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What will you do after Android starts restricting FOSS apps? (reddthat.com)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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I mostly use apps installed from F-Droid, so I’m not sure how I’ll use the phone, except that it’s sometimes required as a contact method.

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[-] chunes@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Continue not using a phone as always

[-] vas@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

TL&DR; PinePhone. Longer explanation below

I'll prepare for sacrifices. I should not blame the Open-Source alternatives that they're not on par with Android yet. It was Android's decision to become more closed, and I'll keep remembering it.
I'll start using my PinePhone that I already own anyway. I've used it for a while, but there was less push for me to use back then. Without F-Droid, I'll press myself hard to adapt to PinePhone and will just stay there until it improves. I have 1-2 decades of experience of using non-mainstream software and see it improve with time. I'll learn. I'll adapt.

[-] newaccountwhodis@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Will this effect distros like eos?

[-] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Cry, -as it would seem my carrier only supports Android & Apple phones and I am stuck with my carrier.

[+] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com -13 points 2 months ago

Nothing.

My daily driver is an iPhone. We've always had the problem of limiting sideloading (to be nonexistent for most people) and it's never been a problem for me.

I also have a Galaxy S10, but all my apps on that come from the Play Store.

This won't affect 99% of users, just like it doesn't on iPhone.

I just hope now that they're taking sideloading, and they've already taken memory card slots, headphone jacks... and they're still taking a cut off the back end by selling your personal information... maybe the cost will come down. But I doubt it. Android makes sense when it's cheaper than iPhone. I mean, iPhone makes sense to be expensive. It's a pocket Mac, it's made by a computer company. Sure, they have telemetry but it's not an ad company like Google. So for a phone that's less powerful and still has the same restrictions, and I'm paying with my personal data? I expect the phones to be cheaper. They really should be cheaper.

But I'm gonna let you in on a secret. Smartphone performance plateaued a long time ago. All these new phones are kind of a scam. Okay, so the Pixel 10 has the benchmark performance of an iPhone 11. The Galaxy S25 is like 40% faster than the iPhone 16 Pro until it hits load (like the top 1% of games, maybe) then the iPhone is like 10% faster... Who Cares? My 2019 Galaxy S10 is still a viable daily driver in 2025. So, I think I'm done chasing the latest model for a while. If Apple Health comes to iPad (I'm not sure if it's there or not), I'd even consider replacing my Android phone with a newer phone next, like a gently used Galaxy S24 or S25 (I mean in a few years). These new phones talk about performance numbers, but for most people, they don't really mean shit. Phones don't slow down like they used to. They got a lot better and it wasn't even that recently.