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Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year (arstechnica.com)
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[–] brendansimms@lemmy.world 10 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Exactly this. Just left iOS and got a pixel8a and flashed grapheneos on it. Apple is doing the same shit. GOS might be a pain in the ass sometimes but I feel much better knowing that Tim Apple isn't reading my texts and monitoring my bank apps so they can target me with ads.

[–] doxxx@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 hours ago

I feel much better knowing that Tim Apple isn't reading my texts and monitoring my bank apps so they can target me with ads.

That’s some Grade A crack you’re smoking there, my dude.

[–] MSids@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

I can't do Graphene because of work. I am an IT manager, and one of our guys did graphene and had a host of issues with the work apps. I really can't risk any issues.

[–] fodor@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

You are talking about your work phone, not your personal phone, right? ... Right?

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 hours ago

I have GrapheneOS for work, everything works fine. The only app that I had trouble with was the Westjet app, it needs a certain capatibily setting turned on and basically wants full access to the phone. Ironically the banking app was fine LOL

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

This is the unfortunate hell I am in too. I'm debating an iPhone and I fucking hate Apple with a passion.

[–] nullptr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

It sucks that at this point both systems suck. Apple is not great but at least it’s been pretty stable. If Apple allowed side loading that would be the dream.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Yeah, Apple is also a very proprietary ecosystem in a walled-garden style presentation. I don't want an appliance. I want a computer.