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"This is a project to research proprietary files in Android to work towards a long-term goal of free replacements." Meaning; to develop FOSS alternatives for the Google parts in the Android system.

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[-] yaroto98@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

And potentially make them better too. Maybe a generic wireless driver that works on almost all phones (even if slow), or it's not uncommon for the industry to gatekeep features to newer models. OSS would likely get those features running on old hardware anyway.

That's not even mentioning the spyware and AI garbage baked into everything. Or nerfing cpu/battery performance on devices for planned obsolescence.

this post was submitted on 17 Oct 2025
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