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The original was posted on /r/opensource by /u/bdhd656 on 2026-02-27 13:33:41+00:00.
I’ve wanted to move to android for a while but since then I’ve seen Google locking down the OS, even tho people also say android whilst open, will probably die soon.
I don’t understand why certain things like linux thrive but android (I know it’s technically linux) can’t thrive as well? Is it because phones can lock their bootloaders? Can’t a manufacturer just make a phone that can have that unlocked? And then forks like graphene or maybe a whole new linux OS work? Wine alternative but with phone?
Basically my question is, why not just ignore google and move to something else?