Post #3707074
2026-07-10 02:21 UTC
And *now*...
Well, now Google enables the fucking *McDonald's* app to refuse to run because your bootloader isn't locked right the fuck down
Google has abandoned AOSP to the extent that AOSP has accessibility services (like TalkBack) that don't work without third-party programs - there is no TTS built in to AOSP, good luck if you're partially sighted (or want spoken directions 🙃)
Or we can discuss attestation - imagine in '08 having to tell the crowd "I wrote this really cool app,
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@xethos@mastodon.xethos.net 2026-07-10 02:36
... and I'd love to show you, but I'd have to bypass the anti-dev, user-hostile locks we put in place and will be making more restrictive every few years" The Google that championed openness knows they made it out alive from the multi-billion dollar cage fight with RIM, Win Mobile, Apple, & Symbian And they are clearly aware they no longer need the support of the geeks