Tbf at least Android is open source and AOSP itself doesnt have this limitation

Sort of. Google has slowly migrated all essential services into closed source libraries they control.

	▲	drnick1 9 hours ago \| parent [-]
		This isn't quite true. My GrapheneOS phone isn't lacking any "essential service." The only issue is that some apps distributed through the Play Store (or an alternative frontend like Aurora) that depend on proprietary Google libraries won't work. But this is a problem that rests with the developers of the apps, not AOSP per se.

GeekyBear 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Is Google going to require that device makers provide unlocked bootloaders?

	▲	nobankai 9 hours ago \| parent [-]
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bnjms 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Tbf I haven’t heard any news that Alphabet is requiring all sellers that paid off phones to be able to change to AOSP.