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Google gives Android users a way to install unverified apps if they worked hard for it(including waiting 24 hours) (android-developers.googleblog.com)
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[–] ada@piefed.blahaj.zone 29 points 19 hours ago (5 children)

At this stage, I'm thinking one of the Motorola phones that will run Graphene out of the box.

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 19 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Isn't that Android?

[–] riptide@lemmy.world 13 points 19 hours ago

I believe it’s a fork of android that is not managed by Google

[–] ada@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

It's an Android fork that has been degoogled

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world -4 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

........so it's android.

[–] ada@piefed.blahaj.zone 23 points 17 hours ago

It's a fork of android? Is that meant to be a "gotcha" or something?

My point is, this is the last time I let google control my phone.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 points 14 hours ago

yes but also no.

google influenced, but not google controlled anymore.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@piefed.social 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I imagine since it's not an official product of Google's, it can't legally be called "Android." As such it's something that is not Android, but is highly compatible with it since both are rooted in the AOSP.

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 7 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I use graphene on a pixel. Graphene is Android, albeit a much better version of Android.

[–] ada@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 17 hours ago

I don't care whether it's technically android or not, I care that it's not a tool to let google in to my life.

[–] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 1 points 15 hours ago

Even sidegrading to an older mid-high range phone seems like a good idea at this point. I hate android 12 and everything after it with a passion. Moto have been decent in my experience though, hopefully HMD will follow suit with Graphene

[–] Fetus@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I'm hoping it's smaller than any of their current offerings. I really want to support a "factory" GrapheneOS phone, but can't stand the size of current generation phones.

[–] ada@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 17 hours ago

I want the opposite! I currently use a fold phone because phones are too small :P