Mobile desperately needs hardware with first class open source drivers and firmware to get away from Google/Apple/Microsoft controlled software platforms. Phones have been super powerful for a long time beyond what most need. We can take hit in theoretical peak performance to build up a better ecosystem until the market is large enough that the big money has to address the market
this post was submitted on 26 Aug 2025
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Because of using Shelter, this will make my phone practically unusable.
This is fucking ridiculous
Wtf is this
This is dystopian.
This will be the last straw for me. I will be looking for Android OS alternatives.
I'd also say, it's likely rooting your phone would work around this, though I don't recommend that from a security perspective.