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Phone + OS review: Google Pixel 9a and GrapheneOS
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This is important because microG contains all sorts of cool stuff that will help break Google's monopoly over the Android ecosystem at some point, like UnifiedPush, an alternative to Google's push notification system. That's why they are better. By offering support for Google Play Services but not microG, the monopoly of Google and the continued use of Play Services is supported, which imo it should not be