Very weird that this is coming from Google, given that they made their phone platform specifically to not let you install your own operating system. And now, they're making it illegal to install custom apps too: https://keepandroidopen.org/

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gruez 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

>given that they made their phone platform specifically to not let you install your own operating system.

???

You can still install alternate OSes (eg. grapheneos) on their latest phones.

>And now, they're making it illegal to install custom apps too: https://keepandroidopen.org/

Besides the questionable use of "illegal" (what are they going to do, send you to jail?), that's not even accurate. You can still install apps after a 24 hour wait, or no wait at all if you use adb.

	▲	bshacklett 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		If they use anything that can be classified as a "digital lock" to enforce the policy, section 1201 of the DMCA comes into play. That includes potential criminal liability, resulting in fines and/or jail time as described by section 1204.

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jubilanti 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You say that as if Google is a single hive mind with every team and vertical perfectly aligned like the Borg.

The article is pretty clear in the opening lines that this is a Google Research grant to the University of California, not even primarily done by Google employees.

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surajrmal 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

There is nothing about Android as a platform that forbids installation of your own OS. That's a phone oem choice and the fact Pixel phones can be unlocked proves as much. In fact this is the reason this project is even possible.