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Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without releasing to the AOSP

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VCFundedGenYer · 1789760630 · focus · HN ↗
Android has been so thoroughly disappointing through the years. Started as a great open free form alternative to iOS, to becoming the very thing it sought to combat.
1. josteink · 1789760742 · focus · HN ↗
  If Android wants to be the inferior not-open-source mobile OS, why would I not just buy an iPhone instead then?
  It’s closed too, sure, but at least it’s more consistent.
  1. add-sub-mul-div · 1789763389 · focus · HN ↗
    Because (1) you'd be rewarding the entity that originated and normalized the loss of freedom that Google much later adopted, and (2) as Apple restricts more freedoms you'll still be able to enjoy them on Android for a few more years as Google remains (comparatively) more user friendly.

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