kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoWhy are we still fighting smartphone bloatware in 2025?www.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square147fedilinkarrow-up1357arrow-down19cross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
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minus-squareElectroLisa@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoAlmost none of the devices are shipped with anything but Google’s Android, and manufacturers don’t provide you alternative versions of Android
minus-square0xD@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 hours agoYes, Google owns Android as a whole, but (almost?) every single OEM customizes Android for their purposes. That is not the same thing.
Almost none of the devices are shipped with anything but Google’s Android, and manufacturers don’t provide you alternative versions of Android
Yes, Google owns Android as a whole, but (almost?) every single OEM customizes Android for their purposes. That is not the same thing.