I use Android because it lets me install whatever I want on my phone, which it does not seem to me, controversial. The phone is either mine or it is not. I don't want Google's protection. Particularly, if I can't refuse it.

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kalx 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Well… you can run android without google? The problem is that essential security services require apple or google devices and you as a member of society need the security services.

	▲	karteum 5 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> Well… you can run android without google? You can only run LineageOS on smartphones that allow unlocking the bootloader (which is more and more rare), and properly release the kernel source-code (many still don't, especially low-end MTK-based phones...)
	▲	Aachen 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Yet on LineageOS you're not affected. It seems you can build Android that isn't affected by Google, at least if you're willing to personally adjust the code to do what you want. You'd have to get exceptionally busy before it's not recognisable as an Android distribution anymore
	▲	realusername 6 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Let's call them anti-competition services since there's nothing in these increasing security.