• danielfgom@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yes and it is worrying. Google ought to make everything AOSP and but keep anything proprietary. They have nothing to lose so I don’t understand why they are stripping stuff from AOSP.

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      1 year ago

      They want people to use and be reliant on Google’s version of android with play services and Google apps. That’s what they have to lose.

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        1 year ago

        With so many OEM’s running to get Google Play services I don’t think there’s any risk they would lose that. Anyone wanting to make their own phone without Google services is going to have a hard time selling that phone.

        Mostly it’s only the 3rd party ROM’s that use it the most, and they are a tiny niche.

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        1 year ago

        Which OEMs don’t include Play Services other than the ones that aren’t allowed to?

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          OEMs selling smartphones in China. And those like amazon selling fireOS based tablets, TVs, and fire TV sticks.