Yeah I am pretty pissed off that this article is conflating issues by even suggesting this.

The legal grey area they are alluding to is ad blocking. I don't think it's grey but that has to be what they are saying.

But the article is about third party apps and Google being a fuckwit.

This waters down the discussion, and is a unnecessary diversion.

Honestly, this still worries me. There is no telling how many apps I rely on will evaporate over the next year. Several devs have already announced sunsetting their projects.

There are a number of projects that rely on on user installs, either because they are small passion projects (it costs money to be on the Play Store), or because they provide a function that is not permitted by Google Play. Without a vibrant community outside of the play store supporting them, it's hard to see how they will all survive.

Graphene is insanely good. It's even better than classic custom roms, since you can actually easily install google play. I'm avoiding Google's stupid crackdowns, getting additional security, all while having most of my stuff still work.

Most apps just work. My games and paid apps still work. Google wallet doesn't work, but I just used my physical cards. McDonald's app doesn't work, but that might've been a benefit to my health.

Overall, couldn't believe a security focused product had such good usability.

I wish there were a way to easily back my shit up before flashing on my pixel 10 fold.

I'm confused. Has Graphene said they're not going to comply with Google's policy for installing 3rd party apps?

Your fault for assuming crackdowns are good or well-intentioned.