet there will be a root workaround for that so... no worries. Root, disable, hide root, enjoy like nothing happened.

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