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1. pelagicAustral · 1790426428 · focus · HN ↗

   I know this is a stupid question even before I ask it, but is there any chance at this point of seeing something out of the scope of Apple and Google for mobile?? Will the bank apps ever allow people out of these two players

   1. anal_reactor · 1790427248 · focus · HN ↗

      Motorola is planning to release phones with GrapheneOS. So far only expensive models have been confirmed, but I assume cheapos should follow.

      Of course they're not doing this out of good heart. My theory is that China wants to have a popular smartphone that is completely independent from US companies. But hey, once upon a time Google were "the good guys" too, so enjoy the party while it lasts.

      An interesting point is that it's important to have powerful China around because they're a capitalist competition to the US.

      1. stephenr · 1790428932 · focus · HN ↗

         Isn't graphene completely dependent on what Google ships though? Ok they may be able to support Motorola devices longer than Googles releases facilitate supporting Google devices, but it's still ultimately android, which is still ultimately controlled by Google.

         I'm not saying it isn't an improvement but this feels like choosing centos because you don't like the direction fedora is taking.

         1. anal_reactor · 1790433663 · focus · HN ↗

            Writing a new OS from scratch simply ain't gonna work, because people rely on Android apps working on their phones.

            1. Rohansi · 1790478946 · focus · HN ↗

               Could have an Android compatibility layer but many things depending on Google services is a problem.

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