I just hate that 90% of the stuff that’s announced for the next major Android version is either part of Google Play Services (proprietary) or not part of the AOSP. Android is becoming less open source by the day. I would even argue that a pure AOSP phone isn’t usable nowadays.
I agree, but that doesn’t explain why Google is actively removing components from the AOSP, such as the Dialer and Message applications. Fast Pair support was also recently removed.
The answer is because they only made Android open in the first place to differenciate themselves because they couldn’t compete on hardware.
Now that they can, they are slowly but surely locking everyone else out to ensure their product is superior. The agreements OEMs have to agree to for Google Play are wildly anti-competitive, in my view.
Saying that no one was using the Dialer and Message applications is a straight-up lie. What else do you think are de-google ROMs using? GrapheneOS, for example, is still using it.
It’ll be glorious. Should be a much bigger network than Apple’s.
Bound to GooglePlayServices, unfortunately.
Or fortunately. Adoption would be very quick and degoogling takes care of the privacy aspect if you want to ensure you’re not part of it.
I just hate that 90% of the stuff that’s announced for the next major Android version is either part of Google Play Services (proprietary) or not part of the AOSP. Android is becoming less open source by the day. I would even argue that a pure AOSP phone isn’t usable nowadays.
This is a consequence of the fragmentation. The only way to implement it to all is through the play services.
I agree, but that doesn’t explain why Google is actively removing components from the AOSP, such as the Dialer and Message applications. Fast Pair support was also recently removed.
This is to have more control by pushing their own apps. This argument is valid for the play services too.
The answer is because they only made Android open in the first place to differenciate themselves because they couldn’t compete on hardware.
Now that they can, they are slowly but surely locking everyone else out to ensure their product is superior. The agreements OEMs have to agree to for Google Play are wildly anti-competitive, in my view.
Dialer and message applications were not being used by anyone, including custom ROMs, so Google debloated and removed it.
Fast pair was removed because no other OEM was using it, so Google debloated.
https://androiddev.social/@MishaalRahman/111075765524836238
You’re acting like they’re being malicious. They aren’t.
Saying that no one was using the Dialer and Message applications is a straight-up lie. What else do you think are de-google ROMs using? GrapheneOS, for example, is still using it.
Literally every other popular custom ROM was using their own, updated, better fork of the Google dialer and message app.
Not sure why Google would continue to bloat AOSP just for GrapheneOS. That’s ridiculous.
Depends where you are. North America no it we’ll be way smaller.