Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.social to Linux Phones@lemmy.caEnglish · 25 days agoWe Must Break The Chainsmedia.piefed.socialimagemessage-square187fedilinkarrow-up1814arrow-down122file-text
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minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@piefed.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down10·25 days agoThere’s Graphene.
minus-squarethe_weez@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down3·25 days agoThat’s… android?
minus-squareEat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·25 days agoWithout GMS google can’t stop you from side loading
minus-squarethe_weez@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·25 days agoThat’s true. But it’s still android, and it uses the Linux kernel but it’s not gnu/Linux like on a desktop or server, the userland is completely different.
minus-squareEat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·25 days agoI didn’t bring up any of that, this is about side loading which you can do on any ROM that doesn’t use GMS.
minus-squareeclipse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·25 days agoAndroid is a literal Linux Mobile OS. GrapheneOS is Android without Google. So, a perfect response.
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@piefed.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-225 days agoIt’s a different os that is actually private. It’s the most usable alternative for your average user. Android is also based on Linux.
There’s Graphene.
That’s… android?
Without GMS google can’t stop you from side loading
That’s true. But it’s still android, and it uses the Linux kernel but it’s not gnu/Linux like on a desktop or server, the userland is completely different.
I didn’t bring up any of that, this is about side loading which you can do on any ROM that doesn’t use GMS.
Android is a literal Linux Mobile OS. GrapheneOS is Android without Google. So, a perfect response.
It’s a different os that is actually private. It’s the most usable alternative for your average user.
Android is also based on Linux.