Post #2428588
2025-12-12 07:47 UTC
@tbernard@mastodon.social while the Android OS itself is open source and cannot go proprietary, the rest which makes phones smart (PlayServices: push notifications, location, maps, etc) have always been proprietary. Also the cloud ecosystem around is closed source and this is where Murena steps in. Replacing all proprietary parts (e.g. PlayServices with @microg@fosstodon.org or cloud with @nextcloud@mastodon.xyz ) and make it as easy as possible so non engineers can use it as well.
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@larma@mastodon.social 2025-12-12 08:11
@spipau@mastodon.social Of course it can go even more proprietary. Major parts of what typically is part of a phone OS, like the Clocks or SMS app, have been proprietary for a while now. Android 16 QPR1 (the latest version) was released to various devices in September, but the source code was only published 2 months later. And security updates are already being delayed in AOSP by up to three months vs the proprietary version. @tbernard@mastodon.social