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There dies the last remaining reason to use Android.
You say that like there's a better alternative
There's iOS. It works great, but has no real sideloading. Android works meh, but had proper sideloading. Now Android will no longer have it, so you might as well bite the bullet on the OS with better hardware integration.
I'd argue it doesn't "just work" any longer. I recently left iOS for Android, after 10 years with an iPhone. The keyboard was the first issue, the OS stalling and making the device heat up was another. The lack of actual smarts got a bit annoying, too. You ask Siri something and it goes down a k-hole.
I'll probably end up on a Fairphone without any Google tripe, which is a shame, because I quite like my new OnePlus 13.
Apple is basically the default (at least in the US) so if Android cant offer significantly more theres not much reason to use it
iPhones are too expensive for some people. Not everyone has $500 lying around.
You can't get an iPhone for $100, an unlocked Motorola phone is only about $100, if you get a carrier locked version its like $30-$40 (and you can carrier unlock them 60 days after activation, just get the cheapest 30 day plan will do, you don't even need 60 days of service to get it unlocked.
Pricing wise, Android phones will still have advantages, even with google's autocratization.
And use what instead?
Linux. The mobile ecosystem will have to mature fast though.
I don't think it will. It hasn't so far, despite there having been linux phones in the past, and it's got the Windows Phone/Symbian problem where users don't go to it because it lacks support for the apps they use, and developers don't support it because it doesn't have much by way of users.
That's why we need to move to it - be the egg that becomes the first chicken.
Let's hope, gaming on Linux has become so good I un installed windows completely...
I mean we do have the benefit of Waydroid on most Linux distros, so maybe it'll be a Wine/proton situation where the new OS emulates Android apps in a separate container.
There are a few key issues with mobile Linux: