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Why are we still fighting smartphone bloatware in 2025?(www.androidauthority.com)

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0xD@infosec.pub
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Base Android (AOSP) is not, what you probably mean is Google Android.

Look at GrapheneOS, that is a usable, privacy-focused Android without bloat.

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humble peat digger@lemm.ee
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It works on pixels only, I don’t trust Google hardware

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Foxitixation@lemmy.zip
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There are many other custom ROMs that don’t need pixel. Try LineageOS.

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humble peat digger@lemm.ee
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I’ve used it for many years. Lineageos is a largest rom sure .
The issue is that google fucks with base android more and more. Now they made it that there is that yellow logo on boot - your android is insecure. Then banking apps are not working.

Updating from android to android on lineage was a chore on oneplus 8t.
And I ended up not being able to rollback to stock because I wanted to trade in for A new model.

It just makes it harder to use roms.

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ElectroLisa@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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Almost none of the devices are shipped with anything but Google’s Android, and manufacturers don’t provide you alternative versions of Android

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0xD@infosec.pub
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Yes, Google owns Android as a whole, but (almost?) every single OEM customizes Android for their purposes. That is not the same thing.

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Foxitixation@lemmy.zip
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Moto doesn’t.

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