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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29027083
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Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, and OnePlus, are exploring the possibility of developing versions of the Android operating system that do not rely on Google Mobile Services (GMS).
Clickbait title. They’re rumored to fork Android which will still just be Android without the Google suite.
Huawei has already produced an OS which is not a fork of Android.
Well… At least they claim to.
Just for the record, every single company that is selling a phone in China (this includes Samsung) is already running a degoogled fork of android
Shift away from
AndroidGoogleProblem is, we’ll be getting even worse spyware with the backing of the Chinese government.
Call me what you will, but I would prefer my data goes to china over the current administration.
How about nobody gets your data 🐸
That would be cool, but I doubt that would be a reality without either dropping tech completely or investing a shit ton of time learning to create a fully local and secured setup.
In thus context any degoogled set up would work.
Obviously something with a locked bootloader is best
Phones will still use android, but manufacturers are looking to de-google android so it’s not as heavily reliant on google services.
A example is the removal of the required Google play store.
Laptop manufacturers are also looking to move away from windows to a linux bases operating system.
TBH this is the best news I have heard all week.
Its not about Google services, its because the US government may prohibit foreign manufacturers from using Android.
Don’t sleep on Google Services.
If you’re not an iPhone user, those “services” are what keeps Google from killing Android entirely. Waaaayyyy too much data collection to just brush your shoulders off over.
I’m worried about Chinese mobile OSes intentionally designed to make it difficult for VPN apps to work, and companies would just give up trying to design a separate app for the Chinese market, which reinforces a tighter grip on censorship.
Not to mention, all the other FOSS tools that would no longer work if they make android .apks incompatible, including a lot of encryption apps.
and companies would just give up trying to design a separate app for the Chinese market
I’m not so sure about that. Some of these brands (and their sub-brands) enjoy significant market share outside of China. I suspect it would be in their financial interests to continue to maintain “global” versions.
