They dropped that when they joined the NSA's PRISM program.
In any case, they haven't been updating their official dialer in years, and AOSP ROMs have been using their own forks since then. When the forks have tried to submit improvements upstream they've been rejected.
So, ultimately, this doesn't much matter.
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[HN] Google is about to make life more difficult for custom ROM fans | Spyke
I liked Google better back when their company slogan was "don't be evil."
Sold their motto to the devil for money
They dropped that when they joined the NSA's PRISM program.
In any case, they haven't been updating their official dialer in years, and AOSP ROMs have been using their own forks since then. When the forks have tried to submit improvements upstream they've been rejected.
So, ultimately, this doesn't much matter.