It also becomes no different than iPhone, so.. what's keeping me to android if they do this? Or hey, maybe I'll commit to de-googling. I have CoMaps, I'm planning to setup nextcloud soon... Hell, I don't even buy anything on Google play anymore since it's so shit, i have no purchases tying me to the OS. Maybe I'll buy a cheap old iPhone so I can finally use imessage with everyone that's been bitching about me and use other tech for everything else.

(I'm not going to iPhone, but the point stands)

[–] tmyakal@infosec.pub 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm wondering why I even need a smartphone at this point. I'm tempted to go back to a flip phone.

[–] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 hours ago

I guess the next question is, which of those is actually better? If those collect data too, then how do we get out of this damned mess.

[–] Azal@pawb.social 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I left iphone because of a walled garden issue, was thinking about working with my parents off of iphone so I can actually assist with them because I've been off of it for decades.

Instead may be the other direction because at least iOS has a modicum of privacy by at least telling the US government to make their own back doors instead of just licking the boot like google does. I'm not a fan of apple by any stretch of the imagination, but at this point of the falling apart world fuck it, I gotta figure out what the least evil is, even if it's only marginal.

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 18 hours ago

I’m not a fan of Apple either (I have mostly Apple stuff except for a Linux gaming machine). But they are the lesser of the two evils. At least in my opinion. Google is openly selling your data and making them richer in the process. At least Apple says they don’t sell your data. I don’t know if they do. But I’d doubt it tbh

[–] CoffeeJunkie@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 day ago

That is precisely one of my main lines of reasoning; I've thought about this for a long, long time, and I'm switching to Apple iPhone. I'm keeping a Oukitel Titan for Android stuff ((Grayjay)). But I'm getting the 17 Extra Pro Max Plus Plus or whatever for a main.

[–] NOPper@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

The only reason I still have Android is work apps in required to have that won't work properly without the Play Store. I guess I could carry two phones but I am definitely not that guy.