Android

Starting next year, Google plans to require all apps installed on certified Android devices, including sideloading, to come from developers it has verified. Many Android developers see the move as a power grab and have started a movement to "Keep Android Open."

The petition, organized by software developer Marc Prud'hommeaux, seeks to rally support to challenge Google's plan and to rouse regulators to the antitrust implications of allowing Google to oversee the verification of all Android developers working with Android Certified devices, but does not affect alternative Android or ASOP builds like /e/OS, LineageOS, or GrapheneOS.

TL;DR

• Android 16 introduces “seamless app updates” to make installing app updates faster and less disruptive.
• This feature significantly reduces the time an app is frozen during an update, cutting it from seconds to milliseconds.
• The improvement is achieved by running optimization scripts earlier in the installation process, reducing app downtime.

The level of half-arsed launch is insane

cross-posted from: https://lazysoci.al/post/36462576

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/37789443

XtMapper is an alternative to QtScrcpy, since that doesn't work for me.

Sadly XtMapper half works for me since it crashes often. I think its because I don't have enough ram. But I guess it'll work for someone else.

Setup scrcpy with --keyboard=uhid for it to work.

People running stock or OEM-Android: what do you think about privacy and your personal data in the hands of Google? For Apple, you just kinda have to trust them on not selling/using/… your private data (not discussing how much that trust is worth…). For Google, it is just clear that they are - it’s their business model after all.

Sure - Graphene, Calyx, Lineage etc. exist, but either are limited to specific models, have drawbacks in functionality or are more hassle to setup than most average users are willing to invest.

So, if you are aware of this but still opt to running default Google Android: do you just „ignore“ this? Do you try do „degoogle“ as much as possible? I’m curious to see different opinions on this.

Mit der Version 10.x der Google-Kamera-App (Pixel Camera) hat Google offenbar eine harte Abhängigkeit von den Play Services eingeführt.

PSA: if the installation fails, disable the Desktop experience before the install. If you don't, you'll end up in a bootloop. I'm writing after factory reset... If you turn it off before the install, it will succeed. Otherwise it will roll back. But if you re-enable it after successful update, it will die after every boot. Hence the factory reset, as I didn't have USB debugging enabled and couldn't turn the feature off via ADB.