▲ 806 ▼ Sideloading won't be enabled where I live (sopuli.xyz) submitted 2 years ago by hellfire103@sopuli.xyz to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 372 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 years ago (3 children) Ok, but Android wouldn't have to allow sideloading by that logic, yet... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) Android is not a company though, it's FOSS. Google could ban it on their branch I suppose. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 years ago True. I have a Samsung, which does do some shitty ass things like remove the option to turn off data access to apps, but even they allow "sideloading" (I don't even like that term -- it's just installing software in the normal way to me) permalink fedilink source parent [–] smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago Most Android components can technically be FOSS, but the it's monolythic nature makes it very hard to get from those FOSS benefits. Best example is TV using Android, phone using Android, but cannot change the interface without hacking half-baked thing like custom ROM. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SebKra@feddit.de 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Google does indeed use Google Play Services to gate-keep the Ecosystem while keeping Android technically FOSS. Still better than Apple in this case, but hey... would you rather be hanged or beheaded? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not all Android apps use Play Services, do they? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gigachad@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago No but many of them. Play Services gets more and more functions that used to be part of the Android operating system. Some very basic functionalities are assisted GPS or Push notifications. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) So? Companies can and have removed features like that at the behest of some dickwad in power. Don't take anything for granted. We need to heavily regulate them. Or hell take games. Capcom is currently adding DRM to 12+year old games. Garbage like that should be forbidden by law instead of relying on shitstorms to get companies to comply. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago I'm not taking it for granted. It was just an observation of fact. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) Android is not a company though, it's FOSS. Google could ban it on their branch I suppose. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 years ago True. I have a Samsung, which does do some shitty ass things like remove the option to turn off data access to apps, but even they allow "sideloading" (I don't even like that term -- it's just installing software in the normal way to me) permalink fedilink source parent [–] smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago Most Android components can technically be FOSS, but the it's monolythic nature makes it very hard to get from those FOSS benefits. Best example is TV using Android, phone using Android, but cannot change the interface without hacking half-baked thing like custom ROM. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 years ago True. I have a Samsung, which does do some shitty ass things like remove the option to turn off data access to apps, but even they allow "sideloading" (I don't even like that term -- it's just installing software in the normal way to me) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago Most Android components can technically be FOSS, but the it's monolythic nature makes it very hard to get from those FOSS benefits. Best example is TV using Android, phone using Android, but cannot change the interface without hacking half-baked thing like custom ROM. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SebKra@feddit.de 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Google does indeed use Google Play Services to gate-keep the Ecosystem while keeping Android technically FOSS. Still better than Apple in this case, but hey... would you rather be hanged or beheaded? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not all Android apps use Play Services, do they? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gigachad@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago No but many of them. Play Services gets more and more functions that used to be part of the Android operating system. Some very basic functionalities are assisted GPS or Push notifications. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not all Android apps use Play Services, do they? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gigachad@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago No but many of them. Play Services gets more and more functions that used to be part of the Android operating system. Some very basic functionalities are assisted GPS or Push notifications. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gigachad@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago No but many of them. Play Services gets more and more functions that used to be part of the Android operating system. Some very basic functionalities are assisted GPS or Push notifications. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) So? Companies can and have removed features like that at the behest of some dickwad in power. Don't take anything for granted. We need to heavily regulate them. Or hell take games. Capcom is currently adding DRM to 12+year old games. Garbage like that should be forbidden by law instead of relying on shitstorms to get companies to comply. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago I'm not taking it for granted. It was just an observation of fact. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago I'm not taking it for granted. It was just an observation of fact. permalink fedilink source parent
