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Champoloo [he/him]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 23 hours ago

GrapheneOS is ditching AOSP apps and building its own alternatives

www.notebookcheck.net

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GrapheneOS is ditching AOSP apps and building its own alternatives

www.notebookcheck.net

Champoloo [he/him]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 23 hours ago
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Basic open-source Android apps have felt outdated for years, and the GrapheneOS team is finally stepping in to fix the problem. The developers are shifting resources to completely replace clunky default software with modern tools built from the ground up.
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  • KohakuDidNothingWrong [des/pair]@hexbear.net
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    Is it really necessary? To me, it seems like a genuine waste of resources and manpower when you could easily install any open-source app via F-Droid or Obtainium

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      Having higher quality standard apps might actually be more impactfull than the GrapheneOS project.

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    RCS is what I’m most excited about, if they want to increase users they need it.

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      21 hours ago

      That’ll be a nice improvement when RCS is available in the default messaging app.

      • TrashGoblin [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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        That would be great, but I’m concerned about their ability to actually do it. Not because of a lack of technical ability on their end, but because RCS is highly gatekept — having a good implementation doesn’t help if no servers will allow you to connect.

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        For sure. I do understand that Google Messages works. But… Its Google. And also everytime I’m on their forums there is someone posting that RCS is broken again.

  • whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    23 hours ago

    A better default keyboard and launcher would be nice

    • creation7758@lemmy.ml
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      19 hours ago

      Futo keyboard is pretty good

      • TrashGoblin [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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        10 hours ago

        FUTO is non-Free, and also part of the fashware ecosystem.

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          Damn, I didn’t know Louis Rossmann was invited to the Nazi bar… I hope he takes a stronger stance, but I can see how he got roped in. $1M donation to your non-profit is a juicy carrot, you should always read the fine print though.

      • RondoRevolution [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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        But it’s not FLOSS last time I checked.

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          Ooh. It’s not it seems. All this time I was thinking it was…

      • chgxvjh [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.net
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        Sucked ass last time I tried it

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      What’s could be wrong with the launcher? In any scenario

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