Post #1656975
2026-02-22 11:23 UTC
and that's why i follow @veronica
Android proper pushes proprietary, pervasive Google Play into practically everything as a perpetually privileged process, and prevents you from properly wiping it completely.
(from this video about grapheneos. without even a smirk.)
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@ahDorchaich@ieji.de 2026-03-16 17:11
@ello@void.ello.tech @veronica this is so true! when i got my tablet (Samsung Galaxy Tab S7, sourced a used one), before flashing LineageOS to it I tried to click on some vanilla apps outta curiosity. NONE worked without a google account! and i just dont have one so got a feeling of pure cringe and got rid of it all asap. but that was to be very honest - very unpleasant and unsettling and kinda even creepy, to even hold that google-powered stuff in my hands. P.S.: LineageOS bc couldnt afford a Pixel tablet for GrapheneOS but I do have it on my Pixel phone.