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As of last night, Someone Went Android-free and Google-free.

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but it's easy to calculate and compare with other offers. it does not stop working without subscription, which is the case with many other subscription models. actually I think it's reasonable, as it also provides an incentive to continue supporting old models to the company and properly reflects the economic facts surrounding the product.

like, if you buy Samsung or whatever, this cost is also part of the price. if you lose or brick your phone, you still paid for updates you'll never have the chance to install.

but of course it's important info one should be aware of when buying this phone

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How long do we have before PCs get locked bootloaders and corporations ban installation of "non-approved" software? (for context: Google is restricting sideloading worldwide on Android ETA 2027)

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And, btw, the Android thing also doesn't affect anyone without gapps. Chill out.

so only 99% are affected, that really calms me down.

Many services that are connected to finance/payment require gapps, car sharing, banking etc.

you are right about secure boot, but this was rolled out with proper alternative routes from the beginning. i did not see anything like this for Android at this time