Post #4753815 · Elektrine

2026-09-18 20:01 UTC

RE: https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/117282080803799576 Android 17 is the first since version 3.x to add new APIs without releasing to the AOSP. Why would you do that Google? What's with roadblocks for other open source projects? Android would never have been so popular in the first place if it had not been open source and I think Google wants to keep it close source now. So now you have delayed source code release, 3rd party dev verification and list is now endless.

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@bambice@mastodon.social 2026-09-18 20:04

@nixCraft@mastodon.social They will synthezice your reality. Do not be an idiot!

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@nakal@mastodon.social 2026-09-18 20:07

@nixCraft@mastodon.social Enshittification of Android.

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@freevolt24@mastodon.social 2026-09-18 20:16

@nixCraft@mastodon.social Thinking of a startup myself, I realized some closedness seemed like an immediate solution for sustainable monetization sometimes. It's almost a personal conviction to pursue total openness while looking for somewhat of a future guarantee.

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@eickot@mastodon.social 2026-09-18 20:53

@nixCraft@mastodon.social Embrace Extend Extinguish!

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@busheling1@mastodon.social 2026-09-18 21:35

@nixCraft@mastodon.social another reason why Google is the worst of the worst IMO

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@skyblitz@ieji.de 2026-09-18 20:13

@nixCraft@mastodon.social bet the full buk, that in 2 or 3 year they will kill AOSP

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@xeroseneisdead@mastodon.social 2026-09-19 10:28

@nixCraft@mastodon.social wow thats outragous I heard about the new signing crap coming. Is it smart to stock up on galaxy s8s and rock64s?

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