DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agoHow 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)message-squaremessage-square226linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareHow 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)DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square226linkfedilink
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoAndroid is barely open source, and AOSP can no longer directly run on any hardware, not even the pixel. It’s not really forkable and maintainable in any ongoing sense. You need to be an OEM to get access to the latest android source code now.
Android is barely open source, and AOSP can no longer directly run on any hardware, not even the pixel. It’s not really forkable and maintainable in any ongoing sense.
You need to be an OEM to get access to the latest android source code now.