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Oh, thank god Apple lets users install whatever software they want—hey, wait a minute...
The question wasn’t how to switch OSs without losing current capabilities, it was how to stop using Android. Switching OS is how.
Losing side loading is something being lost either way.
This is exactly the question. The article is about Google taking away software freedom, forcing developers to dox themselves, and forcing users to only install software from Google's approved list.
Apple is already there. How would that help anyone?
At the very least, the threat of losing a large number of users may cause Google to reverse their decision.
that was a good joke
There seems to be a lot of “we’ve tried nothing and we’re all out of ideas” energy in this thread.
we are quite literally powerless. what are your suggestions? are you ready to meet sundar with a printed gun? as if that would solve this problem.
Cut Google serves out of your life. That is the answer.
guess what, I did years ago. I can't realistically recommend that to the averafe joe, though.